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Chamber of commerce honors volunteering at annual awards dinner
By David Oakes
February 25, 2010
The Eudora Chamber of Commerce named Mateo Chiropractic the 2009 Business of the Year. The chamber also named Denise Davis its 2009 Person of the Year.
Biking Across Kansas coming to Eudora in June
By Elvyn Jones
February 19, 2010
Biking Across Kansas tour to make overnight stop at Eudora Middle School
LMH facility plans approved
By David Oakes
February 11, 2010
Plans for Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s primary care facility in Eudora are moving forward.
LMH awaits construction on Eudora facility
By David Oakes
February 5, 2010
Plans for Lawrence Memorial Hospital’s primary care facility in Eudora are moving forward.
City partners with chamber on business grant
By David Oakes
January 28, 2010
Eudora City Administrator John Harrenstein told the Eudora Chamber of Commerce on Thursday the city of Eudora is beginning the process of applying for a rural business grant.
Two restaurants hope to open in January
By David Oakes
December 10, 2009
Two eateries are set to open early 2010 in Eudora.
Despite gains, Kansas job market still uncertain
Staff Reports
December 2, 2009
The unemployment rate in Kansas continues to rise, reports the Kansas Department of Labor.
Merchants moving downtown
By David Oakes
November 5, 2009
Downtown Eudora could get a bit of a boost as two businesses look to open by the end of the year.
Eudora Holiday Extravaganza
November 4, 2009
The Eudora Chamber of Commerce is having various holiday festivities Dec. 5.
Eudora to regain business
By David Oakes
October 29, 2009
Eudora could soon regain one of the five businesses it has lost during the last year.
Hardware store closing due in part to lack of housing starts
By David Oakes
September 24, 2009
Unless nine homes are built before Dec. 31, it will be the fifth time in the last six years that new housing starts have decreased from year to year. The lack of new homes have spelt doom for Durkin’s Hardware, which will close its doors by the end of October. The store will be the fifth to have closed in Eudora during the last year.
Farm ready to open pumpkin patch for fifth year
By Nicole Kelley
September 24, 2009
With a giant caterpillar and massive pumpkins made from bales of hay already set up, it’s clear to those driving down 158th Street that Kerby Farm will soon be open for business.
Chamber changes meetings
July 23, 2009
When Doug Mateo noticed attendees of Eudora Chamber of Commerce meetings were looking at their watches instead of their agendas, he and other members of the chamber decided a change was needed.
Huhtamaki employee indicted for redirecting payments to personal account
02:47 p.m., July 16, 2009 Updated 04:10 p.m.
The 34-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man could face 20-year sentence on each count.
Downtown losing businesses
By David Oakes
June 18, 2009
It wasn’t supposed to work this way. The $1.4 million spent on improvements to Main Street between Sixth and 10th streets was supposed to lead to more foot traffic and a more attractive setting that might draw businesses to downtown Eudora. But in the months since the project has finished, Curves, Cutter’s Smokehouse and Coffee Talk have left.

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