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Derby discusses expansion of golf cart usage
After updates made in 2021, Derby is once again looking at expanding golf cart usage in city limits. Following its addition to the priority list, an update to the municipal ordinance regarding golf cart usage was brought before the Derby…
Emporia commission to discuss homelessness taskforce findings this week
The Emporia City Commission will receive its first report on the homelessness taskforce, created to find workable solutions for the community last year. The taskforce is expected to recommend that a camping ordinance be maintained in the City of Emporia…
Wichita City Council approves multi-million dollar pickleball complex
Drive around some Wichita parks on a day like Tuesday and you'll find people enjoying the nice weather by playing pickleball. It's a sport people like Patti Mackey love. “It all started, my husband was at the downtown Senior Center…
Wichita approves $300,000 for improvements to city’s dog parks
The City of Wichita has approved spending $300,000 to make improvements to the city's dog parks this year. The City Council unanimously approved the measure during its regular meeting Tuesday. A total of $600,000 is set aside in the city’s…
A lack of affordable housing in Kansas prevents Section 8 tenants from using rent subsidies
Kamber Corpening felt relief when she first landed a Section 8 voucher in 2020, a promise that she qualified for substantial rent subsidies from federal taxpayers. Then came the hard part — finding a landlord willing to deal with the…
Pratt voters to decide on USD 382 school bond issue
Advance mail voting begins in Pratt for the school district's special election. Election Day is May 9. Residents are deciding whether to support a $16.6 million bond. The money would renovate the ACE building or the old high school into…
Take a closer look at northeast JoCo’s newest playground
The long-awaited playground at R Park in Roeland Park is finally open, completing the final phase of a three-part plan to revitalize the park on Juniper Drive. Improvement efforts for the park on the site of a former elementary school…
Rural childcare shortage
Kansas is now facing a need for more childcare options for working parents. The problem is significant in our rural areas of Kansas. The COVID-19 pandemic further exasperated the shortage; many in Kansas now refer to this as a childcare…
Riley County talks with residents about city levee project
Riley County officials on Monday attempted to address two residents’ concerns about the Manhattan city government’s levee project. Amanda Webb, planning director, and Darrin Hobbs, planning compliance specialist, provided information and answered questions about the project during the county commission…
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