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Newton petitioned to file anti-discrimination ordinance
Newton resident Christina Murphy asked the Newton City Commission to consider passing an ordinance that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. Christina Murphy, who is transgendered, said she has never been discriminated against…
City raises sanitation fees
Visual inspection of loads of recycling brought to the Harvey County sorting facility have been rejected after changes to the contract between Waste Connections and Harvey County — and that has affected Newton sanitation services. The contractual change went into…
City to see optional recycling, possible senior housing
The City of Newton will move forward in offering optional recycling with a slight rate increase. As has been reported in the recent months, following the collapse of the U.S. recycling market and requirements from China to have less contaminated…
Hillsboro City Council discusses special vehicles again
The Hillsboro City Council again met with a packed room thanks to the special purpose vehicle ordinance being on the agenda for the Jan. 7 meeting. Hillsboro Police Chief Dan Kinning spoke about his concerns with the council allowing golf…
Sunflower Electric’s Holcomb expansion project canceled
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation announced Wednesday that the utility will no longer pursue the Holcomb Expansion Project. The corporation will allow the project’s air permit to expire on March 27. Sunflower and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which provides wholesale…
Bond data back to the Black Death shows lower and even negative rates could be here to stay
More than 700 years of history show that the times as they are now, at least in regard to interest rates, aren’t quite so different as we’re led to believe, according to research that goes back to the Black Death…
‘Mysterious’ drones pass through Washington County
The mysterious drones that have made headlines in Nebraska and Colorado since mid-December finally made their way through Washington County, according to reports. Washington County Sheriff Justin Cordry said the drones were reported the night of Jan. 7 in the…
Kansas Attorney General Opinion 2020-1: County sales taxes; apportionment of revenue between cities and county
Synopsis: If a county imposes a countywide retailers' sales tax to finance designated health care services, and a city within the county has not previously exercised its authority to impose a city retailers' sales tax to finance health care services,…
Prairie Village Environmental Committee set to put forth proposal to ban single-use plastic bags
After a six-year gap, the Prairie Village Environmental Committee is again considering the idea of eliminating single-use plastic bags from stores throughout the city. A proposal outlined by two members of the city council calls for a ban on single-use…
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