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Federal funding to advance technology in Andover one year after tornado
Nearly a year after an EF-3 tornado ripped through Andover, Sen. Jerry Moran announced Monday federal funds for education and law enforcement in the city. In total, $385,000 will be allocated to the Andover Police Department, and $200,000 will go…
Pittsburg community members discuss needs in town
Area residents in Pittsburg on Monday gathered to discuss changes and improvements for the community through the year of 2030. Area Chamber of Commerce officials say, the discussions will be taken into consideration and the group will come back in…
Baxter Springs students will soon have a 4-day school week
It's going to be a shorter week with longer days for Baxter Springs students. The Baxter Springs School District will adopt a four-day school week. The Tuesday through Friday schedule will begin with the start of the new school year…
Mission monitoring situation after bank moves to foreclose on Mission Gateway site
Mission Mayor Sollie Flora says the city is keeping a close eye on the situation after a New York bank sued to foreclose its mortgage on the Mission Gateway property. The civil suit was filed Tuesday, April 18, in Johnson…
Prairie Village City Council to dig into much-discussed housing recommendations
The Prairie Village City Council Monday night is set to take its first deep dive into how the city’s controversial housing recommendations could impact single family-zoned districts. That has proven to be one of the thorniest topics of debate around the…
With Fire Departments Struggling for Volunteers, States Respond to the Alarm
When firefighters show up to a blaze or medical emergency across much of the United States, they most likely are volunteers. It’s also likely the department is understaffed, struggling to replace old equipment and facing uncertainty about its next generation…
Cline resigns as USD 430 superintendent
At Wednesday's meeting of the USD 430 Board of Education, the board accepted the resignation of Superintendent Jason Cline, a little less than a week after it was announced that Cline had accepted the same position at Columbus, Nebraska's Lakeview…
How Local Governments Can Rise to the Infrastructure Complexity Challenge
The federal government is investing nearly $2 trillion in American infrastructure and competitiveness through three historic efforts: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act…
The ‘Dark Store’ Threat to Property Tax Revenues
Some big-name chain-store operators, including Walmart, Lowe's, Target and the Midwest’s Meijer, have been suing their local governments for lower property taxes on the premise of a controversial legal argument called the “dark store” theory. Localities are fighting back, but…
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