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Newton softball tournament filled up local hotel rooms
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…
Sedgwick names park after former mayor DeHaven
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,…
Kansas Lands $4 billion, 4,000-Job Panasonic Energy Electric Vehicle Battery Plant
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…
Marion County discusses option of Fort Riley taking over receiving recycling again
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.…
Marion selects Mark Skiles to become city administrator
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
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…
The new 988 suicide prevention hotline will connect Kansans to help near them
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…
Allen County commissioners consider land bank proposal
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…
Manhattan to have forum on future of parks and rec programs
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…
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