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Riley County to pay $150K in Home Depot tax appeal case
Riley County will have to refund just over $151,000 after the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals ruled in favor of the local Home Depot on a 2018 appraisal of the store. The decision could have effects beyond the loss of…
‘Dark store’ theory tops discussion for local intergovernmental meeting
Riley County’s counselor and appraiser both say officials should continue to pay attention a pair of bills floating in the Kansas Statehouse related to “dark store theory.” During a meeting with local officials from various agencies Monday, county counselor Clancy…
Emergency department now open in Sumner County
On Wednesday Kansas Governor Laura Kelly toured the new emergency department in Sumner County. The hospital doors were closed for nearly a year. Now, part of the building is back open for business. “It’s a God send. We’re a small…
Plan to limit turbines riles growing Kansas wind industry
A Kansas legislative committee’s leader lit a political prairie fire with a proposal that critics say would end investments in wind energy. State Senate Utilities Committee Chairman Mike Thompson said Wednesday that he is trying to protect landowners who fear…
Should Sedgwick County need Johnson County’s OK to amend county charter? They say no
Under current state law, Sedgwick County could create a commission to examine the efficiency of its governmental operations — but all the members would would have to be from Johnson County. A bill to fix that anomaly is making its…
Spring Hill may join the ranks of cities allowing chickens on homeowners’ properties
Spring Hill, which straddles the Johnson/Miami line at U.S. 169, has joined the growing list of cities that are considering allowing chickens within city limits. In May 2020, a group of teens petitioned the city to allow chickens within city…
Sedgwick County closer to getting rid of hazardous houses
Despite lawmakers’ concerns over a possible effect on hobby farming, Sedgwick County moved a step closer Wednesday to being able to clean up some of the county’s worst public nuisances. The House Local Government Committee on Wednesday advanced Senate Bill…
Huge winter storm gas bills push cities to the brink
The tiny city of Denison, Kan., came to the brink of insolvency so fast last month that its leaders hadn’t figured out how to begin the bankruptcy process. “We don’t even know how to go under,” said Vickie Wold, the…
Planning for Garden City’s future
What will Garden City look like 10, 20, 40 years from now? That question was on everyone’s minds at a public meeting for the Garden City Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Plan Tuesday at the City Administration Center. ... the purpose…
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