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City of Overland Park votes in favor of affordable ‘portfolio’ housing
The City of Overland Park voted 11-1 on a motion to amend an ordinance that kick starts an affordable homes project all around the city. Before presenting this to the city council, the planning commission voted on the “Portfolio Homes…
Dandelions remain 100 years after Halstead’s war
This week, a century ago, The Halstead Independent published a piece about the city’s war against “the yellow peril.” Halstead’s Committee of Child Welfare placed a bounty on this peril and organized a citywide effort to eradicate the dent-de-Lion, the…
So loves Sedgwick so far
Brandon So isn’t a stranger to Sedgwick, having served as a part-time police officer since the beginning of 2025, but there’s a good reason why residents are seeing a lot more of him lately. So joined the Sedgwick Police Department…
Overland Park loosens zoning codes to build more small-scale housing
Overland Park hopes a short-term revision to its development codes will jumpstart its small-scale housing pilot program. The temporary amendment will allow up to 12 projects to move forward using home designs in the city’s new Portfolio Homes program. The…
Johnson County’s Negro Creek gets new markers explaining how it got named
New signage is bringing long-forgotten history to light at a Johnson County creek, and reframes a name that residents have debated for years. Instead of changing name of Negro Creek, local leaders chose to tell its story publicly. Read more:…
New faces in Kansas policing shaking up the status quo
One is a combat veteran and former military criminal investigator. Another is a seasoned commander who moved to Kansas from the Austin, Texas, police department. A third oversaw law enforcement at the University of Colorado Boulder. But with only one…
New Garden City ground beef plant opens, bringing region 250 jobs
It has been years in the making, but on Wednesday, Empirical Foods is opening is its new beef production facility in Garden City. The new plant is 280,000 square feet and is located at Jennie Barker Road and U.S. Highway…
Hutchinson City Council discusses data centers
Members of the Hutchinson City Council finally spoke publicly about their views regarding data centers during Tuesday night’s city council meeting at City Hall. Council member Stacy Goss kicked off the discussion during council comments towards the end of the…
Wichita police to buy robot dog for bomb squad but not one for SWAT. Here’s why
Wichita police will buy a single robot dog for $340,000, the Wichita City Council decided in a narrow 4-3 vote Tuesday. The vote was initially delayed last month so council members could learn more about the police department’s technology at…
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