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Mr. Haysville, Tim Norton named Admiral Windwagon Smith
Mr. Haysville will be the face of this year’s Wichita River Festival. Haysville’s most visible resident, Tim Norton – who spent nine years as Haysville city council member, four years as Haysville mayor, and 16 years as a Sedgwick County…
Baldwin City Council approves $345,000 trail easement agreement with Midland Railway
The Baldwin City Council on Tuesday approved a $345,000 agreement with the Midland Railway Historical Association that provides the city with a trail easement along the railroad from Baldwin City to Ottawa. Baldwin City Administrator Glenn Rodden said the easement…
How often are ambulances needed in Marion County?
In the first three months of 2018, predominantly full-time ambulance crews in Marion and Hillsboro handled nearly three-fourths of all county ambulance calls. Of the 328 times in which radio dispatches for ambulances were recorded, Hillsboro crews handled 38.1 percent…
Miami County, Louisburg ready go after grant to improve Metcalf Road
When Metcalf Road was built in the 1940s and 50s, it was a 20-foot wide swath of pavement bordered by gravel shoulders and ditches. Not much has changed since then, but the time could be nearing for an upgrade. Miami…
USDA designates 10 counties as primary natural disaster areas for farm emergency loans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Butler, Chase, Cowley, Ellsworth, Harvey, McPherson, Marion, Morris, Rush and Saline counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers…
Clay Center to reclaim lots to extend life of cemetery
Faced with running out of space at Greenwood Cemetery, the Clay Center City Council is looking at a policy on reclaiming un-used burial lots within the cemetery to extend its life. City Attorney Dusty Mullin reported to the council that…
Lenexa to consider public finance incentives for renovation of office building into Home2 Suites by Hilton
The Lenexa City Council will hold a May 15 public hearing to consider whether to approve a redevelopment tax-increment financing project plan for a proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel and office project on the southwest corner of Rosehill Road…
Leavenworth City Commissioners discuss goals
Leavenworth city commissioners met Wednesday to discuss goals. Lobbying for another federal prison, trying to attract a grocery store in the northern half of the city and rental property inspections were among the topics discussed. Commissioners reviewed goals they made…
Flexibility and project learning part of school experiment in Wellington
The community of Wellington was ready to redesign its public schools before the state school board picked it as one of the “Mercury Seven” pilot communities in a statewide program for school redesign. This was the opening message of a…
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