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<div style="color: #333;">Long battle over Kansas water nears end. The stakes? Survival</div>
Fights over water in the West tend to follow a particular contour: Scarcity develops. A supply is located. Competition ensues. Government agencies become involved. Judges tend to get the last word. The squabbles are all the same and every one…
<div style="color: #333;">Over $460,000 available to address sewage and stormwater needs in Kansas</div>
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced Thursday that over $80 million is available to support stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs across the country. The funding comes from the EPA’s Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program. It allows…
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas community weighs in on proposed energy project</div>
The discussion about a solar farm and battery energy storage system in Sedgwick County is on hold. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission was set to vote on the Galena Solar Project proposal on Wednesday, but decided to defer…
<div style="color: #333;">Andover approves policy to comply with new ‘bathroom bill’</div>
The Andover City Council unanimously approved a policy to enforce a new state law requiring people to only use multiple‑occupancy spaces that align with their sex assigned at birth while in government buildings. In February, the Kansas Legislature passed House…
<div style="color: #333;">‘The bestest boy’: Sedgwick County Fire District 1’s first K9 retires</div>
Sedgwick County Fire District 1 announced Tuesday that its first K9 has retired. Benny, born in 2017, began his service as an Accelerant Detection Canine through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in 2018. He was partnered…
<div style="color: #333;">McPherson Public Schools names next superintendent</div>
The district has selected Cody Rierson, one of three candidates considered for the role. Rierson currently serves as superintendent of Moundridge USD 423 and previously worked as principal at Lincoln Elementary School in McPherson. The district said he is known…
<div style="color: #333;">Hutchinson school district learns why $110 million bond failed</div>
Hutchinson USD 308 board members learned why voters turned down the district's $110 million bond last year at a meeting Monday. Discovery Works Collaborative shared results of a survey that showed 63% of people said the price tag was too…
<div style="color: #333;">Cowtown Days brings community together in Baxter Springs</div>
Cowtown Days is a two-day event in Baxter Springs, Kansas that celebrates the city's cultural heritage as the "First Cowtown in Kansas" with a car show, bouncy castles, live music, and other activities. Read more: KSNF/KODE | FourStatesHomepage.com
<div style="color: #333;">City of Topeka approves $1 million settlement for police sex discrimination lawsuits</div>
City leaders approved a settlement of just over $1 million tied to two sex discrimination cases involving the Topeka Police Department on Friday. City of Topeka councilmembers, City Manager Robert Perez and others gathered for a special meeting at 11…
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