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Fall 2022 Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) Grant Recipients Announced
Governor Laura Kelly today announced the recipients of the fall 2022 Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants. A total of 15 projects from across the state are receiving almost $773,000 in matching grant funds. HEAL was created in 2021 as…
Emergency calls up slightly during cold wave
Despite snow and record-breaking cold, the number of 911 calls in Lyon County over the past week was up only slightly from last year. The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center reported Tuesday that its officers handled 1,532 calls between December…
Ignite Emporia attempts to forge path to state-wide changes in childcare
Amid a childcare crisis in Kansas, Ignite Emporia is making great strides to address the needs of Lyon County families — and helping those throughout the state. Sherry Harrison started her new position as Ignite Emporia director in June of…
‘Tiny Jails’: Historic Kansas lockups may be endangered
The Kansas Preservation Alliance’s annual list of the state’s Most Endangered Buildings includes six specific locations and a statewide category called “Tiny Jails.” Several of these lockups can be found in the Golden Belt. Most were built in the 1880s…
Gary Demel retires after 51 years
The question Gary Demel has heard most for the past month is, “What are you going to do when you retire?” Demel’s last day as Superintendent of the Barton County Road and Bridge Department was Dec. 1. He’d worked for…
Wastewater recognized by Mid-America Regional Council for sidestream treatment process
Johnson County Wastewater was recently included in the Mid-America Regional Council's 2022 Resilient Success Stories. The success stories highlight climate resilient-focused policies, plans, projects or practices that are aligned with the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan. Wastewater was honored…
‘That’s huge’: Kansas grocery tax to drop on New Year’s Day
Starting on New Year's Day, the state tax on groceries will drop two and a half percent. Right now, the plan is for the grocery tax to disappear in 2025. Say you pay $10 in taxes on groceries. With the…
‘We are working day in, night out’: City of Caney battling water troubles
The cold weather during the last few days has added to the water woes in Caney. It's now issued a Boil Water Order after freezing pipes caused a sudden drop in pressure, but that's not the only problem they're dealing…
Kansas public universities finalizing plan in response to shortage of K-12 teachers
Education deans at public universities in Kansas working on solutions to a K-12 teacher shortage want to dramatically expand over three years state financial aid for college students in education programs and to implement a partnership to uniformly compensate student…
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