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Rural Basehor man fears annexation, calls on state to crack down
Jim Seeman lives in the farmhouse he grew up in near Basehor, the place where his parents moved in 1947, and he doesn’t like the idea of being swallowed by sprawling urban development. He also doesn’t like the idea that…
Senate panel considers bill requiring paper ballots in Kansas elections
The Senate Ethics, Elections and Local Government committee heard testimony Wednesday on a bill that would require all Kansas counties to use paper ballots to count votes. Ballots would have several requirements, including the voter’s signature. Votes would be counted…
Insurance agent breaks down statistics on dog bites
Insurance agent Alex Case gave Marion Kiwanis members a view of the problem of dog bite injuries in Marion County and nationwide Feb. 5 when he spoke at the club’s weekly meeting. ... Between 2005 and 2018, 469 people —…
Marion resident asks for railroad ordinance
Robert Crawford has had enough of running railroad engines and tanker cars full of hazardous chemicals parked on the tracks just yards from his house. The Marion man spoke to city council members about it Monday, asking for a city…
City of Topeka hears first plans for improved housing
Topeka city leaders are considering ways to improve the city’s housing market. A St. Louis planning and real estate firm studied Topeka for months and came up with different options. One option is to renovate existing homes in the city,…
Junction City city manager back at work after being ill for five weeks
For five weeks a local city manager fought for his life. Now he’s back at work and looking to make a comeback. Junction City’s Allen Dinkel became extremely sick around New Year’s Eve. He was hospitalized with pneumonia and sepsis.…
As Prairie Village explores plastic bag ban, Kansas Chamber gets behind effort to preempt such bans
Less than a month after the Prairie Village Environmental Committee announced it would be forwarding a proposal on a city-wide plastic bag ban, a bill to prevent such a ban was introduced in the Kansas House Commerce Committee on Monday.…
Andover city leaders vote to save its municipal golf course
Andover city leaders voted Tuesday night to save the municipal golf course after a majority of the community asked the city to keep it. The vote comes after the current course operator told the city he is no longer interested…
Mayor explains advisory board’s role in selecting Hutchinson city manager
The role of a “community advisory committee” in helping the Hutchinson City Council select a new city manager will occur both before and after Thursday’s special meeting of the council. Members of the seven-person committee were independently reviewing questionnaires and…
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