Tag: housing

TOPEKA — The shortage of affordable housing in Kansas will inspire the first comprehensive assessment of statewide residential needs in nearly three decades, state officials said. Gov. Laura Kelly turned to RDG Planning & Design,…

LAHARPE — A push to improve LaHarpe’s housing stock continues to build up steam. LaHarpe City Council members discussed Wednesday a proposed “small home” ordinance that would allow construction of homes as small as 500…

(Editor’s note: Reporter Richard Luken is a member of LaHarpe PRIDE, the primary organizer of the upcoming LaHarpe Home Fair.)   LAHARPE — More affordable housing. It’s on pretty much every community’s wish list, but…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas prisons have exceeded their operating capacity and it will cost the state millions of dollars to send hundreds of prisoners to a privately owned and operated prison in Arizona. The…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe may soon have tiny homes as part of its housing stock. Local businessman Ray Maloney told City Council members Wednesday he has reached a tentative agreement with Fort Scott Community College to…

Everyone deserves a safe home, one with adequate heating, windows that seal and open, flushing toilets, and safe electric and gas lines.  Everyone deserves a home without mold, with stable floors, and front and back…

An influx of students is forcing Allen Community College to look for more housing opportunities for the 2019-20 school year. That’s a good problem, ACC Board of Trustee members said at their meeting Tuesday night.…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Two cats are living large at a $1,500-a-month studio apartment their owner rents for them in Silicon Valley, where a housing shortage has sent rents skyrocketing. The Mercury News reports…

Two of Iola’s three existing elementary school buildings could be converted into affordable living complexes for older adults, if voters eventually decide to build a new school, USD 257 Board of Education members learned Monday…