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Wichita sales tax soundly defeated in special election
Wichita voters overwhelmingly rejected a city sales tax in Tuesday’s special election. More than 41,000 votes were cast against the tax, compared with only about 9,000 votes in favor. Wichita Forward, a group of business leaders behind the proposal, conceded defeat in a press release.…
Kansas town plans citywide power outage for critical grid repairs
The City of Augusta says the local power grid needs critical repairs. The repairs will require a two-hour power blackout. The city had originally planned for the repairs to take place overnight from March 18 to 19. The city has pushed the date back to…
City of Wichita launches Lawn Care Rebate Program
Ozone season begins Sunday through Oct. 31. Wichita officials say that while they track air quality year-round, they’ll be on heightened alert during this time. Ground-level ozone is an invisible pollutant that can negatively impact public health, the environment and local economy. Warmer temperatures, regional…
Spring Hill residents raise concerns over rezoning plan for data center
People who live in Spring Hill are pushing back against a rezoning plan that they say opens the door to a possible data center and to a change in their way of life. Neighbors are concerned about noise pollution, traffic, property values and proximity to…
$31.5 million bond vote overwhelmingly fails in Morris County
Morris County voters on March 3 rejected an over $30 million bond vote that would have gone towards USD 417 improvements. Voters in USD 417 participated in a school bond election on Friday to confirm or deny a $31.5 million bond that would have gone…
Lansing School District voters said no to 2 school bond issues to pay for aging infrastructure repairs
Neighbors on opposite sides of the street and opposite sides of the issue are made their voices heard Tuesday as they voted on the Lansing Unified School District 469 bond issue aimed at addressing aging infrastructure. The voters said no to both school bond issues…
Voters in Olathe, De Soto school districts pass school bond proposals in mail ballot elections
Voters in the Olathe and De Soto school districts approved hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds to improve school facilities and other services, according to mail ballot results released Tuesday. In Olathe, 23% of voters took part in the election. There were 15,344 “yes”…
Wellington school bond election goes down to defeat a second time 920 – 894… 26 votes
The $17.85 million Wellington School Bond issue fell to defeat. It was 920 no to 894 yes. It was a 26-vote difference, with percentages of 50.8 to 49.2. Interestingly, there was a split between the advanced voting and the election-day vote. The yes votes were…
Hutch sales tax passes with 51.7% vote
Hutchinson voters approved a 10-year, 0.75% city sales tax increase on Tuesday by an unofficial final vote of 2,316 to 2,116, pending provisional ballots and advance ballots that were turned in at polling places. The tax will raise the total sales tax in Hutchinson to…
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