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Sales tax helping Junction City debt recovery
The continuation of a one-cent sales tax will be crucial for Junction City’s debt recovery program. The tax is scheduled to expire December 31,2020 and with city commission approval could possibly go on the ballot this November for possible extension.…
New stadium may have half the parking of Lawrence-Dumont. An expert says there’s enough
There are enough public and private parking spaces downtown to serve the new baseball stadium, but not close-in, the head of a national parking company told a Wichita advisory group. Instead of a main parking lot right next to the…
Leavenworth County elected officials to be removed from pay plan
While they took no vote, Leavenworth County commissioners seemed to reach a decision Wednesday to remove the salaries of elected officials from a county pay plan. Commissioners discussed the issue during a work session, which took place Wednesday afternoon. The…
Wind farm opponents speak again
Opponents of a proposed wind farm spanning from Florence to Aulne to north of Peabody once again showed up at county commission meeting to ask for a moratorium on wind farm development. “What it comes down to, I think, is…
KSHSAA shares update on public-private high school sports dilemma after striking survey
In late March, Paola High School principal Jeff Hines sat at attention listening to Bill Faflick speak at the Kansas State High School Activities Association’s executive board meeting and heard something promising. He even wrote it down. “This is step…
Scraping of right of ways has been done before in Wellington, Council learns
Several Wellington residents have been wondering about the scraping of the right of ways occurring around town, especially alongside the curbing on U.S. 160. Wellington Director of Public Works Jeremy Jones said at Tuesday’s city council meeting periodically the curbs…
Newton/North Newton popular migrating stop for turkey vultures
Nothing’s dead in North Newton. It just happens to be a pit stop for vultures. Last fall, Newton resident Howard Schrag counted about 90 turkey vultures flying around in the northern part of Newton/southern part of North Newton near the…
Great Bend to receive two more firework displays
Two more firework shows are scheduled this spring and summer after the Great Bend City Council approved the displays following a pair of Great Bend Bat Cats games. The summer collegiate baseball team’s manager Roger Ward met with City of…
Kansas law gives counties new options for polling sites
A new law gives Kansas counties the legal option of letting voters cast ballots at any polling site within their county, but spotty internet service and aging voting equipment is expected to curtail its availability in many places, election officials…
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