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NLC provides Coronavirus Response Resources for Local Leaders
Cities, towns and villages are on the front lines of responding to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in their community. Local elected leaders have the primary responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of their residents. Local governments have…
Sumner Community Hospital closes its doors with no forewarning
Sumner Community Hospital closed its doors [Thursday night]. At the end of the workday, the hospital employees were told that they no longer had jobs and they needed to seek employment elsewhere. The news came without warning. Earlier this week…
Emporia Main Street in the running for $25 thousand national prize
Emporia Main Street, a group dedicated to seeing a robust downtown area in Emporia, is in the running for a $25 thousand prize against main streets across the country. This is the fifth year for the “America’s Main Street Contest”,…
Chanute City Manager Jeff Cantrell has been named new Hutchinson City Manager (replacing John Deardoff)
Chanute City Manager Jeff Cantrell has been selected to fill that role in Hutchinson, replacing retiring City Manager John Deardoff. Deardoff, meanwhile, has agreed to stay on until May, which is when Cantrell will arrive. “Jeff brings a great deal…
Kansas Department of Education issues virus guidelines
The Kansas Department of Education held a virtual meeting Thursday to help guide school officials through a situation in which they appear to have very little control. Officials with the department of education, including Commissioner Randy Watson, spoke to educators…
Muni participants want in on future stimulus bills
Muni market participants asked Congressional leaders to use a stimulus bill as an opportunity to push muni bond initiatives and increase infrastructure efforts amid economic stress caused by COVID-19. In a letter sent by the Public Finance Network to Congressional…
Across the county, local governments have seen more internal disagreements bubbling to surface
Little eruptions have been breaking the surface lately, at council and board meetings across the county: an eye roll here, muttered oath there, a veiled suggestion that leaves someone demanding a point of order. Then the Johnson County Community College…
Attorney General’s office says school district had right to keep review of $50 million iPad/Macbook program closed to press
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday issued an opinion saying that the Shawnee Mission School District did not violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act when it barred the Shawnee Mission Post from observing a meeting of its Digital Learning…
Chanute City Manager Steps Down
A southeast Kansas city manager is stepping down from his position. City Commissioners confirmed that on Wednesday, Chanute City Manager Jeff Cantrell announced that he will be leaving. He has accepted a position as the new city manager in Hutchinson,…
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