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Local photographer retires, becomes new utility clerk
Longtime Hiawatha resident Deb Christian started her first full day as the new utility clerk for the City of Hiawatha on Dec. 3. Christian’s official start day was on Dec. 1, which is the same day she retired from photography…
Pool code update goes to Derby’s trades board
Following lengthy discussion and input, the Derby City Council took action at its Nov. 28 meeting for staff to take pool code language changes to the Building Trades Advisory board for review. The change would be to the international residential…
The state, county and Ideatek undertake Internet project for eastern Harvey County
The Kansas Office of Broadband Development awarded $3.9 million to Ideatek to fund building 150 miles of fiber-optic lines to serve 450 residents and businesses in eastern Harvey County. Harvey County, in turn, will pay up $250,000 for the project. In a release,…
A Hidden Risk in the Municipal Bond Market: Hackers
Local governments are spending big to mop up after hacks and prevent new ones. That means peril—and opportunity—for the investors who buy their bonds. Hacks are on the rise across all industries, but the public sector’s weak protections make it an increasingly…
Wichita library adds locks to some bathroom doors for public safety
As you walk to the family restrooms at the Advanced Learning Library in Downtown Wichita, you'll run into a problem. A small silver lock. The only thing that can open it is a tiny gold coin that you get from…
Overland Park moves to allow e-bikes, e-scooters on city trails
Overland Park plans to permanently allow e-mobility devices, like e-bikes and electric scooters, on its city trails. On Monday, the Overland Park City Council Community Development Committee voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the new ordinance and the repeal of an existing one prohibiting…
Double Trouble: Investors Fight Fed on Two Fronts
Investors are betting against the Fed—twice over. The first bet is the sudden turn from expecting the Federal Reserve to keep rates higher for longer to instead expecting rapid and deep cuts next year. The second bet is almost the exact opposite, that…
Emporia discusses rental registrations, vacant property ordinance
City commissioners were undecided on how to proceed with possible rental registrations and updates to the vacant property ordinance on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Director of Building and Neighborhood Development, Kory Krause, the city last discussed rental registration “364…
Power back on for most of Emporia after ‘equipment failure’
The lights are back on for nearly 3,000 Evergy customers in Emporia after an "equipment failure" took power offline for more than two hours Thursday afternoon. The outage, caused by a downed power line, knocked power out for 2,739 customers in…
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