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A Newton Police Officer was bitten twice attempting to remove a dog from another person’s yard. The incident happened in the 1200 Block of N. Madison around 1:35 p.m. Sunday, March 5. “There was a hole in the fence,” Powell said, saying the dog was described as a large rottweiler. “It got into the neighbor’s yard.” While the officer was trying to get the dog out of the yard, it bit him twice on the calf of his leg and the hand. The dog then ran back to its house. Powell said the officer was treated for his injuries.
Source: Harvey County Now
When District 2 Barton County Commissioner Barb Esfeld floated an “outside-the-box” idea on lowering county property taxes at a meeting in Topeka Tuesday, mouths were agape as it soaked in for those present. The suggestion, first proposed by Barton County Administrator Matt Patzner, involves implementing a county-wide 1% sales tax solely dedicated to offsetting the strain on the mill levy. Sales taxes are paid by everyone who spends money in the county and many consider it a more fair tax. … cities and counties are governed by different “home rule” guidelines. These cover the extent to which these units of government are allowed to govern themselves. So, it is unclear if a county can implement such a sales tax, Esfeld said. There was interest among the committee members to change home rule mandates to accommodate it. “I am the biggest proponent of county home rule you will ever find,” said County Counselor Patrick Hoffman. “What you guys are really talking about is that the Legislature needs to let counties govern themselves more than they are.”
Source: Great Bend Tribune
Sedgwick County commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve an incentive agreement for a Kansas company that plans to build a new advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility. Integra Technologies recently announced plans to build a 1-million-square-foot plant near K-254 and Rock Road in Bel Aire. The company plans to invest close to $2 billion and it will apply for federal funding under the CHIPS Act to help with the project. The company is looking to create close to 2,000 new jobs and there is expected to be another 3,100 jobs for suppliers, construction and other services.
Source: 101.3 KFDI
The Kansas House passed legislation on March 2 to raise the legal age for tobacco products from 18 to 21. House Bill 2269 – which applies to the sale, purchase or possession of cigarette and tobacco products – would bring Kansas into compliance with federal law. The House granted initial approval after a brief debate, then declared an emergency in order to take immediate final action.
Source: Derby Informer | Area
Barton County commissioners Wednesday morning hailed the resolution of Larry and Sheree Marshall’s conditional use permit and zoning requests to operate an auto salvage-towing business west of Great Bend as one of the county’s proudest moments from last year. “It was it was a tough year last year for all of us, everyone at the county level,” said Environmental Manager Judy Goreham of what was a long and emotional process. “And I really feel like this was a success story.” … “This was one of the resolutions where we had a laundry list of conditions,” she said. In all, there were nine he had to meet within 180 days, which he did. The last of these was the annual review to receive approval for another year. His annual application requirements will vary from year to year, she said. This year he had to provide copies of his licenses, salvage certificate and proof of bonding, and he has complied. Last Wednesday, Mark Cooper from her office drove by the property. “It was in tip-top shape. Everything about the requirements were good.”
Source: Great Bend Tribune
Plans for development of a site near 18th and Haskell for a temporary modular home village for people experiencing homelessness have come to a halt, a developer says. Tony Krsnich, one of the owners of the site at 800 Lynn St., said Wednesday that he was in discussions with the city, but “those discussions are now over.” “We look forward to continuing to work with with the City of Lawrence. (We) absolutely love Lawrence, and continue to stand behind all ranges of housing, affordable and market rate; historic preservation,” Krsnich said. “And we had a very positive end to these negotiations, and negotiations like this are always difficult. This had absolutely nothing to do with price or anything like that.”
Source: The Lawrence Times
Kansas police departments could soon have another tool to keep unqualified candidates away from law enforcement. A proposed bill would require agencies to share information used on a job application and, more importantly, share information on why a candidate was rejected. A candidate could be rejected from one law enforcement agency and continue to apply to other agencies without those agencies knowing why they were rejected. Law enforcement agencies can share application materials with other departments that show why they rejected a candidate, but they currently don’t have to.
Source: The Lawrence Times
Staffing and labor costs are emerging as top challenges for the county commission as this year’s budget-writing season gets underway. In the past two weeks, commissioners have discussed problems connected to a shrinking labor supply and the cost of filling vacancies in the sheriff’s office as well as other county departments. Those challenges were underlined by a recent study commissioned by the county that concluded, in part, that county worker pay needs to increase by 6% on average in order for the county to stay competitive in a tightening labor market.
Source: Prairie Village Post
Roeland Park will soon have three license plate readers operating at two of the city’s busiest intersections along Roe Boulevard. The license plate readers are intended to serve as an investigative tool for law enforcement to identify license plates associated with reported crimes but not to catch speeders or drivers who run red lights, Police Chief John Morris said.
Source: Prairie Village Post
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