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School districts getting pinched by diesel prices
Going to the fuel pump is getting uncomfortable for Northland school districts.
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Neighborhood endowment coming to Gladstone
A city goal to help neighborhoods in Gladstone form associations and become self-sustainable just received some private help.
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No sirens sound as tornadoes rip away at Northland
Two tornadoes that barreled through Gladstone and a portion of Kansas City North in the early morning hours of May 2 came without an official warning residents have come to rely on when severe weather hits.
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NKC’s Friday in the Park, Northtown Jazz Jam take stage
A pair of locations in North Kansas City will be music to listeners’ ears this summer.
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Why is diesel fuel so expensive?
Before 2004, diesel typically cost less than gas, according to the federal Energy Information Agency. Then, the Environmental Protection Agency started requiring operators to use ultra low sulfur diesel. So-called ULSD is processed from crude oil to have a sulfur content of no more than 15 parts per million, compared to the previous standard of 500 ppm.
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Clay County offers anonymous citizens’ hot line
Maj. Jim Simpson of the Liberty Police Department can’t quite understand why someone would have stolen a fountain aerator system out of the middle of a pond at the Fountain Bluff Sports Complex six weeks ago.
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Survey shows residents support further road funding
A recent informal survey of several hundred Kansas City residents showed a majority preferred more funding for infrastructure projects and improvements, and that public awareness was the best route to set them at ease with future projects.
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Park Hill School District, K.C. unite over KCI
Park Hill School District and the city of Kansas City appear to have reached an agreement over property taxes on about 11,000 city-owned acres adjacent to Kansas City International Airport.
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Senators praise Bombardier deal
The tax incentive package passed by Missouri lawmakers on May 7 to lure a new airplane factory will ultimately be an economic boon, according to area legislators.
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Liberty school district agrees to pay $1.2 million for flyover
The Liberty school district has agreed to release $1.2 million to help pay for design and engineering costs for the Flintlock Flyover.
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Commission at odds over including leased buildings in smoking rules
A final vote by the Clay County Commission on a potential smoking ordinance that would further restrict smoking within county buildings was delayed again at its April 28 meeting.
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County offers anonymous hotline
Maj. Jim Simpson of the Liberty Police Department can’t quite understand why someone would have stolen a fountain aerator system out of the middle of a pond at the Fountain Bluff Sports Complex several weeks ago.
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Worlds of Fun park celebrates 35 years
Thirty-five years later, Lamar Hunt’s vision of bringing the world to Kansas City is still going strong.
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