Expansion of the Free State Festival draws big crowds
The Lawrence Arts Center expanded its annual festival into the Free State Festival, featuring film, music, art and ideas. Movies sold out for the first time, sponsors and participants grew, with organizers estimating attendance over 12,000. The event spanned downtown and the Lawrence Cultural District and emphasized outdoor, free experiences.
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Missouri Governor seeks cross state truce on border business incentives
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon signed a bill banning incentives for firms relocating from four Kansas counties to four Missouri Kansas City area counties, aiming at a regional truce only if Kansas adopts a similar policy. Kansas officials say they are not changing policies but seek common ground to aid the Kansas City economy.
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New water plan aims to secure Kansas future supply
Associated Press reports Wichita Kansas unveils its first draft of a water vision plan to ensure a reliable future water supply. The document warns the Ogallala Aquifer could be 70 percent depleted in 50 years and Kansas reservoirs 40 percent sedimented. Kansas Water Office Director Tracy Streeter calls the drought a game changer highlighting strained supplies and higher irrigation risks.
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City approves $5M contract for sewage plant work
Lawrence city commissioners awarded a $5 million contract to King's Construction for excavation and road work on a long discussed $65 million sewage treatment plant south of the Wakarusa River. The project, expected to finish in 2017, will expand capacity and meet stricter EPA rules, with rate increases to fund construction and other water and sewer needs.
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