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USD 383 optimistic about hiring bus drivers
Manhattan-Ogden focused its hiring efforts on recruiting more bus drivers and para-educators for the upcoming school year. While the need for paras varies year to year based on how many students need their assistance, USD 383’s human resources director said…
Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2025-18
Synopsis: Because the membership of the joint recreation commission between Independence and U.S.D. 446 was consistent with state law when it was established in 1979, K.S.A. 12-1926(b) allows the commission to continue as constituted, provided the majority of commissioners have…
Sky blue waves: Inside Marion’s water plant
Built in 1964, Marion’s odd-looking water plant is still going strong. Blocky, made of large bricks, and painted a stark light blue by a former operator in the early ’80s, it strongly resembles a giant ice cube. Compared to the…
Marion debates solar policy that would pay less than it charges
Marion City Council members reviewed a proposed ordinance Monday that would set standards for customers with renewable energy systems. The ordinance says the city would pay for excess energy produced by a customer’s generator, but it doesn’t specify the rate.…
Peabody begins replacing pipes
New PVC pipes soon will replace Peabody’s antiquated cast-iron mains, improving water quality significantly, Darin Neufeld, vice president of EBH Engineering, told city council members Monday. “We’ve got problems in parts of town with chlorine residual and color,” Neufeld said.…
Midwest needs battery storage
A new study estimates that a lack of investment in utility-level battery storage could increase prices by as much as 80% in the power grid of which Kansas is a part. Read more: CJonline
Other districts’ students are no longer allowed in sports
It wasn’t patrons the BOE heard from at its Monday meeting, but Hesston students and their parents. Multiple Hesston parents, students, and state senator Stephen Owens addressed the Board of Education. Their parents and students asked that the BOE not…
Concurrent pulls out, BESS issue will come to a vote
The public will have its official say about a battery energy storage system (BESS) in town in November. Halstead’s city council voted 4-1 Monday evening to place a petition on the ballot submitted by Halstead resident Kevin Henderson with 331…
Lawrence Parks & Rec board vote 4-3 to voice firm stance against fees to use rec centers
Lawrence’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted 4-3 to make a stronger statement to the city commission against a proposal to implement fees for residents to use Lawrence’s recreation centers. The city’s rec centers are currently admission-free. Parks and Rec…
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