Pittsburg city commissioners approve a measure keeping vehicles off of lawns. At a commission meeting earlier this month, an ordinance banning the parking of vehicles on lawns, grass, or landscaped areas was adopted by commissioners. City leaders say several factors led to the move, including vehicle safety, environmental concerns, and the impact on city infrastructure and utilities. "When there are vehicles, whether they're inoperable or they're operable, they're running vehicles, or they're used daily parked in the front of a home, in the yard, you know, that's going to be where your utilities are running. That's not meant to have a vehicle on [...]

In less than two months, Bourbon County residents will head to the polls to decide the fate of a county-wide sales tax. "We want the public involved in this. We want them to help make this decision. That's why we put it to a vote," said Jim Harris, Bourbon County Commissioners Chairman. The one-quarter cent tax would be used to establish and operate an emergency department in Bourbon County. "We're negotiating today with health care providers. We've got to show that we will have some funding to sign agreements with them because they're not going to come here and $750,000 a year just because [...]