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Sewer rate hike at Lake Fort Scott on hold
The Fort Scott City Commission Tuesday night tabled a proposed 3 percent increase in rates for sewer customers at Lake Fort Scott. Commissioners tabled the matter after hearing from lake residents who are concerned about the proposed increase, and remarks…
City to handle animals on its own
City Administrator Joe Turner asked the council for feedback as he presented a report on the animal control services for the city and recommended that Sedgwick terminate its contract with the City of Halstead and Animal Control Officer (ACO). The…
USDA invests in Horton water and wastewater infrastructure
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Community Programs Director in Kansas, Dan Fischer, announced that three Kansas communities - including Horton - are receiving $23 million in financing to improve water and wastewater infrastructure. USDA is funding the projects…
HCC employees give back to Doniphan County for Thanksgiving
On Nov. 20, Highland Community College employees donated enough food to provide 15 Doniphan County families in need with a Thanksgiving meal. The effort was spearheaded on campus by a group of employees called The Hamper Committee which includes, Theresa…
‘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…
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