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Emporia gazette.com
Big trolls, giant plans: Emporia backs Dambo project
Emporia city commissioners approved a four-year, $125,000 tourism funding commitment Wednesday toward a project that would bring two giant wooden troll sculptures by Danish artist Thomas Dambo to the community. Lucas Moody and Aaron Larson presented an update on Reclaiming Giants during the commission’s study session, outlining the estimated $1...
lawrencekstimes.com
Lawrence Public Library to open branch in west Lawrence
The Lawrence Public Library will open a new west Lawrence location next summer, marking its first expansion out of downtown. The new 6,400-square-foot storefront will be located at 3514 Clinton Parkway in the Parkway Plaza Shopping Center, in the space formerly occupied by Beauty Brands. “Having a second location in...
The Kansas City Star
Lawrence delegation received warm welcome to Algeria as part of World Cup friendship
The last World Cup match in Kansas City was held nearly four months ago, but the positive feelings remain. Organizers have shared some bullish numbers about the impact locally, including 680,000 visitors to Kansas City and direct spending of $570 million during the World Cup. The goodwill created has certainly continued as England made a great impact on the citizens of Prairie Village, where the “Three Lions” had their base camp during the World Cup. And the friendship between Algeria and the city of Lawrence, which hosted the “Desert Foxes” during the tournament, has endured. The Algerian government invited a delegation from Lawrence to visit their country, and that contingent received a warm welcome Monday when they arrived. Among the members in the group are Lawrence Mayor Brad Finkeldei, police officers Dave Ernst and Meghan Bardwell, members of the University of Kansas community, including several members of the band, faculty and staff, and others. Members from Elkader, Iowa, which boasts being the only town in the United States to have a sister city in Algeria, also made the trip. Media members in Algeria shared photos and video of the Lawrence delegation, getting to Algiers, the capital. Elizabeth Aubin, a former
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fox4kc.com
Lawrence letting residents name this year’s fleet of snowplows
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lawrence is once again allowing residents to name the city’s fleet of snowplows. In past years, residents have added to the fleet with names like “Taylor Drift” and “The Blizzard of Oz.” Now, it’s time to find the next great snow plow name.
Salina Post
Vote canvass begins today across the state
SALINA, KAN. - We have voted. The results are in. But there remain questions with several close races on the state level. The canvass process has begun at locations across the state. In Salina, the vote canvass for the November third elections will take place November 16th, 2026. That canvass will begin at 9 a.m. in room 107 B of the city-county building at 300 West Ash street in Salina.
Emporia gazette.com
Emporia school board to consider $8.18 million energy project financing
The Emporia USD 253 Board of Education will consider an $8.18 million financing agreement for facility energy improvements when it meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Mary Herbert Education Center. The proposed lease-purchase agreement would help fund a $13,687,460 facility energy performance project. Under the proposed financing...
KCTV
Kansas, Wyandotte County reach agreement on Chiefs stadium deal