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‘Anyone But’ rates among top write-ins
Write-in candidates up-ended ballot-listed candidates in three contested races and won several other contests for which no candidate had filed in this month’s election. But the most interesting write-ins — including “Anyone But” — were not necessarily winners. Former county…
Hillsboro Community Hospital sold to its onetime operators
A Wichita bankruptcy court judge Thursday approved the sale of Hillsboro Community Hospital after learning that no objections had been filed to the proposed sale and no qualifying competing bids had been made. The hospital was sold to a company…
County OKs wind farm agreement
After 3½ hours of discussion and pointed questions from county commissioner Dianne Novak Friday, county commissioners approved a development agreement for a wind farm project long the subject of contention. The agreement was approved by commissioners on a split vote,…
City Council approves IRBs for Genzada
The Hutchinson City Council approved an ordinance to issue $6.2 million in industrial revenue bonds for the Genzada project during Tuesday’s meeting. The city is acting as the funding conduit for the project and is not obligated financially in any…
Kansas is third-worst in nation for retirement, report says. Are high taxes to blame?
What does a state do when its taxpayers feel pinched but its government feels deprived? It has a no-holds-barred debate about needs, wants, limits and priorities — which is precisely what Kansas leaders should do now. The Sunflower State is enmeshed in an…
Grant funding rings in for countywide joint communications
The Kansas 911 Coordinating Council recently announced that Atchison County 911 Center has been awarded grant funding to help cover the cost of hardware, software and training associated with the processing and dispatching of the Next Generation 911. “This upgrade…
Wright resigns as Bentley City Clerk, will be missed
The motion to accept City Clerk Lisa Wright’s resignation nearly died for lack of a second last week. That’s how much council members regret seeing her leave. Wright’s last day with Bentley is this Friday. She’ll be taking on a…
Crews fight building fire at Rice Co. egg production facility
Authorities are working to determine the cause of a large fire in a building at the Cal-Maine foods 625 Avenue K, in Rice County. Wednesday fire at Cal-Maine in Rice County photo courtesy Brian Sieker Fire crews from across the…
Chicken N Pickle to open ice skating rink in east Wichita
Workers are currently putting the finishing touches on the rink at Chicken N Pickle, located near the corner of 13th St. N. and Greenwich. Weather permitting, the rink will open this Friday at 3 p.m. The complex says it will…
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