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Slurry seal in Newton delayed
NEWTON, Kan. — The slurry seal that was originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 3 will be postponed until Tuesday, July 9 because of inclement weather. The scheduled streets are Windsor Drive (West 17th to Normandy) and West 16th Street (Plum to Morningside) Weekly schedules will be posted on the...
Hutchinson native Nate Dreiling becomes FBS’ youngest coach
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Nate Dreiling, who played at Hutchinson High and Pittsburg State before a brief stint in professional football, became the youngest coach in FBS college football when he was named interim coach at Utah State this week. Utah State placed coach Blake Anderson on administrative leave and...
EmberHope in charge of foster cases in Sedgwick County
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Wichita nonprofit now oversees foster care in Sedgwick County. EmberHope needs to hire about 300 people to provide all the needed services. The nonprofit was formerly in charge of services from 1997 to 2013. They said what they learned during their break will help them serve children better. “We really […]
Body found along east Topeka trail
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Police Department is investigating a death at the Deer Creek Trail in east Topeka. A police supervisor confirms officers responded to the area around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. The cause of death is under investigation. City of Topeka spokeswoman Rosie Nichols told 27 News the death is being investigated as an […]
U.S. Rep. Mann's addresses immigration, national debt in Hays
U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, answered questions at his town hall in Hays. He discussed local, state, and national issues related to the Biden Administration. Held at the Hays Public Library, 1205 Main St., it was one of the 11 town halls Mann hosted as part of his annual 60-county Mann Listening Tour.
Lawsuit over rejected Shawnee apartment plan could go to Kansas Supreme Court
A lawsuit between the city of Shawnee and a Johnson County-based development company may find its way to the Kansas Supreme Court. Attorneys for Austin Homes, a development company owned by Greg Prieb, are now appealing an April decision by the Kansas Court of Appeals that ruled in favor of the city after it denied developers’ application five years ago to build a multi-family project near Johnson Drive and K-7 Highway.
Love, Kansas initiative has Hutch as pilot community
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Commerce launched an initiative called Love, Kansas at an event in Manhattan on Monday. "It really came out of the recognition that our department of commerce had done some work to see, I think 79 of the 105 counties in Kansas have lost population since 2020," said Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce CEO Debra Teufel. "That's just a downward trend that we have to battle every day as we're losing population. How do we get then people to go into jobs? Really at the grassroots level, ask people who live here, who have graduated from here to reach out to their past classmates that maybe have moved away from Kansas and invite them to come back and tell them the good things happening here and why they might want to consider moving back to Kansas. That really is a grassroots effort, but they have asked several pilot communities across the state to be a part of it."
United Way of Reno County announces campaign co-chairs
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — United Way of Reno County is exited to announce that Keith and Angie Zwickl have accepted the roles of Campaign Co-Chairs for the 2024-25 community-wide giving campaign. As local business owners, and involved in a number of non-profit organizations in Reno County, the Zwickls bring experience and passion to help drive charitable giving through United Way this coming campaign season.
Sewing Shack invites you to rethink consignment shops
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Your packed closet could hold extra cash. Consignment shops can help sell it for you, and help shoppers find good deals!. Julie Gustafson owns Sewing Shack in Topeka’s Brookwood Shopping Center, SW 29th and Oakley. She visited Eye on NE Kansas with their bridal consultant Janette Feldkamp.
Community State Bank Becomes Solutions North Bank
The merger between Coffeyville’s Community State Bank and Solutions North, another Kansas Bank becomes official. The Coffeyville bank will take on the Solutions North name. CEO of Solutions North Bank Dale Winklepleck says the merger is a good fit. Winklepleck says the merger has been a while in the making.
Troubled Boeing is absorbing Spirit with the Wichita economy in the balance
For Ed Ball, everything old is new again in the aviation industry. He began working at Metal Finishing Co. 25 years ago and watched Boeing spin off Spirit AeroSystems in 2005. Now Ball is a vice president at the aviation supplier, and he’s watching history reverse itself as Boeing buys back Spirit.
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