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Derby school employee recognized for promoting student-police synergy
After Dr. Jennifer Cox, physical therapist for the Derby school district, attended a safety and security in-service training last fall she turned her attention to developing a plan to ensure special needs students and security officers were in sync during…
As other real estate markets cool, Kansas City among ‘hottest.’ JoCo city is most popular
When he bought his first home 25 years ago, real estate agent Bill Allen said buyers could attain the quintessential Prairie Village home — a cape cod spanning about 1,500 square feet — for about $100,000. Now, those homes go…
Crawford County hotels experience record-breaking stays
A new report shows a record number of people stayed in Crawford County hotels last year. According to "Smith Travel Research", in four out of the last five years, Crawford County surpassed one hundred thousand hotel room stays in a…
Abilene named finalist in best historic small town contest
Abilene will have another shot at being named as the best historic small town in 2023. USA Today's 2023 Reader's Choice Best Historic Small Town content includes the town of Abilene for the fifth year in a row, according to…
Public input sought on Wall Park playground
The McPherson Public Lands and Facilities Department invites the public to give feedback on the playground design for Wall Park. The Wall Park Playground, which was put in place in 1988, was removed from use in 2019 for safety reasons.…
Lawrence to hold public feedback meeting on land development code assessment
A committee has assessed the document that regulates how land is used and what can be built where in Lawrence. Now, members want feedback from the public to know how well that assessment reflects needed changes. The city’s current land…
Mayor of Cameroon visits Hays, signs friendship resolution
Mayor Fongu Cletus Tanwe is the Mayor of the English-speaking region of the country of Cameroon. He is Mayor of Bamenda III Council, NKWEN region. A meeting with City of Hays Mayor Mason Ruder and Mayor Fongu Cletus Tanwe was…
Rural economy growing slowly, headwinds on horizon
The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI), that was released on Thursday, climbed above the growth neutral threshold, 50.0, for a second consecutive month, according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent…
As Douglas County expands to 5-member commission, a look at nearby counties that have done the same
Though voters will have to wait nearly two more years to fill the two vacant seats on the newly expanded five-seat Douglas County Commission, at least one nearby county has completed the same process in recent years and could provide…
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