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<div style="color: #333;">Gathering ingredients, but not baking the cake: Emporia City Manager discusses recent steps and responds to community criticisms following announcement of Flint Hills Digital Campus venture</div>
With the latest policy in relation to the proposed Flint Hills Digital Campus set to be considered by Emporia City Commissioners Wednesday afternoon, Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking discussed the steps taken thus far since the potential project’s announcement two…
<div style="color: #333;">Girard Council talk employees, citizen efforts</div>
At the end of a relatively short meeting early this week, the Girard City Council applauded the efforts of a former city councilman to help the city look its best. Mayor Nick Cheney noted former councilman Dennis Everett’s work to…
<div style="color: #333;">Get to know Majed Al-Ghafry, Lawrence’s incoming city manager</div>
At the risk of sounding cliché, Majed Al-Ghafry wants Lawrence to know that he is a public servant through and through. The “smile of the entire community” keeps his fire lit. The Lawrence City Commission selected Al-Ghafry as the new…
<div style="color: #333;">Lawrence city commissioners select new city manager</div>
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday selected Majed Al-Ghafry to serve as the next city manager following contract negotiations led by city staff. Mayor Brad Finkeldei said Al-Ghafry’s background and experience fit the bill for Lawrence’s city manager position. “Beyond his education,…
<div style="color: #333;">Lawrence still negotiating contract with city manager candidate</div>
The City of Lawrence made an offer to the commission’s chosen city manager candidate last week. Legal counsel and consultants are still in contract negotiations, according to the mayor. “We hope to wrap those negotiations up very soon and schedule…
<div style="color: #333;">Lawrence enters contract negotiations with potential city manager</div>
If all goes to plan with contract negotiations, the residents of Lawrence should find out who their new city manager is next week, Mayor Brad Finkeldei said Friday morning. The city hasn’t released the name of the top candidate yet.…
<div style="color: #333;">Schools around Kansas City are shrinking staff and programs over budget deficits</div>
Olathe Public Schools has long been an attractive school district for families living in the Kansas City area — and its steadily growing enrollment numbers reflected that. But Superintendent Brent Yeager said that trend has changed in recent years, citing…
<div style="color: #333;">Outgoing Lawrence City Manager looks back on challenges good, bad and traumatic</div>
Craig Owens has spent his whole career looking for challenges – from blue-collar factory communities to suburbs to a densely packed city in Missouri with nearly 50 high-rises. Read more: LJWorld
<div style="color: #333;">Will Olathe Public Schools eliminate early retirement plan? What we know</div>
Olathe Public Schools is considering whether to end its Voluntary Early Retirement Plan (VERP) and Health Reimbursement Agreements (HRAs) as part of cost-saving efforts due to budget shortfalls, according to a teacher’s union and a district spokesperson. The early retirement…
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