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<div style="color: #333;">GCCC launches new drone technology courses</div>
Garden City Community College is giving students and community members a new opportunity to develop practical drone technology skills through two eight-week courses offered in evening and weekend formats this fall. The courses, Introduction to UAS (UAST-100) and UAS Applications…
<div style="color: #333;">Register of deeds is going digital</div>
Soon, the Harvey County Register of Deeds (ROD) will digitize historical records, including the ones in those large, bulky books. It’s something that Register of Deeds Raquel Langley says will eventually pay for itself. Langley told county commissioners Tuesday morning…
<div style="color: #333;">Defining a yard ends up key to building request</div>
A rear yard or side yard; what’s the difference? 18 feet when it comes to setbacks. The Newton Planning and Zoning Commission plunged into the semantic question of yard definitions Monday in order to settle a request by Newton Bible…
<div style="color: #333;">New mural plan unveiled in Walton</div>
Images of buildings from Walton’s yesteryear will grace the outdoor mural on the Stone Building in town. The building recently was renovated into a community gathering place and fire department training location. An outdoor pavilion, complete with a stage, was…
<div style="color: #333;">Newton considers changing schools’ mascots</div>
Stingers, Spikes, Steam engines, Twisters, and Gators: all mascots could soon be on the chopping block. The Newton School District will consider transitioning all schools to a single mascot, The Railer. Board Member Melissa Schreiber requested Monday night that the…
<div style="color: #333;">Leawood Lassie? Barking dog leads police to owner in need of medical attention</div>
Leawood Police are crediting a dog with alerting an officer to help its owner, who was in need of medical attention at a residential home last month. Leawood PD posted edited clips of the officer’s body cam footage to social…
<div style="color: #333;">Marysville’s Black Squirrels on Parade To Grow by 10</div>
Ten new squirrels will be joining Marysville’s Black Squirrels on Parade this October 24 at 3:00 p.m. in the 700/800 blocks of Broadway. Wayne Kruse, OneMarysville Executive Director, said adding new squirrels isn’t an extremely common occurrence. Read more: KCLY…
<div style="color: #333;">Emporia prepares for next phase in replacing century-old storm sewer</div>
The City of Emporia is preparing for the next phase of construction to replace an over century-old storm sewer that partially collapsed earlier this year. In late March, a police car was partially swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up…
<div style="color: #333;">Douglas County commission approves pilot for extended-stay housing at Lawrence Community Shelter</div>
Douglas County commissioners approved a pilot project that will turn tiny homes at the community shelter into extended-stay housing. The pilot will use three of the 12 shipping container shelters currently at the Lawrence Community Shelter as part of the Monarch…
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