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Longtime Topeka hobby store to move locations
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Dee and Mee Hobbies will be switching locations in September. The store, which focuses on selling RC vehicles, puzzles, arts and craft supplies and board games, is leaving Fairlawn Plaza after over 20 years in the shopping center. The new location will be will be on the northeast corner at 2253 SW […]
Barton college approves 5% increase to salary budget for 2025
As discussed at this month’s study session, the Barton Community College Board of Trustees approved an operational budget and published budget for the 2025 fiscal year at Monday’s regular meeting. The budget remains revenue neutral, keeping collected tax dollars the same as the year prior, estimated to garner $9,574,623 in taxes.
Prairie Paws CEO says residents can expect new look and hours once Emporia Animal Shelter operations contract goes into effect next month
Several changes are on the way for the Emporia Animal Shelter with the new operations contract set to go into effect in just a little less than two weeks. The contract will begin August 4 and will see Prairie Paws at the helm of the shelter as announced earlier this year following action by Emporia City Commissioners. During KVOE’s Morning Show Monday, Prairie Paws Director Vanessa Cowie spoke to the various changes coming to the center from both a visual and operational perspective.
Topeka animal shelter no longer at max capacity
TOPEKA (KSNT)—As of July 22, 2024, the Helping Hands Humane Society (HHHS) is no longer at its maximum capacity. Helping Hands told us they have received 486 animals in the last 22 days. However, after announcing zero-dollar adoptions last week, 171 animals were adopted. 27 News spoke with Grace Clifton, the director of philosophy at […]
Parsons man arrested on allegations of assault and kidnapping
PARSONS, Kan. — Police arrest a Parsons man after a woman says he assaulted her and held her against her will. Justin Schwark, 36, was arrested on allegations of aggravated domestic battery, aggravated kidnapping, and criminal threat. He posted the $15,000 bond before he could be booked in the...
Deep sea explorers say they found Amelia Earhart’s plane
ATCHISON, Kan. — It’s one of the greatest unsolved mysteries ever, but we might now be on the verge of discovering what happened to Amelia Earhart’s plane. Earhart was born and raised in Atchison, Kansas, and her love for planes and flying drove her to break barriers for female pilots.
Welsh siblings prepare for fair week
Photo by Aubrey Weishaar – Anthony and Skit, Lexie and Lil’ T, Tommy and his rocket, and Emma and Meatball have worked for months for this moment, and the chance to show off all of their hard work at county fair week. With the Jefferson County 4-H Fair...
Lenexa police approve pay increases for officers
LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - Salary increases for city employees were recently approved in Lenexa. As a result, the Lenexa Police Department is the latest local police department to increase officer pay ranges. That follows the Independence Police Department and Kansas City Missouri Police Department. Each of those two departments announced...
Kansas man charged with embezzlement on Monday
(TOPEKA, Kan.) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United State's Attorney's Office in the District of Kansas announced that a Kansas man had been charged with embezzlement in Topeka on Monday, July 22, 2024. According to the DOJ, Matthew Waits, 39, from Topeka, was charged with one...
KU signs women’s golf to contract extension
LAWRENCE (KSNT) – Kansas women’s golf is investing in head coach Lindsay Kuhle for the long run. Kuhle is signing a three-year extension, KU director of athletics Travis Goff announced Monday, keeping her with the Jayhawks through the 2028-29 season. Since arriving to Lawrence in 2021, Kuhle has led KU women’s golf to back-to-back NCAA […]
Olathe OKs incentives for warehouse project but not before bigger talk about their purpose
A vote on incentives for a large industrial project in southern Olathe triggered a broader philosophical discussion about the city’s use of economic development tools with some councilmembers wondering if they could be used to nudge developers towards paying higher wages and building greener projects in the future. Last...
Expect large police presence in Overland Park during training exercise
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A significant number of police, fire and EMS crews might be in the area of W. 109th and Roe in the coming days. Coordinators said they are not dealing with an emergency, they are training on how to respond to one. Many first responders from...
Classified staff in Lawrence school district could see 99-cent raises
The Lawrence school district has offered classified staff members 99-cent raises to their hourly wages as part of a tentative contract agreement. PAL-CWA has been advocating for a living wage for the custodians, paraeducators, food workers and other staff in the district it represents. Ross Allison-Natale, president of Communications Workers of America Local 6400, previously said the union has primarily focused on achieving a living wage for the 2024-25 year.
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