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Harvey County shares radios with first responders
Harvey County will provide 51 of its used 800 MHz radios to Walton Fire, Burrton EMS, Sedgwick EMS, Hesston Fire & EMS, and Newton Public Works, a result of its purchase of 100 new radios earlier this year. Don Gruver, Emergency Communications Director, told commissioners…
Holiday Helpers assisting county residents
It’s a mix of Dillons employees and Harvey and Sedgwick first responders packing food to feed hundreds of area families. That will happen because of donations from Harvey and Sedgwick County people. “People of Harvey County are really giving people,” Harvey County Undersheriff Shawn Chapman…
Overland Park rolls out new online snow plow map that officials say will be more ‘accurate and timely’
After dealing with issues with its old snow map last winter, Overland Park has rolled out a new interactive map online to help residents better track the status of city streets and whether they’ve been plowed. Called the Snow Operations Map, it is intended to…
Prairie Village unveils interpretive panel at Porter Park that tells ‘full history’ of city’s racist past
In February 1950, the owner of the land that is now Porter Park in Prairie Village created a single rule for that land: No Black people were allowed to use, own or occupy it. Now, 75 years later, Porter Park is officially home to an…
This Johnson County high school’s solar array is reducing its carbon footprint — and saving money
For more than three years, solar panels have provided Spring Hill High School with energy — producing enough energy each month to power 95 homes, wash 13,500 loads of laundry or charge 15 million smartphones. The solar array, which sits in a field just northeast…
Coldwater mayor: Honest mistakes led to voter fraud charges
When a clerk in Comanche County asked a group of students on a field trip whether they wanted to register to vote, Joe Ceballos raised his hand. It was an act that would set him on a path to being charged with voter fraud more…
‘Wicked: For Good’ pushes new visitors to Wamego Oz Museum
One of 2025’s biggest movies is sending people flocking to Wamego to check out a unique Oz-themed museum. Wamego’s Oz Museum is marking an increase in visitors this fall following the recent release of the new movie “Wicked: For Good” which earned $226 million globally…
‘A lot of moving parts,’ Wellington school board discusses a possible future bond proposal at work session
In a 70-minute work session, the Wellington school board met to determine whether or not to bring another school bond proposal to voters, and what cuts need to be made in order to get it passed. There was no vote at Monday night’s work session…
Public communications manager Woodyard loves her job
No two days are ever quite the same for Jessica Woodyard, public communications manager at the City of Hutchinson, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. “I absolutely love my job, and I’m passionate about what I do,” Woodyard said on a misty Monday…
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