info2019-08-18T19:57:33-05:00August 18th, 2019|
Two additional small earthquakes shook Reno County following the four quakes Friday morning. A quake just after 8p.m. measured a magnitude 3.0 and was centered approximately one mile west of South Hutchinson, according to the USGS. Just before 5 a.m. Saturday, a magnitude 2.8 quake centered 2 miles west of South Hutch. (Read more: Junction City Post)
info2019-08-18T19:52:05-05:00August 18th, 2019|
Newton city manager and senior legal counsel Bob Myers has announced he will retire in January 2020 after 35 years with the City of Newton. Myers has served in this position since June 2016, following 31 years as Newton’s city attorney. “Newton has been my home for over 40 years, and I’m very invested in the community,” Myers said. “When I was asked to assume the city manager position, the city organization was in some turmoil, and I wanted to do what I could to help ‘right the ship.’ ” (Read more: Newton Kansan)
info2019-08-18T19:48:52-05:00August 18th, 2019|
The saying “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Yes, 100 years ago, people were upset about the city’s production of electricity. In the summer of 1919, city commissioners were facing an increasing deficit in its electric department and were finding they were selling it for less than it cost to make. “For the last two or three years, they have been sailing along serenely, doing business in the sale of electric juice to private customers in Wellington and to surrounding towns, who have been buying the sparkling fluid through a corporation known as Western Sumner Electric Light [...]
info2019-08-18T19:45:44-05:00August 18th, 2019|
Despite a drought in new wind development proposals over the last decade, about $8 billion could flow into ongoing wind energy projects in Wyoming, providing one possible solution to the state’s precarious revenue outlook. Primarily located in the blustery prairie of Carbon and Converse counties, about a dozen wind projects in various stages of growth could unlock sizable economic returns and increase the state’s energy capacity some five times over. If the wind projects already in permitting or construction phases come to fruition, approximately $7.1 billion and 4,700 new jobs could result, according to the Center for Energy Economics and Public Policy. That estimate [...]
info2019-08-18T19:41:43-05:00August 18th, 2019|
The new downtown mural highlighting Chanute’s history will have an Easter egg in it. The artist working Friday on the display said he puts this same surprise in all his murals. Chanute residents and visitors will have the challenge of finding it. Ryan Christenson, who goes by the professional name ARCY, painted the mural Friday on the east side of Opie’s restaurant at Main and Highland. He expected it to take about eight hours, although an early-afternoon downpour interrupted the project, and sent the artist and spectators ducking for shelter. (Read more: The Chanute Tribune)
info2019-08-18T19:36:16-05:00August 18th, 2019|
Neosho County Commissioners and critics of the Neosho Ridge Wind project looked over drafts of a proposed moratorium on future construction during Thursday evening’s meeting. County Counselor Seth Jones had prepared a draft and two revised versions of a resolution, and opponent Ed Spielbusch also submitted a proposed resolution. Commissioners will incorporate elements from each to bring back to a future meeting. “One step closer,” Commission Chair Gail Klaassen said. (Read more: The Chanute Tribune)
info2019-08-15T22:21:32-05:00August 15th, 2019|
After three years as City Manager and 35 years working with the city, Bob Myers has announced he will retire in January of 2020. The announcement followed the completing of the 2020 City Budgeting process at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. “My decision to retire has not been an easy one,” Myers said in a press release. “I will miss working with the talented and dedicated people who lead the City’s various divisions and departments. I’m so proud of the service-oriented atmosphere we’ve worked together to establish throughout the City organization during the past three years.” (Read more: Newton Now)
info2019-08-15T22:20:39-05:00August 15th, 2019|
Investors clamored into the safety of U.S. government bonds, sending the 30-year Treasury bond yield below 2% for the first time ever and the 10-year Treasury note yield below 1.5%, a three-year low. Around 2:00 p.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, hit a three-year low of 1.475%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was at 1.944%, after earlier falling to 1.941% for the first time ever. The 2-year Treasury yield was 1.467%, its lowest level since Oct. 2017. Read more: CNBC.
info2019-08-15T22:21:18-05:00August 15th, 2019|
The Douglas County Commission kicked off discussions about finding a permanent county administrator on Wednesday, but a majority of commissioners said they believed they have already found one in Sarah Plinsky. Plinsky has been serving as the interim county administrator since December, when the previous administrator, Craig Weinaug, retired after working for the county for 26 years. Although Weinaug announced the county would conduct a search process to find his replacement, the commissioners said they now believe it may not be needed. “I think we have the person we need sitting within our midst,” Commissioner Nancy Thellman said of Plinsky. Read [...]
info2019-08-15T22:16:54-05:00August 15th, 2019|
Tyson Foods officials had a direct, simple message on Wednesday: We are not leaving. During a media event at the Heritage Inn, Tyson officials provided an update on current and future plans for the Tyson plant in Holcomb, a portion of which was heavily damaged by fire over the weekend. Tyson Foods President and CEO Noel White left no ambiguity about the company’s plans for the Holcomb plant, reiterating several times that Tyson is committed to rebuilding and repairing the facility as quickly as possible. “This plant’s important to us. It’s been a long time, strong performer. The community itself, the [...]
