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Chanute accepts design plan for neighborhood fiber
Fiber became a chicken-or-egg issue for Chanute commissioners Monday evening. Commissioners voted to accept a proposal from an Oklahoma City engineering firm to design expansion of the city’s fiber optic broadband network into two neighborhoods. The quote from ACRS is…
Salina City Commissioners discuss use of cellphones during meetings
Salina city commissioners talked for a good while during their regular Monday meeting about the appropriate use of cellphones by commissioners, finally voting 3-2 to have staff develop a proposal for consideration. Commissioner Mike Hoppock had asked at last week’s…
Kansas Supreme Court says school funding still inadequate but gives lawmakers another year to fix problems
The Kansas Supreme Court said Monday that the five-year, $522 million increase to school funding that lawmakers approved this year is still inadequate. But instead of forcing lawmakers into a special session this summer to correct the problems, as it…
Poll indicates most Topeka voters would support raising citywide sales tax
Results of a recent opinion poll indicate 53.8 percent of Topekans would support increasing the citywide half-cent sales tax to three-quarters of a cent and keeping it in place for 10 years. Those results were made public Thursday by Jim…
Reno County sees drop in mortgage registration tax
A change can be seen in the numbers after the state passed legislation to gradually eliminate the mortgage registration tax. In May, the county collected $7,182.47 — less than half of what it collected in May of 2017: $18,194.64. The…
New distribution center, jobs coming to Park City
A new distribution center is expected to bring 20 new jobs to Park City. Crossland Construction announced on Monday that it is breaking ground on the WinField United Solutions project, a distribution hub for 20 area service centers. The building…
Engineers give Kansas a ‘C’ for infrastructure, but roads barely pass
Kansas received a passing grade for its highways when the state’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers released its latest “infrastructure report card.” However, the engineers also warned that sweeping cuts to Kansas Department of Transportation funding are…
Following city lawsuit, Lawrence restaurant removes patio canopy
After being sued by the city over its patio canopy, a local restaurant has taken the structure down. The wooden canopy was constructed about two years ago on the north side of Dempsey’s building, spanning the width of an open…
Great Bend announces administrator candidates interviews, schedules
The Great Bend City Council announced Monday morning the city administrator candidates and schedule for their visit to the community this week. The City of Great Bend will be interviewing three candidates on Wednesday and Thursday. Candidates include: Larry Collins,…
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