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WPD creates property crimes task force
The Wichita Police Department has created a task force to crack down on property crimes across the community, and the group is already reporting success. The task force will work with local businesses to target retail thefts, car break-ins and…
Goddard school district addressing growth
According to the Times-Sentinel News, continued growth in west Wichita and Goddard – where the population is expected to nearly double in a few years – led Goddard Public Schools to recently form a bond steering committee to help prepare…
Bates retires after decades of preserving black history
On Oct. 19, over 75 family members, friends and colleagues gathered at “The Bates Farm” one mile north of Nicodemus, to celebrate her remarkable 38-year legacy as the founding President and Executive Director of the Nicodemus Historical Society (founded in…
GOP sweeps local elections, alcohol regulation removed
The GOP had a strong night in Harvey County, with all candidates winning. Harvey County voters also chose to remove a requirement that establishments with a liquor license derive 30 percent of net sales from food. Sixty-seven percent of voters…
Mega-convenience store chain Buc-ee’s seeks incentives for KCK travel center
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, will consider approving $13 million in tax incentives to develop the metro area's first Buc-ee’s travel center. On Monday, the UG Economic Development and Finance Committee recommended approval of a development agreement…
Shawnee mulls big rate increases for trash haulers. Could residents feel the cost?
Next week, the Shawnee City Council will consider a significant rate hike for trash hauler permits in the city. City leaders in a committee meeting on Oct. 28 directed city staff to look into revising the Shawnee’s policy to increase…
Voters approve $180 million in bonds to rebuild Kansas City, Kansas Public schools
Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools won the ability to sell $180 million in bonds Tuesday that officials plan to use for rebuilding its aging stock of school buildings. Voters approved a ballot initiative to issue the debt at a rate…
Edwardsville voters approve sales tax to fund new City Hall, fire and police stations
Edwardsville residents voted Tuesday to create an additional sales tax that city officials plan to use for building a new City Hall, and police and fire stations. Voters supported two separate ballot measures that each carry a half-cent tax on…
Survey: 1 in 2 Kansans concerned about state’s water supply
The survey, by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University, found one-third of Kansans think the state and local government are not doing enough to conserve water. Half of Kansans are either very or moderately concerned…
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