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A real bell-ringer at Marion County courthouse
No need to wonder for whom the courthouse bell tolls. As of now, it tolls for no one. At 11 a.m. Sunday, the clock chime seemingly performed its swan song when it rang continuously for 20 minutes before falling silent.…
Prairie Village church is razed to make way for a new park
Faith Lutheran Church in Prairie Village is being razed to make way for a new 3-acre park, North Park, which the city hopes will open to the public in 2019. The city purchased the property for $1.1 million from the…
Miami County Commission supports property owners in denial of conditional-use permit for concrete company
Miami County commissioners recently agreed with members of the Miami County Planning Commission when they voted unanimously to deny a requested conditional-use permit for Concrete Strategies, which is located on Cedar Niles Road south of 231st Street and north of…
Kiowa city voters want term limits
In a special election Tuesday in the city of Kiowa, voters resoundingly told their city leaders they favor term limits. Earlier this year, the Kiowas City Council voted to lift term limits first adopted in the 1970s. A petition forced…
Leavenworth Commission approves resolution for ballot question
When they met Tuesday, Leavenworth County commissioners approved a resolution to place a question concerning the expansion of the commission on the ballot for the November election. But before the vote, Commissioner Doug Smith questioned comments made to the newspaper…
Penny Postoak Ferguson named new Johnson County manager
Penny Postoak Ferguson, who has been serving in the role on an interim basis the past six month, was today appointed Johnson County’s new county manager. Postoak Ferguson is a veteran of county government, having started as an assistant county…
Wichita transit looks to connect services to four neighboring cities
Wichita Transit is conducting a connecting communities study evaluating the demand and support for connected transit service to Andover, Derby, Haysville and Maize. "It's not just about connecting people into Wichita, it's about connecting people to where they want to…
Kansas Commerce launches KansasCentral.com, an Online Business and Economic Development Magazine
The Kansas Department of Commerce announces the launch of a new online magazine loaded with news and feature articles on business and economic development topics in Kansas. KansasCentral.com is aimed to keep Kansans and anyone interested in starting, relocating or…
Prairie Village residents focus on teardowns, new construction at first of 3 meetings
When Doug Klein heard that the Prairie Village City Council was considering a new round of guidelines designed to restrict some aspects of residential construction, he worried how they might affect the plans he and his wife had to expand…
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