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Newton softball tournament filled up local hotel rooms

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More teams competing in this year’s Mexican-American Softball Tournament meant a bonanza for local restaurants and hotels. Ozell Lincoln said Coratel Inn & Suites usually filled about 30 rooms for the tournament, but this year all 53 rooms were booked during the Fourth of July weekend. He said the hotel counted on the boost provided by the annual tournament. “They do a lot for the local economy and I don’t think people realize how much business they bring,” he said. Source: Harvey County Now

Sedgwick names park after former mayor DeHaven

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A longtime public servant in Sedgwick will have his legacy immortalized. The park on the east side of town has a new official name as the Mayor Donald K. DeHaven Memorial Park. DeHaven served as Sedgwick’s mayor for 44 years, as well as six years as a member of the city council. He died on May 17, 2013. Sedgwick City Council approved a resolution designating the new park name during last week’s meeting following a discussion in executive session. The resolution notes that naming the park after DeHaven will be a lasting reminder of his faithfulness and dedication in public service [...]

Kansas Lands $4 billion, 4,000-Job Panasonic Energy Electric Vehicle Battery Plant

info2022-07-14T07:46:24-05:00July 13th, 2022|

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced that Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., plans to build one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facilities of its kind in the United States in Kansas. Pending approval by Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors, the company has identified a site in De Soto for the potential project. The planned project is expected to create up to 4,000 new jobs and result in an investment of up to $4 billion, which represents the largest economic development project in Kansas history. The development will have ripple effects throughout the regional and state economy, supporting an estimated [...]

Marion County discusses option of Fort Riley taking over receiving recycling again

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Recycling was the main topic of business for the weekly Marion County Board of Commissioners on Monday. Weed/HHW/Transfer Station/Recycle Director Josh Housman gave an update on Department business letting the commissioners know that he is still a few employees short. Commissioner Kent Becker told Housman that he got a call from Fort Riley and they reported that they are ready to start taking recycling again which he feels would be really helpful to Hillsboro and Marion. Source: Hillsboro Free Press

Marion selects Mark Skiles to become city administrator

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Marion’s city council unanimously approved a contract Monday for Mark Skiles to become city administrator. Skiles’s starting date will be July 25. ... Skiles, 63, most recently was city administrator in Clinton, Oklahoma... Source: HILLSBORO Star-Journal

Pittsburg’s Fox Theatre receives grant funding for refurbishment

info2022-07-14T07:55:58-05:00July 13th, 2022|

Efforts to refurbish a historic area theatre got a boost from the state's chief executive. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has awarded over $4 million in community service tax credits to nearly 30 nonprofits. One of which is the Colonial Fox Theater in Pittsburg. Vonnie Corsini says her organization has applied for the tax credits two times in the past, and the third time turned out to be the charm. "And we're getting $150,000 of community service tax credits which will translate into $300,000 in gifts for us. If a person for instance would donate $1,000 to us, the State of Kansas [...]

The new 988 suicide prevention hotline will connect Kansans to help near them

info2022-07-14T07:56:11-05:00July 13th, 2022|

Think of the new 988 not just as an easier-to-remember suicide hotline. The number that goes live in Kansas on Saturday also comes with an infusion of federal tax dollars aimed at creating a more powerful and nimble lifeline to families caught in a mental health crisis. “It really spurred the initial progress to move forward with that,” said Sherrie Vaughn, the executive director of the Kansas branch of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “If you would have asked me four years ago, can we get there? I may have been hesitant to say yes.” The new hotline was designed [...]

Allen County commissioners consider land bank proposal

info2022-07-14T07:56:24-05:00July 13th, 2022|

County commissioners want to learn more about legal ramifications if they start a land bank. They don’t want to see the county collect a bunch of unwanted property they’ll have to take care of, and would rather wait until developers show interest. Jonathan Goering, Thrive Allen County’s economic development director, is ready to move forward with plans to start a land bank. Commissioners, though, aren’t quite as enthusiastic. They’re concerned the county could end up with a surplus of unwanted property they’ll have to maintain, and they could lose some property tax revenue. Goering assured them they have options to control [...]

Manhattan to have forum on future of parks and rec programs

info2022-07-14T07:56:33-05:00July 13th, 2022|

Residents can give input on the future of parks and recreation programming, city officials announced Tuesday. The Manhattan Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will hold a special meeting ... The purpose is to gain feedback on the future of parks and recreation programming. The meeting will be a facilitated public forum, according to a press release from the city government. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend and participate. The public forum will involve a brief overview from city government staff members on the parks and rec programming and budget, followed by facilitated conversations aiming to seek community feedback and [...]

Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as price pressures intensify

info2022-07-13T08:38:48-05:00July 13th, 2022|

Shoppers paid sharply higher prices for a variety of goods in June as inflation kept its hold on a slowing U.S. economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The consumer price index, a broad measure of everyday goods and services, soared 9.1% from a year ago, above the 8.8% Dow Jones estimate. That marked another month of the fastest pace for inflation going back to December 1981. Source: CNBC

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