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Neosho County Commissioners hear from 911 dispatchers
Dispatchers may be the “spokes” people of emergency services. While law enforcement, firefighters or ambulance crews are the ones visible on the scene, like the outer rim of a wheel, the dispatchers are at the center. “We’re the little hub…
Parsons to talk about smoke-free park areas
Parsons city commissioners on Monday evening again will discuss making most of the parks smoke-free. The commissioners have talked about smoke-free parks for the last several weeks after Commissioner Bill Hogelin introduced the idea about a year ago. The commission…
Neosho County discusses effect of Neighborhood Revitalization
Neosho County’s budget forecast looked mixed after Appraiser Bob McElroy gave county commissioners the preliminary valuation figures Friday morning. The overall taxable property is up $2.7 million, but that does not count the impact of the Neighborhood Revitalization Program. McElroy…
Hays City Band to kick off summer season under new director
The Hays City Band is organizing for the summer season on the direction of new Fort Hays State University professor Peter Lillpopp. The band accepts community members high school age and older of all skill levels. The band will play…
Salina city manager takes job in Springfield
The longtime city manager in Salina will take over the top administrative job in the city of Springfield, Missouri. Gage has been city manager in Salina for 13 years. Before that he was city manager in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and De…
Cowley County Administrator gets new job contract
Cowley County commissioners on Tuesday approved a four-year contract for Cowley County Administrator Lucas Goff ... Goff said his previous contract was for two years, but he requested this one be for four years because “I didn’t want to go…
Salina to hear proposed changes to incentive districts
Salina city commissioners will hold a public hearing on whether to adopt changes to the Neighborhood Revitalization Area when they meet in regular session at 4 p.m. Monday in Room 107 of the City-County Building. Changes include some boundaries and…
Law enforcement is family tradition for new Emporia ACO
“I’m just kind of testing the waters,” Emporia Police Department Animal Control Officer Reagan McClellan said. Growing up, the Lyon County native said she wanted to be a game warden, but had many family members in law enforcement. She has…
Black bears sighted in Southeast Kansas
Black bears have been spotted in Southeast Kansas in recent years and most recently in southern Crawford County. Crawford County Sheriff Dan Peak announced this week that the public recently turned in multiple sightings of a black bear in the…
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