https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article316869945.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9e749b29-9b3b-4ab8-8295-926b9880277e/3_th.jpg When parking garage gates go bad Jami Frazier Tracy photographed a broken gate at the parking garage at Market and William. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article316869945.html/video-embed 16 2026-08-13T16:47:08Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article316881248.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4ae2d592-5a28-4c57-8b3b-5b63057c2189/1_th.jpg Heroes Academy volunteers 'clap in' Coleman students A group of volunteers with Heroes Academy, a youth mentoring program, welcome Coleman Environmental Magnet Middle School students on Friday, their second day of school. Heroes Academy volunteers held clap-ins at six schools in two days. They played lively music, cheered and fist-bumped the students to encourage them to have a great school year. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/education/article316881248.html/video-embed 30 2026-08-14T17:23:45Z no https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article316884531.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d325fdb8-b814-40e1-b7a4-37f919eaca15/2_th.jpg Valley Center considers a third option for paying for fire service Valley Center City Administrator Cyndra Kastens showed the Valley Center City Council a second option for keeping fire protection services under the city's control at a specially called meeting Thursday. The City Council will vote on one of three options on Tuesday: Keep fire protection under the city's control and pay for it exclusively with property tax revenue. Keep fire protection under the city's control and pay for it with a combination of property and sales taxes. Become a member of Fire District 1 and let Sedgwick County provide the service. https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article316884531.html/video-embed 31 2026-08-14T18:14:48Z no