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Health
9:04 pm
Thu February 7, 2013

County Cashes In On Casino Money, Directs It To Public Health

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Wyandotte County has cashed in on its first payment from a new casino at the Kansas Speedway.

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Government
1:17 pm
Wed January 9, 2013

KCK Mayor Will Not Seek Reelection

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The Mayor and CEO of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, Joe Reardon, announced today he would not seek reelection for a third term this spring. In a letter from his office, Reardon said he made the decision based on personal reasons.

“I have a family at home that I love very much. It is important to me that I spend more time with them. My two sons are growing up much too quickly,” he said in his letter, which is posted in full on his Facebook page.

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Health
6:41 pm
Mon June 4, 2012

Wyandotte County Continues To Battle Low Health Status

Note cards used during a group exercise at a community meeting last week about health issues in Wyandotte County.
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That Wyandotte County is grappling with some major health issues is no secret.  It’s ranked one of the least healthy regions in Kansas, and findings from a recent health assessment reaffirm the challenges:

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Health
1:11 pm
Wed April 25, 2012

Medical Software Giant Expands In KCK

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Construction at Cerner's new campus, near Sporting Kansas City's soccer stadium in Kansas City, Ks., began in February.
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Cerner leaders, public officials broke ground Tuesday at the company's new campus. Pictured from left to right: Rory O'Connor of Grand Construction; Cerner Co-founder Cliff Illig; Kansas Governor Sam Brownback; Joe Reardon, mayor of Wyandotte County
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The first of two nine-story buildings on Cerner's new campus is slated to open next year.
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Construction is now underway at Cerner’s new campus near the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Once completed, the $190 million development will contain two nine-story buildings on a 660,000 square-foot campus and employ thousands of people.

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Government
11:58 pm
Tue December 6, 2011

President In Kansas Calls For Unified Economic Fix

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Presidential watchers in Osawatomie, KS were intent on preserving the event. Mr. Obama called for unity in repairing the economy
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There was little levity among the 12 hundred people listening to President Obama in Osawatomie, KS.
Politicians packed front rows to see President Obama at Osawatomie, KS. Christina Dreiling of Paola, KS was among the estimated 12 hundred packing the rest of the high school gym.
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For the second time in slightly more than a hundred years,  a current or  former  president  visited the  Kansas  town of Osawatomie. There were similarities, then and now. Inside Osawatomie  High School   gymnasium President Barack Obama encouraged his listeners,  cajoled  Congress  and  invoked  the   memory of  Theodore Roosevelt.  KCUR's  Dan  Verbeck  was there and  described hundreds waiting in line on  streets and sidewalks.

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