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<div style="color: #333;">Leawood sidewalk debate pits empty-nesters versus elementary parents</div>
Eleven months after Brookwood Elementary School fourth grader Duke Ommert was killed while riding his e-scooter — prompting heartfelt pleas from parents for safer streets — the Leawood City Council is preparing to discuss a recommendation not to install sidewalks…
<div style="color: #333;">Overland Park has removed 6,000+ ash trees to stop pest. How this neighborhood saved its trees</div>
Having hundreds of still-thriving ash trees is practically unheard of in a city that’s spent millions of dollars over the past several years removing ash trees from neighborhood streets since the arrival of the emerald ash borer. Read more: Johnson…
<div style="color: #333;">How a southeast corner of Kansas is making the most of its 13.2 miles of Route 66 in anniversary year</div>
People have been coming in droves for a chance to motor down Kansas’ brief portion of Route 66 — all 13.2 miles of it – and to experience Kansas places it’s made famous. Highlights include Luigi’s in Galena and munching on…
<div style="color: #333;">Wichita boil advisory impacting about 500K water customers, cancels school for some students</div>
Wichita Public Works Director Gary Janzen expanded on the earlier confirmation that the loss of water pressure and the ensuing boil advisory originated with a power outage at the city’s current water treatment plant. Janzen said the more-than-80-year-old plant was…
<div style="color: #333;">Small-town coffee shops invite small-town charm</div>
One day, a man from Lost Springs sat down next to him at the Sit Down in Marion. The two struck up a conversation, and Almaguer soon discovered the man was his neighbor’s uncle at Marion County Lake. Read more:…
<div style="color: #333;">Peabody may hire private ambulance</div>
Peabody could turn to a private ambulance company while a proposed county ambulance station remains in limbo. Read more: Marion County RECORD
<div style="color: #333;">Venomous visitor: Rare rattlesnake encounter puts Hoisington on high alert</div>
Hoisington residents were told to stay alert this week after a rattlesnake was seen in the city. Hoisington Police Chief Jay Bachar has lived in Hoisington for 27 years and said this type of sighting is not normal. He said…
<div style="color: #333;">Butler County zoning board approves data center regulations</div>
New rules surrounding data centers advanced in Butler County on Tuesday, but not without protest from the public. The Planning and Zoning Board approved regulations that outline the application process for companies and set guidelines for where and how these…
<div style="color: #333;">Burn ban implemented in much of Sedgwick County</div>
Sedgwick County Fire District 1, its member cities and the cities of Cheney, Clearwater, Colwich, Mount Hope, Mulvane and Valley Center implemented a burn ban on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in response to extremely dry conditions, higher-than-normal temperatures, low humidity and…
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