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Wacky Wednesday returns in Crawford County
The Crawford County Historical Museum in Pittsburg, Kansas today hosted its Wacky Wednesday children's series. This free and family-friendly event featured various themes tailored for children from preschool to 6th grade. Held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the activities…
Newton PD mourns loss of police service dog Bella
A retired police service dog in Newton has died. Bella was only nine years old. The Newton Police Department said she suffered a sudden medical emergency and died Tuesday. The department said Bella was successful at her job. She was…
Nuclear plant eyes Marion Reservoir
Evergy wants to buy 19% of Marion Reservoir’s conservation pool water to use for cooling basins at Wolf Creek nuclear power plant near Burlington. “That has never happened before,” Lisa Suderman, vice chairman of the Neosho Regional Advisory Committee, told…
Hillsboro says yes to fences no to animals
Hillsboro property owners who want privacy fences along their side yards can now have them, but people who own agricultural land annexed into the city can no longer claim an agricultural exemption to city regulations. Those changes to city ordinance…
Century-old bridge to be replaced
A bridge on East Barton County Road crossing Walnut Creek that was built about a 100 years ago will be replaced after the County Commission Wednesday morning approved the project. “It’s one that we’ve been in discussions with for quite…
Municipal Bond Trends for June 27, 2023
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your…
Seven new warehouses coming near Integra Technologies site in Bel Aire
Michael Le had been eyeing Bel Aire for warehouse development even before Integra Technologies chose to locate in the city. “I was going to build it regardless,” he said of what he’s calling his Bayside industrial development. He said tax…
Tornado siren failure being addressed by county
A recent spot of severe weather raised some concerns for Derby residents, as a number of outdoor tornado sirens failed to go off in the midst of a tornado warning issued on June 17. District 5 Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim…
Torline creates collection brick by brick
North Newton resident John Torline, all in all, just wants to put another brick in the wall. But he doesn’t want to do that to oppress people, as the Pink Floyd song implies. He just wants to do it for…
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