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Emporia commissioners take action on homelessness
Emporia City Commissioners met Wednesday to discuss a new resolution to help the city confront homelessness. All five members of the Emporia City Commission voted in approval of Resolution No. 3700 during a meeting on Wednesday, July 19. This creates the…
More Johnson County cities offer low-income residents property tax rebates
More cities in Johnson County are easing property taxes for low-income residents struggling to stay in their homes. As home appraisals skyrocket across the county, Prairie Village, Shawnee and Merriam approved tax rebate programs last year, following the lead of…
Shawnee County park development gets the official thumbs up
Families in Shawnee County will soon have a new park to play in. Thursday morning, Shawnee County Commissioners gave Shawnee County Parks and Rec the final approval to start negotiating contracts to build phase one of the family park plan. Family…
Topeka Metro to offer free bus rides to area high school students
Topeka area students won't need a ticket to ride city buses this school year. For the 11th year running, Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority announced it will offer high school students free rides on fixed bus routes. This comes after the Topeka…
Landfill that has caused conflict in rural Kansas town issued cease and desist order
A landfill that has provoked friction among residents in Easton, Kansas, has been ordered to temporarily close. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a cease and desist order Wednesday to the business running the landfill, Flat Land Excavating,…
Manhattan wants residents’ opinion on the city’s parks
Manhattan city leaders want to hear from residents about their ideas and concerns about the city's Parks and Recreation Department. Manhattan officials want to speak directly with residents about topics relating to parks and recreation. Manhattan Parks and Recreation Director Aaron…
Garden City gets update on Sports of the World project
Representative from GC Investments updated Garden City Commissioners at the commission’s meeting Tuesday on the construction status of the Sports of the World STAR Bond project’s multisport indoor facility. H.J. Swender, GC Investments representative, said they are excited about the project,…
Wamego residents shouldn’t be alarmed by large police presence at high school
Law enforcement warns the public about violence training taking place at a local school this weekend. The Wamego Police Department (WPD) posted on social media that it will be using the Wamego High School for active violence training Friday, July…
Emporia city manager speaks on new pay structure to help jobs
Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking joined the KSNT 27 News Morning show to speak about the newest pay structure that was recently approved by commission. Cocking said that the change came about as a daunting realization hit the city. "Last August, especially…
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