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Central Topeka Grocery Oasis to lease land for planned grocery store
A new agreement for a grocery store in central Topeka has been established. After the former Dillons, 1400 S.W. Huntoon closed its doors seven years ago, it left residents of the central Topeka neighborhood with nowhere to shop for fresh…
Derby officials say limited information was accessed in January system breach
Derby officials said a limited amount of information may have been accessed during a computer system breach that was discovered in mid-January, but there’s no indication that this information was misused. The city discovered a computer network disruption on January…
There is every reason to trust your community banks today
Residents of small towns in Kansas might think that the much-talked-about banking crisis, currently in the headlines, might not affect them. For the most part, they would be correct. But bad practices at the Silicon Valley Bank and the Signature…
‘We’ve done so much work’: Amtrak potentially making its way through Wichita
The last time Wichita saw an Amtrak train moving through its neighborhoods was in 1979. Over 40 years later the rumble and whistles could be back. "We've done so much work locally and regionally to prepare Kansas, Department of Transportation,…
Kansas Supreme Court to make rare visit to rural Kansas
The Kansas Supreme Court is set to visit a town in north central Kansas for the first time in its 162-year history. The justices on the Kansas Supreme Court will travel to Concordia to conduct a special evening session on…
Emporia residents urged to help set city’s ‘action plan’ during next week’s visioning meetings
Emporians are asked to give their thoughts on community needs and goals during a pair of visioning meetings on the calendar next week. ... This part of the process connected to funding through the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Placemaking…
Sales tax cut would cost Humboldt
In late February, the Kansas Senate passed a measure, Senate Bill 248, that eliminates the collection of sales taxes on food for cities and counties as well as that charged by the state. The difference to Humboldt would be about…
Lawrence City Commission to consider land purchase, zoning and code exemption for Pallet Shelter Village
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider a $725,000 land purchase, a contract for $1.11 million of temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness, and a resolution suspending zoning and code enforcement on that property for a year. The commission in…
Western JoCo development at K-10/Ridgeview paves the way to future opportunity
Two decades ago, Ridgeview Road was a humble gravel road in western Lenexa. By 2020, a $30 million extension transformed it into a path of opportunity for 600 acres of all types of development. The area around the Kansas Highway…
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