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Petitioner gathering signatures for ballot question to expand Pottawatomie County Commission
A special question to expand the Pottawatomie County Commission may end up on the November ballot if a petition effort is successful. Doug Kern, who currently sits on the Planning and Zoning board, tells KMAN that he’d like to see…
As fires engulf Kansas, volunteer departments don’t have enough first responders
Across vast stretches of the country, the first responders to a fire are all volunteers. But the number of calls for help has tripled in recent decades, even as the National Volunteer Fire Council reports that the ranks of volunteers…
EPA seeks Kansas community input
The past can sometimes be hard to forget, especially for one southeast Kansas town. Traces of a former zinc smelter plant can still be found in the City of Weir, even after it went out of service in the 1920's.…
Topeka homeowners could get $20,000 for home repairs
A grant program in Topeka designed to assist homeowners with bringing their residences up to code has recently received a large amount of funding to benefit local residents. According to the City of Topeka, a total of $750,000 in grant…
Winfield residents ask commissioners to reconsider golf cart use
A group of Winfield residents are petitioning the Winfield city commission to review an ordinance regulating the use of golf carts in the city limits. The residents are requesting that the ordinance be revised to allow limited golf cart use…
Arkansas City board considers new city entrance signs
While Arkansas City officials work to revitalize downtown, beautification committee members think city entrances could be more inviting, too. Public Information Officer Andrew Lawson said the welcome signs at each major entrance to the city are in poor condition. Wooden…
Gardner has a plan for those late on electric bills
Gardner is doing something new this winter with customers who don’t pay their electric bills: shutting off their power for 15 minutes every hour. Utility officials can impose the intermittent shutoffs through new “smart electric meters,” which should be fully…
Wyandotte County passes Safe and Welcoming Act, providing municipal IDs for immigrants
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County’s Board of Commissioners passed the Safe and Welcoming Wyandotte Act late Thursday night by a vote of 6-4, a move advocates call a win for immigrants, people experiencing homelessness, elderly residents and the formerly…
Kansas judge OKs lawsuit that claims gas price gouging by energy titan BP last winter
Residents of the tiny southeast Kansas town of Mulberry have won the first round in a lawsuit claiming energy giant BP gouged them on natural gas prices during the freeze emergency last February. A Crawford County judge dismissed a motion…
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