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Places to go, sites to see, tales of yore keep Atchison tourism on the Kansas Map
For the curious, history lovers, adventurists, and naturalists near and far, they might tell Atchison is the place they like to go for good time experiences. Kansas Tourism recently announced that the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce was recently awarded…
Security breach in Kansas court network system
The Kansas Supreme Court issued an order today declaring all court clerk offices inaccessible for electronic filings through Sunday, October 15th. This order comes after the court's network experienced interruptions on Thursday. Courts remain open according to the news release issued by…
With funding for Kansas schools higher, the attorney general wants to close their lawsuit
Kansas’ Republican attorney general asked the state’s highest court to reward the GOP-controlled Legislature for following through on a decade’s worth of court-mandated education funding increases by making it harder for local school districts to force higher spending in the…
Thousands of local governments fail to report how they’ve spent COVID-19 relief funds
States and local governments have spent about 45% of the $350 billion given out through one federal COVID-19 relief program, but tracking that money has been difficult and 4,268 local governments – about 14% – have yet to submit reports…
Does Wichita have secrets? New book highlights more than 80 of them
Vanessa Whiteside is spilling Wichita’s secrets. Whiteside, a travel blogger and writer, again draws on her natural curiosity and the love of her hometown for her second Wichita-centric book published through Reedy Press. In the introduction to “Secret Wichita: A…
Therapy dogs are making pawsitive impact in Parsons Schools
Students in the Parsons School District have an extra resource to provide support and comfort. For the past six years the district has had a therapy dog inside just one of its schools. Now every school in the district has a…
SEK sounds off on transportation
The Kansas Department of Transportation heard from Southeast Kansas residents during a Local Consult meeting to seek public input on IKE, the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program. The event at the Bowlus on Thursday morning included discussion on needed improvements to…
Union Pacific sued over chemical spill affecting Wichita neighborhoods near 29th, Grove
Wichita residents living above a chemical spill from Union Pacific Railroad face property damages and a loss of property value as a result of the company’s negligence, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week by law firms across the…
Some seniors, disabled Wyandotte County residents to be exempt from fee on BPU bills
Wyandotte County residents of a certain age and income, or who are disabled, will soon be able to seek exemptions from a Unified Government fee on their utility bills. The Board of Commissioners, Wyandotte County’s governing body, on Thursday passed PILOT…
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