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Wichita firefighter training for amateur boxing charity event
Firefighting by night…sticking and moving by day is Carlye Anderson’s current daily routine. The Wichita firefighter is training for the Smoke and Guns charity event where firefighters amateur box the police department. Anderson has been with the fire department for…
Residents of unincorporated Johnson County can now apply for the 2023 Dust Control Cost Share program
Johnson County’s 2023 Dust Control Cost Share Program is now accepting applications. To be eligible for this program, residents must live on a gravel road in the unincorporated area of Johnson County. This program involves spraying a product on the…
Kansas lawmakers hear from businesses, city officials about growing homelessness issues
... city officials and other speakers ... came to discuss Kansas’ growing problem with homelessness during a House Welfare Reform Committee roundtable discussion Thursday. The discussion comes after widespread backlash to House Bill 2430, a bill that would make it…
Johnson County Emergency Communications Center earns award for dispatch excellence
Johnson County Emergency Communications Center has been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an Accredited Center of Excellence for emergency medical dispatching. Johnson County ECC is the 277th Emergency Medical Dispatch ACE in the world. IAED is…
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission forms subcommittee to tackle revisions to wind farm regulations
It’s not yet clear what the next draft of Douglas County’s revised regulations for wind energy development will look like, but it is clear that the work to codify the updated rules is far from finished. At a meeting on…
Hutch welcomes tens of thousands, brings in more than $1M hosting its 75th NJCAA Championship
The city of Hutchinson is welcoming tens of thousands of people this week for its 75th year of hosting the NJCAA Basketball Championship. The city says this is one of its biggest events of the year, and the benefits reach…
Riley County considers new dangerous dog ordinance
Riley County leaders are considering imposing new, stricter rules on dangerous dogs. The Riley County Commission is considering a proposal to update the county’s long-standing dangerous dog ordinance. This comes at the a request of a group of concerned citizens.…
Emporia Metropolitan Area Planning Commission possibly nearing end of zoning regulation refinement
The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission continued work to “fine-tune” the city of Emporia’s new zoning regulations during its monthly meeting Tuesday night. According to Chairman Kenton Thomas, the board spent much of the meeting reviewing and refining questions…
Overland Park exploring concrete requirement for new paved roads
Overland Park is considering whether to require developers to pave new residential and collector streets with concrete. The proposed change, which was reviewed at the Overland Park Public Work’s meeting Wednesday, would allow the city to gradually reduce its reliance…
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