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NAC Fall Spruce Up
Approximately 30 volunteers gathered on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Pittsburg City Hall where they were divided into teams and sent out into the city to do some community clean up. Read more: – Morning Sun
CCSO proposes raises to recruit COs
According to Adam Harrison, the human resources and finance officer for the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, recruitment and retention of correctional officers (COs) is an “uphill battle.” “Working 12-hour shifts with violent offenders,” Harrison told the county commission, “our application pool is practically non-existent.” Harrison…
Municipal Bond Trends for November 14, 2025
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer’s credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your…
Municipal Bond Trends for November 13, 2025
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer’s credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your…
McPherson USD 418 Launches Online Survey on Facility Planning
McPherson USD 418 has opened an online survey to provide additional feedback on facility planning for the district. This follows up on the work of a facility study committee, open houses held in October, and a phone survey commissioned by the district. The survey, which…
Halstead’s Sixth Street will never look the same
Halstead City Council authorized city staff to sign paperwork and send $136,000 to the Kansas Department of Transportation for the city’s portion of the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) improvement project. The amount represents the city’s 20 percent match for the grant originally awarded by…
Hesston foundation downsizing $20M grocery store plan conceived by indicted businessman
Texas businessman Brad Heppner’s insistence on construction of a grandiose $20 million grocery store in Hesston proved too complicated for the project to get off the ground before the unsealing of an indictment alleging he orchestrated a $150 million financial fraud. Federal charges against Heppner…
North Newton City Council approves parks and rec committee
North Newton now will have a parks and recreation committee. That’s after the North Newton City Council voted 4-0 in favor of establishing the group at its regular monthly meeting on Monday night. “The creation of a parks and recreation committee, which focuses on advising…
NIMBY opposition remains major hurdle to housing developments in JoCo, officials say
The room was packed and hot, both in temperature and in palpable anger. It was just a regular meeting of the Olathe Planning Commission in late 2024. But on this agenda, a Michigan-based developer called Magnus Capital Partners LLC wanted to rezone a 14-acre property…
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