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Coffeyville gets new fire chief
Mike O’Connor has been with the fire department since 2007, where he started as a driver. The Coffeyville native is also an assistant football coach at the high school, something he has done for the past 13 years. Source: KSNF/KODE
Lenexa City Council denies county homeless shelter permit. What happens now?
After almost a year of discussions at both the county and city level, the Lenexa City Council voted on Tuesday to deny a special use permit for a proposed Johnson County homeless shelter off Interstate 35. A more than six-hour…
Ordinances in development on homeless encampments in Wichita
Wichita City Manager Robert Layton says two ordinances are being developed in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gives cities more authority to remove homeless encampments. The Supreme Court ruled in June that cities can ban people…
City of Leon plans for $1.1 million splash park
On Monday evening the City of Leon passed two resolutions approving the City to apply for grants to secure funds for a splash park with the price tag of $1,134,410. The potential splash park has been in the works since…
Municipal Bond Trends for September 17, 2024
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Prairie Village goes back on track to ban short-term rentals
The city of Prairie Village has reversed course and is now back to its original idea to ban short-term rentals. The Prairie Village City Council on Monday during its committee meeting unanimously directed city staff to draft an ordinance that…
Shawnee celebrates 25 years of firefighter swaps with German city
After 25 years, an annual firefighter exchange program between Shawnee and its sister city in Germany continues to strengthen its connection. For 10 days, firefighters from Erfurt, Germany, and Shawnee exchange places, living with local families, taking in a different…
Leawood considers how to improve its city-wide tree canopy
If the tree near the street in front of your house gets sick, should it be the city’s responsibility to remove and replace it? If you want to remove a tree from your yard, should you have to get a…
Concept aims to make downtown Overland Park a ‘destination.’
A new potential future for downtown Overland Park drawn out by the Urban Land Institute of Kansas City suggests turning the area into “a destination” surrounding its popular farmers’ market. The conceptual vision for downtown — the area primarily between…
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