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<div style="color: #333;">Mulvane talks electric mobility regulations</div>
During the July 6 Mulvane City Council meeting, Public Safety Director Gorden Fell discussed the need for regulations on electric mobility devices (scooters, e-bikes, etc.) given their increasing usage. Proposed regulations included helmet requirements for anyone under 18, downtown sidewalk…
<div style="color: #333;">Data Center Discussions Highlight Americus City Council Meeting</div>
The data center continues to be a hot topic in the Emporia area and it has now expanded out of Emporia into Lyon County as many residents oppose the data center coming into Emporia. The Americus City Council heard from…
<div style="color: #333;">Overland Park Police Department increases e-bike enforcement</div>
The Overland Park Police Department is increasing its enforcement efforts regarding e-bikes and e-motorcycles. This comes after a video raised concerns about two young riders on a busy roadway near 159th Street and Metcalf. The video shows two children, ages…
<div style="color: #333;">Newton rolling out 11 FLOCK cameras</div>
The Newton Police Department will roll out 11 Flock cameras at entrance points within the city. Police Chief Craig Dunlavy stated the city will spend $33,000 annually on the cameras. The cameras record license plates into a searchable database and…
<div style="color: #333;">Holton hospital welcomes Medicaid boost</div>
Holton Community Hospital officials are welcoming news that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Kansas’ application to allow Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Emergency Hospitals to receive enhanced Medicaid support through the state’s provider assessment program.…
<div style="color: #333;">‘Starter homes’ are disappearing in Johnson County. New Kansas law aims to bring them back</div>
For Kansas Sen. TJ Rose, addressing Kansas’ widening housing shortage and growing housing unaffordability is a family matter. His son, Garrin, is a 24-year-old member of Gen Z who recently moved back to Johnson County. Rose worries that people in…
<div style="color: #333;">England’s World Cup run has Prairie Village flying St. George’s Cross and pulling for the lads</div>
Prairie Village and nearby neighborhoods of Overland Park are buzzing over England’s rise through the standings to the World Cup semifinals. A group of fans waited outside the barrier surrounding the team’s hotel in Meadowbrook Park Monday afternoon, hoping to…
<div style="color: #333;">After years of heated debate, Prairie Village breaks ground on new city hall</div>
A year ago, Prairie Village and some of its residents were in the midst of a heated debate over whether the fate of a new $30 million city hall should be decided through a public vote. Now, months after voters…
<div style="color: #333;">New Concordia Ordinance Limits Where E-Bikes and E-Scooters Can Ride</div>
Concordia passed a new ordinance governing the utilization of e-bikes, e-trikes, and e-scooters, effective July 6. Chief of Police Brent Gering said the move was made due to a rise in reports concerning the vehicles. “The Concordia Police Department had…
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