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County’s 5-year plan for waste management addresses plastic bags, food waste
Grocery store plastic bags won’t be taxed any time soon, but the county will likely look into it in the next couple of years because of the high level of public interest. County commissioners on Thursday approved a five-year strategic…
Winfield to map out future
Public meetings will be held in the future to gather information from Winfield residents on the city’s comprehensive plan update and a master plan for parks, trails and recreation. More details were discussed about the comprehensive plan update and the…
Kansas Offers Plenty Of Jobs, But Not Enough People To Take Them
Over the last five years, almost 15,000 workers disappeared from the Kansas workforce. During the same timeframe, the state is growing economically, with a recent monthly report showing 14,000 jobs created in the last year and unemployment at 3.3%. That’s below the…
$750,000 grant to WPD for state of the art gun crime center
Wichita police are hoping a new federal grant will help curb violent crime in the city. Police say this grant has been in the works for months, and now, it is finally approved. "The gun crime intelligence centers have been…
Students provide ‘miracle’ for Ellis homeowner
For the dozen Fort Hays State University students in Ellis on Saturday morning, it was a day of giving to the surrounding community. For Evelyn Fisher, it was much more. “In my world, this is a miracle,” she said, as…
Kiowa County communities come together to support 12-year-old
The communities of Mullinville and Greensburg in Kiowa County came together Labor Day to support one of their own. Twelve-year-old Brogan Tweedy, of Greensburg, was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia on July 31 after a routine visit to…
Pittsburg may soon get rentable scooters
If approved by the city commission at its next meeting, Pittsburg residents and visitors will soon have access to a fleet of electric scooters that riders can easily rent using a mobile app on their phones for $1 per 15…
Osawatomie hires interim city manager
A former city administrator for the city of Lansing for 16 years has been selected to serve as interim city manager until the city of Osawatomie can find outgoing manager Don Cawby’s successor. The City Council voted unanimously Thursday, Sept.…
WSJ ANALYSIS: When Negotiated Underwriters Flip Municipal Bonds, Local Governments Pay the Price
When the West Contra Costa Unified School District in California needed money to repair and upgrade deteriorating classrooms, it hired [a "negotiated" underwriter] to sell $191 million of municipal bonds. As far as school officials knew, the March 2016 sale…
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