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Phillips Co. commissioner: State funding change means ‘safer local roads and bridges’
Governor Jeff Colyer today announced that the Kansas Department of Transportation is increasing the exchange rate for local public agencies seeking to fund local projects with state funds through the Federal Fund Exchange Program, returning the exchange rate to $.90…
KDOT money coming
The cities of Winfield and Arkansas City will qualify for more road work dollars after Gov. Jeff Colyer announced Monday that the Kansas Department of Transportation is returning to its previous formula of 90 cents on the dollar for the…
Leavenworth County Commission approves stormwater fees
Leavenworth city commissioners have officially approved new fees to help pay for maintenance to the city’s stormwater system. During a meeting Tuesday, commissioners approved an ordinance establishing a stormwater management program and an ordinance that creates the fees to pay…
New numbers will likely mean reductions to Lawrence city manager’s recommended budget
Even as City Manager Tom Markus presented his recommended budget to the Lawrence City Commission Tuesday, he advised that some of the numbers will change — potentially calling for reductions to what is proposed if the property tax rate is…
Holcomb City Council approves ordinance raising legal age to purchase cigarettes
The T-21, or No. 417, ordinance, raises the legal age to purchase and possess cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and tobacco products to 21. On May 10, LiveWell Finney County Health Coalition Grant Coordinator Donna Gerstner and three Holcomb students presented the…
Fed raises rates; officials boost outlook to four hikes in 2018
Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for the second time this year and upgraded their forecast to four total increases in 2018, as unemployment falls and inflation overshoots their target faster than previously projected. The so-called “ dot plot” released…
Phase II of Aggieville Infrastructure Analysis
Phase I of an Aggieville Infrastructure Analysis occurred over the fall and winter of 2017 examining parking, water and sewer infrastructure, and providing future growth scenarios for the district. Phase II of the analysis will look at further development of…
Chanute approves agreement to fund Main Street
Chanute commissioners heard a presentation on the Main Street Chanute program from one of its board members and continued discussion before approving funding for the program at Monday evening’s commission meeting. The commission voted Monday to approve its agreement to…
Kansas counties file federal racketeering case against opioid companies
Two Kansas counties and two Missouri counties this week joined a growing tide of legal challenges to the opioid epidemic by accusing pharmaceutical companies of racketeering. Montgomery and Bourbon counties in Kansas and Lafayette and Worth counties in Missouri filed…
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