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Johnson County Library welcomes new county librarian
Johnson County Library will welcome Tricia Suellentrop as its new county librarian beginning July 1. The Library Board of Directors confirmed Suellentrop’s hiring at their June board meeting. Suellentrop will succeed Sean Casserley, who announced his retirement earlier this year…
Municipal Bonds Increasingly Held by Funds Instead of Individuals
One factor aggravating volatility in munis this year: Asset managers’ increasing share of a $4 trillion market once dominated by buy-and-hold individual investors. The share of outstanding municipal bonds held by U.S. households fell to 40% in the first three…
Hutchinson faces shortage of doctors, healthcare spending leaving Reno County
Ken Johnson, President and CEO at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, said there were "significant discussions" over several years encouraging the Clinic to recruit more primary care physicians. Recruiting doctors whose families want to live in Hutchinson has always been challenging.…
Florence preserving its hometown heritage
When Bob Gayle moved away from Florence in 1978, he never thought he’d return. He came back 33 years later, to make things in his hometown better. Over the years he was away working as a diesel mechanic, returning to…
Carlyle community builds shelter for resident
Kenny Arbuckle had a plan for what he would do if a tornado was headed toward his home. He’d roll his wheelchair into the garage, where he had a chain connected to a pipe which was secured in cement. “I’ll…
Family proposes turning the former Iola water tower into a high-rise Airbnb
Iola’s old Elm Street water tower hasn’t been used for years, aside from being home to a couple of antennas and an occasional gathering spot for turkey vultures. Max and Candice Grundy want to change that. The Iola artists —…
Flags to be Flown Half-Staff June 29th for Fallen Linn County Firefighter
In accordance with Executive Order 20-30, Governor Kelly directs flags be flown at half-staff at all state grounds, buildings, and facilities on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in honor of Linn County volunteer firefighter Joshua Haynes of Rural District 1 Fire Department, who suffered fatal injuries while…
Building the disc golf capitol of the world
Let’s go to the disc golf capitol of the world. We could travel around the globe looking for such a designation, or we could go directly to… Emporia, Kansas. ... What has caused the sport of disc golf to grow?…
Snow Cones with Gardner Police
Over 500 snow cones were served to local residents who came out to support the Gardner Police Department Thursday June 9 at the Dollar General on Moonlight Road. The family friendly event welcomed everyone with a patrol car to see…
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