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Change is coming to the Shawnee County Commission
The Shawnee County Commission currently holds meetings every Monday and Thursday to vote on local matters, but that is being changed. Now, every Monday will be a work day where department heads can present their proposals and the commissioners will…
Kansas in line to receive over $45 million total from latest wave of opioid settlements
The state of Kansas will receive over $45 million total from two pharmaceutical companies as the state’s fight against opioid abuse continues. Outgoing Attorney General Derek Schmidt says Teva has agreed to pay nearly $29 million. Part of that particular…
Projected enrollment decline causes financial concerns for Lawrence school district
Lawrence schools are expected to steadily decrease in enrollment over the next five years, causing district budget concerns as well as questions about the future of the Lawrence community as a whole. According to future enrollment projections made by RSP…
$40 million project could remove some of west Wichita from FEMA floodplain map
Flood relief could be on its way for west Wichita. Wichita and Sedgwick County are hoping to tap a federal grant program to help cover a $40 million project aimed at reducing flooding in fast-growing west Wichita and areas outside…
Kansas remains number one in wheat
Agriculture is big business in Kansas, with just shy of 88% of Kansas land being farmland. Reno County has more than 1,500 farms and 17% of its workforce dedicated to agriculture. That’s why the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce gathered…
Topeka eyes ordinance ban to stem rising tide of thefts
Catalytic converters can be stolen from the underside of a vehicle “in a matter of seconds,” says a proposed ordinance being considered by the Topeka City Council. That measure is aimed at helping slow down a surge in catalytic converter…
Salina Police Department has new chief beginning in February
Beginning next month, the City of Salina will have a new chief of police, after the hiring of Clarence "C.J." Wise, was announced Wednesday. City Manager Mike Schrage, who made the announcement by a news release, introduced Wise to the…
Saline County residents can apply for program that aims to reduce energy bills
The Community Housing Development Organization of Central Kansas is running a Weatherization Assistance Program to help reduce energy costs for low to moderate income households in Saline County. By increasing the efficiency of homes, the program aims to reduce the…
‘Like driving a huge, yellow electric golf cart’ — electric school buses roll into Kansas
They don't smell like school buses. They don't sound like school buses. They don't even feel like school buses. But they ARE school buses, albeit electric ones, and Wabaunsee USD 329 superintendent Troy Pitsch is convinced that his district is…
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