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- ↑ Brian Dulle. "Wyandotte County appoints new interim county administrator". WDAF-TV . Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ↑ Aaron Torres; Kevin Hardy. "'I'm increasingly concerned': New WyCo administrator still doing work for Kansas City". Kansas City Star . Retrieved May 3, 2022.
- ↑ Aaron Torres (May 3, 2022). "KCK mayor angrily storms out after shutting down requests for new county administrator search". Kansas City Star . Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ↑ KSHB 41 News Staff. "Medical procedure sidelines Unified Government Mayor Tyrone Garner, Mayor Pro Tem Tom Burroughs will fill in". KSHB-TV . Retrieved March 22, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Steve Vockrodt (December 17, 2021). "Kansas City, Kansas, ends its mask mandate early despite growing COVID-19 cases". KCUR . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ↑ Kansas City Star Editorial Board (December 29, 2021). "KCK mayor shuts down homeless shelter just before weekend freeze. What's he thinking?". Kansas City Star . Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ↑ Koch, Makenzie; Castro, Monica (December 30, 2021). "Wyandotte County warming shelter will open despite initial pushback from new mayor". WDAF-TV . Retrieved January 5, 2022.
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