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<div style="color: #333;">Interns look to a career in law enforcement</div>
Newton High School seniors Toby Spreier and Izabella Hinojos know what it’s like to be tased. It’s not because they’re on the wrong side of the law; it’s because they’re in training for employment on the right side of the…
<div style="color: #333;">County survey rejects further regulations</div>
The results are in, and the Harvey County Planning and Zoning Commission decided not to move forward with nuisance regulations at this time. That was Karen Rothe’s message to commissioners on Tuesday morning. Rothe, the county’s planning, zoning and environmental…
<div style="color: #333;">Fed dissenters explain ‘no’ votes, saying they disagreed with hinting next move would be a cut</div>
Federal Reserve officials who voted this week against the post-meeting statement said they didn't think it was appropriate to signal that the next interest rate move would be lower. Regional presidents Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis and Beth Hammack of Cleveland…
<div style="color: #333;">Stafford and St. John plan for downtown development</div>
Stafford County Economic Development is beginning a planning effort to revitalize and define the future of downtown Stafford and St. John by developing two unique Downtown Master Plans. This process will bring together the public and stakeholders to guide decision-making…
<div style="color: #333;">Hundreds mark Prairie Village’s 75th anniversary with parade down Mission Road</div>
Hundreds of people lined Mission Road on Saturday morning to enjoy a glimpse of Prairie Village down through the years. The city hosted a parade marking its 75th anniversary, with the theme of “Prairie Village Through the Decades.” It was one…
<div style="color: #333;">Spring Hill is growing fast. Its mayor says the city is working to keep up</div>
Spring Hill saw a lot of changes in the last year; from a new city council, public safety updates, budget updates to preparing for a comprehensive plan. Spring Hill Mayor Chad Young spoke about the changes and looked toward the…
<div style="color: #333;">Huge data center proposed on hundreds of acres in rural Johnson County — again</div>
A little more than a month after rural Johnson County residents celebrated a win with the withdrawal of a massive data center proposal, another one popped up just 5 miles down the road. San Francisco-based data center developer Beale Infrastructure…
<div style="color: #333;">Developer accuses Olathe Schools, city of misusing eminent domain in land deal</div>
A new lawsuit claims Olathe Schools and the city is misusing eminent domain to aid the sale of district-owned property. Read more: Kansas City Star
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Jessica Moyer, Kanopolis Drive-In</div>
“Let’s fire up your Thunderbird, put in $2 worth of gas, and drive over to the drive-in and see a movie.” If that sounds like I’m in a time warp or having flashbacks to the 1950s, hold on. Other than…
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