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Commission approves 2020 funding for senior centers
Butler County commissioners unanimously approved contracts for senior centers within the county at their Nov. 19 meeting. Senior centers within Butler County will receive a slight increase in funding budgeted by the commission for fiscal year 2020. “We try to…
Pawnee Mental Health receives USDA grant to expand telemedicine and rural access to mental health
Rural access to mental health care is expanding in Kansas thanks to a $42.5 million US Department of Agriculture grant announced last week. Those dollars are being invested in 133 distance learning and telemedicine projects including Manhattan-based Pawnee Mental…
2019 local consult meetings wrap up in Liberal and Colby
This was the takeaway message from the local consult meetings in Liberal and Colby this week. With the completion of these two meetings, KDOT has now hosted 16 local consult meetings across the state this summer and fall. And, it…
Derby residents concerned about littering from free newspapers left in yards
The City of Derby says The Wichita Eagle's free newspaper, Neighbors, is distributed to approximately 6,800 households each week. Some residents, like Nick Sharp, are concerned that the paper is causing littering in the city. "It's just accumulating more trash,…
UG Commission approves up to $100 million in IRBs for PQ plant expansion
The Unified Government Commission, on an 8-0 unanimous vote, approved issuing up to $100 million in industrial revenue bonds for the PQ Corp. on Thursday night. PQ-Zeolyst is expanding its industrial operations at 1700 Kansas Ave., in Kansas City, Kansas.…
The Troubling Decline in City Revenue Growth
The most startling conclusion of The National League of Cities’ new fiscal conditions report was that revenue growth “stalled” last year and that this trend has continued—creating real problems for city budgets. This came as a particular shock to us…
Kansas college hopes to grow wine industry within state
A community college in Kansas hopes to promote the winery industry in the state by providing space and resources for small wineries getting started in the business. Highland Community College at Wamego opened a wine incubator called 456 Wineries last…
Southeast Kansas lags behind state unemployment average
The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary October unemployment rate estimates this week, noting they reached a new low. In southeast Kansas, however, unemployment remains higher than the statewide average. “Kansans can…
State sues trailer park owner for violating drinking water regulations
State health officials have filed a suit in Reno County District Court seeking enforcement action against the owners of Western Acres Mobile Home Park for failing to properly treat the public water supply system in the trailer park northwest of…
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