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How Reno County can keep baby boomers at home
A threat is on the horizon for Reno County’s largest revenue source — property tax. Ben Winchester, a rural sociologist with the University of Minnesota Extension, showed about 50 people on Wednesday at the Atrium Hotel and Conference Center how…
Beccy Yocham named new Lenexa City Manager
With more than 20 years of experience serving the community in several capacities, Beccy Yocham has been appointed as the new City Manager for Lenexa, Kansas. Following a national recruitment and selection process, the City Council unanimously approved Yocham’s contract…
How slow internet hurts rural Kansas, starting with cattle sales
Crawling internet speeds in rural Kansas make trying to sell cattle online exasperating. Instead of uploading photos and videos of cattle for sale from home, farmer and cattleman Jay Young drives to his parents’ house or into the town of…
Tonganoxie City Council approves utility vehicle ordinances
Expansion of UTV usage in Tonganoxie moved forward with approval of ordinances addressing the vehicle use. Tonganoxie City Manager George Brajkovic laid out ordinances and fees that he said staff did a good job of “streamlining” for residents who want…
City rejects $3.19 million increase in City Hall renovation funding
Topeka city manager Brent Trout won’t get the more than $3.19 million in additional funding he sought to carry out the first phase of a project to renovate City Hall. But Trout did see Topeka’s governing body late Tuesday approve…
Sound and fury of Neosho County wind farm dispute reaches state Capitol
Alternative-energy controversy pulsated through Neosho County’s political circuits Tuesday with a force tantamount to one of the gigantic 600-foot-tall wind turbines at the root of this neighbor-to-neighbor clash in southeast Kansas. Spokes of a passionate debate reached into rural economic…
Hutch City Council tables job incentive policy
The Hutchinson City Council discussed a proposed job incentive policy during its regular agenda session. After more than an hour of discussion, no agreement could be reached and the matter was tabled. The sticking point centered around whether there should…
Kansas’ stronger beer likely won’t mean bigger buzz
Kansas finally abandoned a Prohibition-era rule that restricted certain stores to only sell beer with up to 3.2% alcohol content, but the stronger beer that's now allowed doesn't contain much more alcohol. Kansas this month ended its law dating back…
County mulls merging corrections, community corrections departments
Shawnee County commissioners plan to consider consolidation the county’s corrections and community corrections departments under the control of the corrections department. Commissioners Bob Archer, Bill Riphahn and Kevin Cook plan to hear the first reading Monday of a proposed home…
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