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Bourbon County to ask for continuation of hard surface roads sales tax
Bourbon County Commissioners are gearing up to promote the continuance of a 1-cent county-wide retail sales tax. The sales tax currently in place funds hard-surface roads projects and expires at the end of the year. If passed, this would be…
Laid off Spirit workers to receive help
Spirit announced they're laying off roughly 15 percent of their workforce in Wichita Friday morning, leaving several people looking for jobs. Now, the question looms, what's next for them? "Under a warn notice, they will still get 60 days of…
One of the hottest housing markets in Johnson County fears losing ‘small-town feel’
The last eight years have been good to 66-year-old, violet haired Riedhart, who runs the breakfast and lunch spot with a few family members. And they've been good to De Soto, population 6,443. From her restaurant in the two-block downtown,…
Franklin County set for economic boom
Franklin County is on the cusp for an economic boom, the new Franklin County Development Council executive director said. Paul Bean, who has been on the job since November, said everything is in place to attract outside businesses and for…
Grant to assist with Egerton’s 207th Street railroad overpass received
Edgerton received grant money for a railroad overpass along 207th Street. The Johnson County Board of Commissioners approved a $1 million County Assistance Road System, or CARS, grant to Edgerton for an overpass along 207th Street at Co-Op Road. “We…
Riley County approves cost share for water line re-alignment study
Riley County commissioners gave consensus to share the cost of a re-alignment study for Marlatt Avenue with the City of Manhattan. City Assistant Director of Public Works Randy DeWitt and City Engineer Brian Johnson say they are preparing a RFQ…
Harvey County firefighters creating task force to battle wildfires
Firefighters in Harvey County are fired up about a new task force. It’s called the Harvey County Wild Land Task Force. A brush fire just south of Halstead Tuesday took crews about an hour to get under control. The Halstead…
Pittsburg brightening downtown with murals
The city of Pittsburg is seeing some changes. ... Recently demolition in downtown Pittsburg has been a sight for sore eyes. The former Mike’s New and Used location was recently demolished because it was unsafe. Just down the street, Artist…
Porter takes city manager job in Rose Hill
Former Winfield city manager Warren Porter, who left a little more than three years ago for a job out of state, has taken a new job in the area to be closer to family, he told the CourierTraveler on Thursday.…
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