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<div style="color: #333;">Fairway cracking down on unlicensed short-term rentals ahead of World Cup</div>
Fairway is trying to clamp down on unlicensed short-term rentals, even as the city expects a spike in property owners renting out homes during this summer’s World Cup. City officials say they anticipate the number of Airbnbs and other short-term…
<div style="color: #333;">Local tri‑government meeting focuses on collaboration, future workforce</div>
Leaders from Wichita, Sedgwick County and Wichita Public Schools came together to tackle some of the community’s biggest challenges. At Monday’s tri-government meeting, leaders emphasized the importance of working together across all levels of local government. Wichita’s City Manager Dennis…
<div style="color: #333;">Eyes in the sky: Police show off new drone hive in downtown Wichita</div>
The Wichita Police Department showed off its new “drone hive” on Monday. The hive will house three drones and charging stations on the roof of the QuikTrip at Washington Street and Douglas Avenue. QuikTrip donated $600,000 to WPD to set…
<div style="color: #333;">Two new businesses bringing new jobs to Fort Scott</div>
Fort Scott’s economic growth plan for the year has hit the ground running, so far, and now, two new businesses are generating new jobs for the city. “It’s all manufacturing, it’s all blue collar. And that’s what our bread and…
<div style="color: #333;">Public Wi-Fi Coming To Marysville City Park Ahead of Mother’s Day Weekend</div>
Blue Valley Technologies (BVT) is excited to announce that residents and visitors will soon be able to enjoy free public Wi‑Fi at Marysville City Park, just in time for Mother’s Day weekend. This is part of an infrastructure project made…
<div style="color: #333;">Fire at dairy farm in Hamilton County Sunday</div>
Firefighters across the state of Kansas responded to multiple wildfires recently, with windy conditions making them difficult to contain. The Kansas Forest Service reports that Tanker 95 and DFMO Williams were released after assisting local crews. Burning silage and hay…
<div style="color: #333;">Coldwater mayor accused of voting illegally reaches deal to avoid jail time</div>
The former small-town Kansas mayor pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor disorderly election conduct in Comanche County on Monday. He agreed to pay a $2,000 fine and serve a year of probation, court records show. Read more: Wichita Eagle
Rec center intern learning in chosen field
What began as a summer job at the Ark City Rec Center turned into a combination internship for credit at Arkansas City High School for senior Tristan Murphy. Read more: www.ctnewsonline.com
New nests atop downtown QuikTrip are for crime fighting, not for birds
These mechanical nests, or hives, are home to three new crime-fighting drones worth $650,000 that QuikTrip donated to the Wichita Police Department. Read more: Wichita Eagle
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