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Harris finds Great Bend open to newcomers
Maggie Harris has worked at Barton Community College for over 12 years but is fairly new to her role as its chief communications officer, a job she stepped into last September. Born and raised in Dodge City, she attended Sacred Heart…
The Bond Market Gets Less Scary
The yield curve is getting less inverted, mostly for good reasons. The yield curve is still looking scary, but not quite as scary as it was as recently as a few weeks ago. Wednesday’s benign inflation report from the Labor Department…
Great Bend council hears Sunday storm update
New Great Bend City Administrator Brandon Anderson told the City Council Monday night that he had its update prepared for the meeting, but “obviously my report changed quite a bit at about 6:30 yesterday.” He was of course referring to…
Kansas gambling, Crosswinds casino expanding
Sedgwick County is seeing multiple new additions for gambling. The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission approved the license for a Historic Horse Racing Facility in Park City. Also, Crosswinds Casino in Park City is expanding to Class 3 Gaming. After Senate…
Cities assess ‘widespread’ storm damage — 8K in JoCo still without power
The lingering impacts of Friday’s severe thunderstorms were still being felt Monday, with stubborn pockets of power outages affecting thousands of residents in suburbs clustered in northeast Johnson County. The severe storm on July 14 uprooted trees, downed power lines and, at one…
Great Bend community helps each other out after powerful winds brought major damage
Residents in Great Bend woke up bright and early to start clearing out debris after straight line winds up to 85 mph caused trees to fall all around the city. "The definition of people helping people, come to Great Bend.…
The end of Mission Gateway? Johnson County city pulls funding for beleaguered project
The Mission City Council on Monday terminated its redevelopment agreement with Mission Gateway, yanking away millions of dollars in tax incentives the developer argued were necessary to get the project done after nearly two decades of broken promises. A likely…
Governor Kelly Proclaims Rural Road Safety Awareness Week
Governor Laura Kelly has proclaimed July 17-21 as Rural Road Safety Awareness Week (RRSAW) in Kansas to call attention to the high number of traffic fatalities on rural roads. The weeklong observance is part of a nationwide campaign spearheaded by…
Students can spread their wings at Fowler Grade School, where Goldbugs learn to lead
Fowler sprang to life last week for the 42nd annual Fowler Threshing Days community festival. Under the coordination of a dedicated team of volunteers, many organizations throughout the community collaborated to provide family-oriented festivities all week long with an “Adventures in…
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