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Bill limiting local regulation of home-based businesses hits roadblock

2025-03-18T11:34:30-05:00March 18th, 2025|

A bill that would limit local governments' ability to regulate what is described as a “no-impact” home-based business failed to get out of a Senate committee Monday. The Senate Commerce Committee voted down a bill limiting city regulations on a "no-impact" home based business despite attempts to allow a little more municipal regulation. The bill had been opposed by cities across the state including Shawnee, Topeka, Overland Park, Prairie Village, Liberal and Garden City. Source: Sunflower State Journal

Riley County in the process of setting up regulations for short term rentals

2025-03-18T11:31:40-05:00March 18th, 2025|

Riley County is looking to better enforce short-term rental regulations. The county adopted short-term rental criteria in January 2022, when land development regulations came into effect. Because it can be difficult to enforce short-term rental regulations when someone doesn’t have a license, a county can use help from the state’s authority to set rules in place. Amanda Webb, the county’s planning director, said Monday she has been researching how other counties and cities in Kansas and Missouri regulate short-term rental properties. Webb referred to Independence, Missouri’s regulations as an example. The city of Independence limits the number of short term rentals [...]

Manhattan considering publishing legal notices on city website

2025-03-18T11:27:05-05:00March 18th, 2025|

The Manhattan city government is considering changing its policy to publish legal notices on its own website, taking advantage of a loophole in state law. City governments are required to notify the public about certain legal changes by publishing them in the local newspaper of record. They also go to the newspapers’ websites and the Kansas Press Association website in a searchable database, which is free to access. Kansas attorney general Kris Kobach in 2023 wrote an opinion that small cities (populations 2,000-15,000) could essentially opt out, citing “home rule.” Since then, a few city governments have considered posting legal notices [...]

Kansas Rural Health & Prosperity Grants 101 Workshop

2025-03-12T10:16:03-05:00March 12th, 2025|

Registration is now open for the 3rd annual Rural Health and Prosperity Grants 101 Workshop. At the workshop, agencies will share valuable information on grant opportunities to support your community and organization, as well as discuss application best practices. This year’s workshop will be held April 8-9 in Emporia at the Granada Theatre. Learn more here.

County discusses wind farm lighting system

2025-03-12T10:04:30-05:00March 12th, 2025|

The Marion County Board of Commissioners met on Monday, March 10 to discuss the Aircraft Detection Lighting System (ADLS) lighting in the Sunflower Wind project area, which is located between Marion, Peabody and Florence. Planning/Zoning/Environmental Health Director Sharon Omstead opened the session by giving background to the packed room which included the board, Marion County Administrator Tina Spencer, Country Attorney Brad Janz, Orsted (the company that handled the Sunflower Wind project) representatives Danny Sears-Greer, Jase Sherwood, Joshua Svaty and Zoe Weinstein and members of the public. Omstead explained that the wind farm was required to install the ADLS lights and use [...]

Kansas Supreme Court rules for developer in long-running Shawnee apartment plan case. What happens now?

2025-03-12T10:02:50-05:00March 12th, 2025|

The Kansas Supreme Court, overturning decisions by two lower courts, has ruled in favor of a developer who sued the city of Shawnee five years ago over the city council’s denial of a large apartment project. The high court announced its ruling on Friday in favor of Austin Properties, a development company that wants to build the 29-acre Woodsonia West multi-family development off Kansas Highway 7. The decision throws the project’s fate back to the city, though it’s unclear when Austin might bring the plan back before the city council. The decision stems from a lawsuit Austin Properties filed in 2020, [...]

Iola city flag unfurled

2025-03-12T10:00:46-05:00March 12th, 2025|

Iola has an official flag. Councilman Max Grundy helped design the flag, which incorporates blue and white stripes emanating from a clock face, styled in the manner of Iola’s distinctive courthouse clock. The time shown on the clock — 3:04 — was set to note Kansas was the 34th state inducted into the Union, Grundy said. Source: The Iola Register

Kansas resolves dispute over $1.5 million grant to rejuvenate Peabody’s downtown buildings

2025-03-12T09:59:38-05:00March 12th, 2025|

The Kansas Department of Commerce made a deal with officials in Peabody to allow completion of a $1.5 million infrastructure improvement project designed to spark economic renewal in the central Kansas town. The community of less than 1,000 people was deeply shaken six months ago by alleged financial mismanagement of economic development aid and the mysterious death of a local consultant involved in monitoring state grant funding awarded to the Peabody Main Street Association. Source: Kansas Reflector

Girard Council talks police retention

2025-03-12T09:58:30-05:00March 12th, 2025|

Retaining and recruiting young, aspiring teenagers and adults looking to enter law enforcement can be a tough challenge for any rural police department. Looking to tackle the challenge, the Girard City Council and Girard Police Department have continually explored several options in an effort to grow its force. Source: - Latest Stories

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