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Mandatory evacuation issued for Elwood; Hiawatha city employees helping man barricades
The City of Elwood issued a mandatory evacuation around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday when the Missouri River levels reached 30 feet. By Friday morning, the river had reached 31.45 feet, but the levees were still holding. The projected crest is…
Former Towanda utility clerk sentenced to more than 10 years for misusing public funds
The former utility clerk for the City of Towanda receives a sentence of 10 years, eight months in prison in connection with the theft of more than $186,000 from the city. The sentencing against Ricky Allen Voisin in Butler County…
LIVE NOW: Watch Hoxie, Kansas native, astronaut Nick Hague takes spacewalk
Watch NASA TV. NASA Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Nick Hague of Hoxie Kansas and Anne McClain will begin a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at about 7 a.m. CDT Friday, March 22. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk…
Gardner mayor delays announcing name of administrator
Steve Shute, Gardner mayor, shelved plans to name his preferred choice for city administrator during the March 18 meeting and instead said the meeting would adjourn to an executive session where contract negotiations would be discussed. Shute said that on…
Community mural adds color, flair to downtown Newton
The newest mural in downtown Newton was a community effort. Retired Newton High Schol art teacher Ray Olais said he was approached last year by the owner of a building at Sixth and Main. The building's owner was looking for…
Deister retires as County Administrator
Today is Rita Deister’s final day as a Saline County employee. Deister has served as Saline County Administrator for 18 years. She also has served as the county’s personnel director and assistant administrator. She began working for Saline County in…
Bill to retroactively approve Finney County sales tax passes out of committee
A bill that will determine whether Finney County can continue to collect a sales tax meant to fund long-awaited upcoming capital projects passed out of committee Thursday with a key amendment: the sales tax, once lumped together with four counties’…
Residents try to repopulate first all black settlement with tiny homes
Off of Highway 24 sits a little Kansas town. “Nicodemus means everything to me,” resident JohnElla Holmes said. And one with rich history. “It was founded in 1877,” she said. “My great-great-great grandparents were one of the first families to…
City of Halstead may offer rodeo location
The Halstead City Council is looking into the possibility of leasing Williams Park to the Halstead Rodeo Committee. This could potentially provide a rodeo location not just during Old Settlers, but also throughout the year for multiple rodeo events to…
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