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Pittsburg City Commissioners debate differences between city ordinance and website wording
For the second meeting in a row, the Pittsburg City Commission on Tuesday discussed the differences between the wording of its street maintenance sales tax ordinance, and the description of the sales tax on the city’s website. “The revenue from…
Hillsboro’s Larry Paine receives Kansas Municipal Utilities Schowalter Award
Colin Hansen, Executive Director of Kansas Municipal Utilities, presented the award to Larry Paine. Hillsboro City Administrator Larry Paine was presented with the 2019 Edgar P. Schowalter Award by Kansas Municipal Utilities (KMU), the statewide association of municipally-owned and operated…
JoCo mental health experts say they can’t meet demand till private insurance pays more
Johnson County mental health officials — facing what they say is the highest suicide rate in any county in Kansas — told U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids on Wednesday they need private insurers to pay more for treatment, especially outpatient care.…
Reno County receives $3.3 million in budget proposals from outside agencies
Eight agencies that receive funding from Reno County made pitches Tuesday for increases in their budgets for next year totaling more than $400,000. One agency, Reno County Emergency Medical Services, accounted for more than 80 percent of the proposed hikes,…
Tornado that hit Douglas County rated an EF-4, stayed on ground for 31 miles
When Lanae LaBonte called her in-laws Tuesday evening to check on them before a tornado touched down in south Lawrence, her father-in-law, Mike LaBonte, said it was “no big deal, I’m just sitting here eating ice cream.” About 10 minutes…
Debris from Linwood tornado found at Kansas City airport, other parts of Missouri
Kansas City International Airport is open again after a harrowing night of storms that left debris over the runway, including debris apparently from a tornado-ravaged town nearly 50 miles away. A tornado warning Tuesday night forced officials to move people…
Hillsboro hears proposal for storage units
Larry and Joyce Smith own storage facilities in Salina, Lindsborg and McPherson. They made an offer to purchase part of lot 2, and all of lot 3 (both located to the East of the old Dollar General building) in the…
City profile: Merriam small city with roots in American Indian culture
To learn more about Merriam, Kansas, go back almost 200 years and study the Shawnee Indian Tribe. Members of the Shawnee Tribe settled in the Turkey Creek basin after they moved from Ohio and Missouri to what became Kansas Territory…
Chanute makes rules for dome, tiny houses
Chanute commissioners passed ordinance amendments Tuesday evening that allow dome and tiny houses – under certain conditions. The measure proposed by the Planning Commission passed 3-2 with Commissioners Tim Fairchild and Phil Chaney opposed. Developer Bernard Neyer has proposed building…
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