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Study: More than 500 new housing units needed
More than 500 new housing units will be needed across Cowley County by 2030 in order to meet demand, Winfield City Commissioners learned during a housing study update at their Thursday work session. The updated study, conducted by Hanna:Keelan Associates,…
Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2025-8
The Kansas City, Kansas Community Identification Act adopted by the Unified Government does not facially violate K.S.A. 21-5432(a)(1). Because the person providing a Community ID card would not necessarily know an applicant’s immigration status, the person would likely lack the…
Commerce Encourages Communities to Attend Housing Resources Event
The Quality Places Division at the Kansas Department of Commerce is encouraging Kansas communities interested in moving local housing initiatives forward to take advantage of a special free event Tuesday, April 29, in Great Bend. Hosted by the Housing Interagency…
Further discussion on BESS, but no decision yet
For most of the Halstead Planning Commission’s discussion of their draft regulations for battery energy storage systems (BESS), they considered suggestions provided by several “No BESS” t-shirt-wearing attendees. Also in attendance for Monday’s P&Z meeting were representatives from Concurrent, the…
City commission considers limit on pets
How many pets should Holton residents be allowed to keep at their homes? That’s the question that members of the Holton City Commission are looking into now after a member of the commission reviewed ordinances from other cities in Kansas…
Holton street program approved for 2025
The City of Holton has “a pretty good supply of bricks” on hand to facilitate rebuilding a block of one of Holton’s brick streets, as Holton Street Superintendent Greg Tanking told members of the Holton City Commission on Monday. This…
Unique wheelchairs allow more youth to enjoy Olathe’s pools and lake
Thanks to a grant from Variety KC, more youth will be able to enjoy Olathe’s pools this year. The city recently purchased water wheelchairs for all of its pools, as well as for Lake Olathe. “We felt this was a…
A Trek Through History: Exploring National Historic Trails in Johnson County
The California, Oregon and Santa Fe National Historic Trails span 25 states and 25,000 miles, and they have an extensive history right here in Johnson County. Brown signs mark the places where these three trails crossed through our county, commemorating…
After voters rejected Westwood park sale, attention turns to former school property nearby
A resident-led group who successfully organized in opposition to selling Westwood’s main city park earlier this month still insists the city should buy the old Westwood View Elementary building nearby in order to build an even larger park on that…
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