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Council Grove takes new tack on budgets
While Marion County and its cities are still pondering their 2026 budgets, Council Grove’s already is proposed and is being reviewed by the public online. It’s posted prominently on the city’s website, not just as a bunch of numbers but…
Kansas officials confirm emerald ash borer in Bourbon County
The Kansas Forest Service has confirmed the presence of the emerald ash borer in Bourbon County on privately owned land north of Barnesville, the third confirmed sighting found in Kansas this year. KFS, working with K-State Research and Extension, captured and confirmed…
Officials to consider adding riverfront vision to city’s 20-year strategic plan
A proposal to reshape Manhattan's waterfront may soon become part of the city's 20-year strategic plan for the Parks and Recreation Department. Local stakeholders in the last few years have discussed developing the area around the banks of the Kansas…
Bucklin, Ashland football to co-op this year
August 18 is the first day of high school football practice in Kansas, and two southwest Kansas schools have agreed to a cooperative agreement for the 2025 football season. According to Kansas Pregame Magazine’s John Baetz on Friday, Bucklin and…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 1, 2025
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…
Salina sets timeline for city manager finalist visits
As of now, the plan is to have finalists visit the city in the morning and then meeting with the public in the evening on Aug. 11 and then having closed-session interviews with the commission individually throughout the day on…
KPERS fund still in flux
After large dips in the stockmarket in 2025, the Kansas public pension system ended the fiscal year with strong returns. Despite the significant gains, financial advisers told members of the KPERS Boardof Trustees duringmeetings July 24 and July 25 in…
Get up close and personal with bison
Nestled in the plains of McPherson County is what many have described Kansas’ best-kept secret of an attraction and home to more than 200 bison. Driving into Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, six miles north of Canton, people may be greeted by…
To unlock more funding, Perry-Lecompton volunteer library is trying to get voters to make it official
They’re circulating a petition for registered voters across much of the Perry-Lecompton school district to try to get a referendum on the November ballot to create a library district. If the library could do that, it would be more than…
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