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‘No’ vote wins Salina pit bull election: Ban to remain
About 56.4% of the 9,425 voters opted to keep the ban. Read more: Salina Journal
Attorney General Opinion 2026-6: County hospital budget submissions to county commission
Synopsis: K.S.A. 19-4607(c) requires non-elected hospital boards to submit a proposed budget ... K.S.A. 19-4610(a) directs that a hospital board shall have control over all expenditures, except those raised by revenue bonds. These statutes do not conflict... Read more: Kansas…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 24, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 23, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Kansas wildfire task forces provide relief on the frontlines
The Ranger Road Fire — which started in Beaver County, Oklahoma — has consumed the largest amount of land, burning more than 283,000 acres in Oklahoma and southwest Kansas as of Monday. Five wildfire task forces, from across Kansas, deployed…
Riley County weighing creation of county administrator position
Riley County commissioners are considering a restructure of county leadership that could see the creation of a county administrator position. Read more: News Radio KMAN
Abilene Showcases History Through Two Gravel Kansas Bike Trails
The ‘I like Ike Trail’ and the ‘Greyt Trail’ offer bicyclists two different historical rides through Dickinson County, celebrating Abilene’s rich history. Bicyclists can find both routes on the Gravel Kansas website. Read more: KCLY Radio
Hillsboro ponders cleanup
City council members heard a presentation Tuesday that urged Hillsboro to join a state program of property cleanup. Toby Kuhn with the Kansas Department of Health Environment said the program does not address not mowing lawns or pulling weeds and…
Hillsboro councilman’s podcast focus on city workers
A new podcast by Hillsboro City Council member Ronald Wilkins is introducing the public to major department heads and what happens behind the scenes. In his first podcast last week, Wilkins Read more: Marion County RECORD
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