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Towanda FD Receives Extractor
Last week, the Towanda Fire Department was 1 of 20 volunteer fire departments that was delivered a special piece of equipment designed to help remove cancerous causing chemicals from the bunker gear used to protect the volunteers when working. Thanks…
Parsons PD asks residents to fill out survey
The Parsons Police Department is asking residents to fill out the Parsons police community survey, which will be mailed. This community survey will be sent to each residence and can be filled out and returned using the enclosed prepaid postage.…
Topeka city leaders weigh in on homeless problem
With more trash and embankments popping up in Topeka, it's no secret the homeless population is growing. "It's hurting our neighborhoods," District 2 Councilwoman Christina Valdiva-Alcala said. "With the fires, with the public health and safety issues, with the squatting,…
Fed’s words in focus as markets bet rate hikes will soon end
U.S. central bankers have unambiguously telegraphed this week's policy decision: a quarter-of-a-percentage-point increase in their benchmark interest rate, the smallest since they kicked off their tightening cycle 10 months ago with one the same size. Less clear is whether they…
Could Kansans soon hop a train to Texas? Billions in federal funding might mean yes.
Billions in federal funding could be the catalyst that finally returns to Kansas passenger rail service to Texas, advocates and transportation officials told a Kansas legislative caucus Monday. ... For years, passenger rail advocates have pushed for Amtrak and federal…
Kansas Day Campaign Pays Homage to 150 Years of ‘Home on the Range’
On Sunday, January 29, Kansas celebrated its 162nd birthday. To commemorate the day, Kansas Tourism released a video that pays tribute to the poem turned song, Home on the Range, originally penned 150 years ago near Athol. The lyrics of…
Department of Commerce announces $40 Million in New Housing and Tourism Grant Programs
The Kansas Department of Commerce today announced $40 million will be made available under the ARPA Building Opportunities for the Disabled and Elderly (ABODE) and State Park Revitalization and Investment in Notable Tourism (SPRINT) grant programs. The ABODE program will…
STAR bond zone change raises questions
Following recommendation of approval from the Planning Commission, a zone change request within the STAR bond district came before the Derby City Council for final action at its Jan. 24 meeting. The request was to change the site of the…
Pillars of light rise from Goodland, other Kansas towns
The bitterly cold temperatures that grabbed ahold of Kansas this weekend created an interesting phenomenon — pillars of light. But you had to brave the cold to see it. Brandon Vincent with the U.S. National Weather Service office in Goodland…
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