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Merriam begins appraising downtown properties for flood control project
Merriam is taking steps to buy properties in its flood-prone downtown. Kansas City-based real estate appraisal company Bliss Associates won a contract with the city to begin evaluating properties along Turkey Creek. Last summer, Merriam entered into a design agreement with…
Johnson County tests hundreds after Olathe tuberculosis case
The Johnson County Health Department spent the day testing hundreds of people for tuberculosis at a local high school. It comes after an Olathe Northwest student recently tested positive for the disease. The Kansas City Start reports health officials tested over 250…
City of Wichita holds round table to discuss emergency winter shelter for city’s homeless
Finding temporary emergency shelter space for Wichita's homeless population is a pressing concern to the city. "If we do nothing, we obviously know that the situation is worsening. We have a crisis on our hands with the emergency winter shelter,"…
Boo! at the Zoo in Garden City returns for 28th year on Oct. 21
Celebrate Halloween at Lee Richardson Zoo on Oct. 21 with the return of Boo! at the Zoo. The event will be held from 4-8 p.m. Boo! is a fundraiser put on by the Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo annually with the goal…
Kansas’ class of 2023 has record-low ACT test scores
As more Kansas high school students take the ACT, the state continues to fall behind the average national score, which itself has fallen to a three-decade low. Data released last week by the standardized testing company shows that scores from…
Could state limit tax hikes?
As rising property values bring higher taxes for Kansas homeowners, top Republican lawmakers plan to make a proposed constitutional amendment a top priority. The idea on the table is to limit property valuation increases to a maximum of 4% per…
Are Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, due for a breakup 25 years after unification?
The door is open — albeit slightly — to dissolving the 25-year-old Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. The mayors of Kansas City, Kansas, Edwardsville and Bonner Springs announced Wednesday they will meet with residents in the…
Agreement announced on water rights for south central Kansas region
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran have announced a bipartisan agreement to resolve water needs in an area of south central Kansas. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Kansas Department of Agriculture have agreed to…
Governor Kelly Invites Public Input on Volume 2 of Broadband Plan
Governor Laura Kelly announced the release of the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2. As part of the planning process, the public is invited to submit their comments on the planning document. Together with the BEAD…
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