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County issues over 600 burn permits via new online system
The county has issued 620 burn permits through its online permit system since it was launched in mid-November. Mark Whelan, emergency management coordinator for the county, said Tuesday, March 15, that 151 of those permits have been issued in the…
McPherson School Board recall election will take place, thanks to lawsuit
Residents of USD-418 will soon have a chance to decide if they want to retain Board Members Jeff Johnson, Emily Greer, and Ann Elliott after McPherson County Clerk Hollie Melroy certified the success of a recall effort. She certified its…
Merriam approves one-time employee retention bonus amid staffing shortage
The Merriam City Council on Monday approved a one-time, approximately $300,000 employee retention bonus. Why it matters: Merriam is experiencing staffing shortages — just like other cities, and even hospitals and school districts. The city is seeing fewer applicants to fill vacancies, particularly…
Governor joins effort in asking for $50 million for rural housing
Gov. Laura Kelly is getting behind efforts of a broad coalition of business and government interests to get the Legislature to approve $50 million to help solve a rural housing shortage. The governor announced a $50 million budget amendment on…
City to-do list has hefty price tag
Iola city leaders crossed several big-ticket items off their to-do lists Monday, totaling more than $978,000. The first was a bid of $145,000 to PAR Electrical, Inc., out of Kansas City, Mo., to install three 69kV power poles. The PAR…
Humboldt gets to work on projects
City leaders took official steps Monday night to get the ball rolling on two big projects. First, they approved a Community Development Block Grant for $700,000 for street improvements. The State of Kansas, through the Department of Commerce, will shoulder…
City hears ideas for improvement, transparancy
Ideas to improve the appearance of the city of Marysville were brought to City Council Monday night by local residents Diane Schroller and Darlene Boss. The women, who are both former city council members, asked the council to improve education…
Salina to purchase ‘Butterfly Tree’ sculpture, placed it near library
A sculpture that was part of the 2021 Sculpture Tour in downtown Salina will have a new home by the Salina Public Library after it was selected as the People’s Choice. “Butterfly Tree,” by Reven Marie Swanson of Colorado, was…
Hutchinson’s shortage of hotel rooms causes economic loss
... for a second consecutive year, more than a third of the teams in the [National Junior College men’s basketball] tournament are having to stay in hotels outside of Hutchinson because of not enough rooms locally. No studies have been…
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