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McPherson City Commission OKs new chief, assistant chief
On Monday, the McPherson City Commission made official the city’s chief of police and assistant chief of police. According to information from the McPherson KS Police Department Facebook page, the commission “approved Mayor Thomas Brown’s appointment of Mikel Golden…
Johnson County Government has hired its first housing resource recruiter
Johnson County Government has hired its first housing resource recruiter, who is working with existing and new landlords to generate more affordable housing for people who have qualified for the federal rent subsidy program commonly known as Section 8. Pam…
New Bike Registration Program
The Pittsburg Police Department is announcing the release of a new bike registration program. Beginning Tuesday, October 1, 2019 members of the community can bring their bicycle to the Law Enforcement Center to have their bike’s information recorded into our…
A Small Kansas Town Bought A Tesla To Convince You To Use More Electricity
The city-owned utility here wants to sell more electricity to the 3,500 people in town. So it bought a $40,000 Tesla Model 3 sedan. It wants to show that getting around in an electric car can make sense. “We’re trying…
Pittsburg city commission discusses rental scooters
At various events in recent weeks the City of Pittsburg has been offering test rides on electric scooters that may soon become available to rent from the company VeoRide for short trips around town. At Tuesday’s city commission meeting, commissioners…
New center to offer students help with public speaking
If you’ve been to college, you know all about speeches — particularly if you were a communication student. There are now tutoring and mentoring services available for Pittsburg State University students who are preparing to present speeches. The Communication Center…
How A Rural Hospital In Kansas Survived Multiple Owners And Bankruptcy
Sitting at the edge of the gently undulating landscape of the Flint Hills in east-central Kansas, the town of Hillsboro boasts a small hospital that has survived a remarkable roller coaster ride even as other rural hospitals stagger and fail.…
Series of 11 earthquakes in 24 hours shake Jewell County in northern Kansas
Geologists recorded 11 earthquakes in about 24 hours in the same northern Kansas county over the weekend. Kansas Geological Survey data shows the cluster of quakes struck north and east of Randall in Jewell County on Saturday and Sunday. Four…
Higher bond yields? At least five years away, strategists say
A return to significantly higher yields will take longer than previously thought, according to a Reuters poll of fixed-income strategists who slashed their year-ahead major government bond yield forecasts to the lowest since polling began 17 years ago. With no…
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