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Proposed eight-minute limit for Topeka City Council presentations off table
Topeka city manager Brent Trout recently proposed setting an eight-minute limit for presentations to the city council. Trout then made a presentation to the council that was noticeably longer, which Councilwoman Sylvia Ortiz pointed out. Now the proposed eight-minute limit…
Design chosen for Augusta’s new flag
Judges for the Augusta Flag Contest presented two final designs to the public last month and 331 people voted. Online votes numbered 270, while 61 people voted in person at the Augusta Public Library. The public vote ended on Dec.…
Manhattan Chamber renews contracts, looks ahead to 2019
Officials with the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce continue to look at new ways to market the community to others traveling through Kansas. Lyle Butler, President and CEO of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, was on In Focus recently…
County commission approves sewer benefit district resolution
The Riley County commissioners on Thursday approved a resolution determining a treatment lagoon project at the Bridgeview Heights sewer benefit district to be not feasible. Deputy County Counselor Craig Cox says the sewer district was created in June 2017 and…
Kansas court system granting employees paid parental leave
The Kansas court system's employees will now receive six weeks of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. The Kansas Supreme Court issued an administrative order Friday covering the 1,600 judicial branch workers under its supervision. The…
Leavenworth County Commission approves new district boundaries
The Leavenworth County Commission has approved new boundaries for commission districts. Commissioners approved the redrawn districts Thursday. The commission districts had to be redrawn after voters approved the expansion of the commission from three districts to five. Thursday’s vote came…
Special election planned for March 26 in Leavenworth county
Now that voters have approved the expansion of the Leavenworth County Commission, county officials are planning a special election to add two members to the commission. County Clerk Janet Klasinski plans to have the election March 26. Voters in the…
El Dorado Public Schools superintendent to retire, replacement chosen
The superintendent of El Dorado Public Schools will work her last day with the district on June 30, 2019. The USD 490 Board of Education announced the retirement of Sue Givens after 12 years with the district. She was chosen…
Kansas has new academy to promote now-legal industrial hemp
A northeast Kansas businessman is opening a new academy to train farmers to grow industrial hemp now that its production is legal. Joe Bisogno’s belief in the crop’s potential inspired him to open America’s Hemp Academy in DeSoto, about 20…
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