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State sues developers of Derby Shores project because ‘it has not been built'
Journalists have asked a lot of questions about the numerous false starts and delays at Derby Shores — part of a state-financed STAR bond district — and now the Kansas Department of Commerce wants answers. “More than four years after the project was approved and bonds were sold, it has not been built,” the state said in a lawsuit filed this month in Sedgwick County District Court . “Announced opening dates have come and gone.” The suit is against Derby Destination Development , a team consisting of Dave Murfin, Rick Worner and Rodney Steven II. Security Bank of Kansas City , the trustee on the project, and the city of Derby also are named. “It is going to take action by the developer to move things forward,” said Derby city manager Kiel Mangus. None of the developers returned calls for comment on Wednesday. A Commerce spokesman said no one was available to comment Wednesday, and neither of the department’s two Morris Laing attorneys returned calls for comment. Mangus said the city is still analyzing what’s in the lawsuit. “We haven’t fully been able to evaluate all the things in the suit, so that’s what we’re going through right now,” he
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Bankrupt pipeline hauler’s assets to be sold at auction
What’s left of an Enid trucking and oilfield services provider that filed for bankruptcy in 2025 will be auctioned off in the coming week. Double H Services LLC filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 14, 2025, in the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court (Case No. 4:25-bk-33978). he company reported estimated assets and liabilities both in the range of $1,000,001 to $10 million, with up to 49 creditors including equipment and financial institutions like Balboa Capital, PNC Bank, PACCAR Financial, Ford Motor Credit, and Newtek Small Business Finance.
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Derby council approves final plat for controversial multi-family development
Derby’s City Council has approved the final plat for a large multifamily development that has been the topic of controversy among residents in recent months. The Stone Creek Sixth Addition is a planned apartment complex project in the Stone Creek neighborhood, at the northeast corner of Patriot Avenue and Triple Creek Drive — a property that has sat vacant for years. Residents have argued that a large multi-family development would not be a good fit for the neighborhood, one full of single-family homes as well as an elementary school. “That lot had sat there empty for 26 years, and nobody ever dreamed that something of that magnitude . . . would go into that area,” Derby resident Scotty Little said in the public forum portion of Tuesday’s meeting. “This densely populated project in the middle of our single-family homes is not a good fit and will never be a good fit.” In July, developers requested industrial revenue bonds and a 60% property tax abatement for the next ten years as well as a construction materials sales tax exemption from the city of Derby. After heavy pushback, the council rejected the developer’s application, but the project moved forward. Derby’s planning commission
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Maize school evacuated due to suspected carbon monoxide leak
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Sedgwick County dispatch confirmed a suspected carbon monoxide leak at Maize South Elementary School. The school has been evacuated. At least four people may have been sickened. We will provide more information as it becomes available.