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Governor Kelly Announces $10M for Broadband Projects in Rural Kansas
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $10 million has been awarded to 12 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the latest round of Broadband Acceleration Grants. The awards will be paired with an additional $12.7 million in matching funds, resulting in…
Overland Park considers changing how it gives out 2 types of development incentives
As part of a months-long effort to review its economic incentive policies, Overland Park is now tackling two that tend to use sales tax to encourage specific types of development and redevelopment. These two economic development tools are community improvement…
Fed Governor Waller sees central bank ‘getting closer’ to an interest rate cut
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday suggested that interest rate cuts are ahead soon as long as there are no major surprises on inflation and employment. ... Keeping with statements from other policymakers, Waller's sentiments point to an unlikelihood…
Who are Wichita’s top water customers?
As of Monday, Cheney Lake is nearly six-and-a-half feet below its normal level, less than 65% full. This is a mark that has Wichita on the brink of mandatory water restrictions. With the City of Wichita treating more than 19…
What Wichita-area services are down due to global outage?
A worldwide IT outage caused by a faulty update is also impacting several Sedgwick County resources. CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said that an update sent to Microsoft computers caused widespread problems that led to grounded flights and disruptions to companies…
McCune Lions Club successful community garden providing healthy fresh food to the area
According to the Kansas Healthy Food Initiative, more than 750,000 Kansans did not have access to healthy food within a reasonable distance of their home in 2023. Approximately 26 percent of those Kansans also live in low access areas, otherwise…
New courthouse holds remnants of old, new clocks
The mechanisms that controlled the clock on the exterior west wall of the Harvey County Courthouse are in the second-floor women’s bathroom in a protective enclosure. The clock no longer works, but the mechanisms still are there. “We don’t use…
Lawrence Municipal Court to accept $15 of school supplies to cover $50 of fines
For a second year running, Lawrence Municipal Court is holding a school supply drive that will allow people to pay off $50 in fines with $15 worth of school supplies. “Participants can purchase $15 worth of new school supplies from…
Junction City says goodbye to longtime City Manager Allen Dinkel
All eyes will be on Junction City this afternoon as officials and residents say goodbye to city manager Allen Dinkel. Dinkel, who has spent over 35 years in city government and most of the last 10 in Junction City, announced…
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