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USD 235 applies for grant to rehab walking trail
A list of facilities improvement projects to be considered at USD 235 has not yet to be determined. In the meantime, Uniontown USD 235 Board of Education members on Monday, administrators are working towards funding renovation of the walking trail…
County to transfer former hospital building, COVID-19 funds to Legacy Health; specifics not revealed
Bourbon County officials are making the next steps toward the future of health care in the county. On Tuesday, Bourbon County Commissioners approved a series of motions related to a potential future project involving the Bourbon County Medical Building, formerly…
Fed’s Waller says he’s open to a half-point rate hike at December meeting
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Wednesday he's open to reducing the level of interest rate increases soon so long as the economic data cooperate. The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee is set to meet Dec. 13-14, with market expectations…
Giant Communications receives grant to expand service in Denison
Giant Communications has been awarded nearly $900,000 in grant funds from the state to expand internet services to residents living in Denison and the surrounding area, Gov. Laura Kelly announced on Monday. “This grant will allow Giant to build fiber-to-the-home…
Hays USD 489 discusses potential branding changes
The Hays USD 489 community could soon be debating on whether or not to change the high school's mascot: The Hays High Indians. That's why the district held a community conversation Tuesday night. The district's superintendent says the goal of…
How a Kansas ghost town got its name
Tucked away in Butler County, not far from a bend in the Little Walnut River, lies the ghost town of Boder. There's not much left of the town itself. There's the old post office which closed shortly after the start…
Commissioner contends new Emporia policy prohibiting ‘unlawful camping’ on public property is aimed directly at local homeless population
Emporia City Commissioners have enacted a new policy that will make “unlawful camping” in a public space a misdemeanor crime. The ordinance will establish a new city code prohibiting camping on public property without a permit. According to City Attorney…
Planners to consider container facility
A Rose Hill man’s application to create a facility to modify shipping containers a mile south of Hillsboro will be reviewed Dec. 1 by the county planning and zoning board. Quentin Heidt wants to build a staging and operating location…
Bodycam video shows Leawood Police pull woman from burning SUV
Bodycam video released by Leawood Police show officers pulling a woman from a burning vehicle. A 51-year-old woman suffered severe burns Monday afternoon after her SUV crashed and caught fire near the Tomahawk Creek trailhead, just east of Tomahawk Creek…
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