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Kansas Broadband Receives Federal Approval for $166.6M BEAD Final Proposal

Monday, December 8

TOPEKA, Kan. (December 8, 2025) – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the Kansas Office of Broadband Development’s (KOBD) $166.6 million final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The approval represents... Read More.

McPherson County Commissioners Hear Public Works 2026 Project Plan Proposal

Monday, November 3

McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — McPherson County Public Works Director David Bohnenblust presented a proposed 2026 project plan to McPherson County Commissioners Monday.23.6 miles of asphalt mill and overlay is planned, the largest part of this is a mill and overlay of 5th Avenue from... Read More.

Lyons City Council Advances Building Renovations at 210 West Commercial, Hears Proposal on Constructing New Public Works Building

Tuesday, October 7

LYONS, Kan. — The Lyons City Council Monday approved multiple resolutions and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) connected with a Community Development Block Grant for renovations of the building at 210 West Commercial that was the long-time home of the Lyons News and its... Read More.

Ambulance Sales Tax Proposal Placed on McPherson County November Ballot

Monday, August 18

McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — McPherson County voters will consider a proposed half percent ambulance sales tax at the November general election. A resolution calling a special election was adopted by McPherson County Commissioners Monday.The tax would provide funding for McPherson, Lindsborg, and Moundridge EMS... Read More.

McPherson County Commissioners Consider Placing Sales Tax Proposal on General Election Ballot Funding Ambulance and Mental Health Services

Monday, July 21

McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — McPherson County Commissioners Monday were generally in agreement on placing a one-half percent sales tax proposal on the November general election ballot to fund ambulance and mental health services.The county presently provides property fax funds to the five ambulance providers... Read More.

McPherson County Building Renovation Progress Report, Project Update on Windom Tower, Proposal for Airport Fuel System Revision Project

Monday, July 14

McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — McPherson County Commissioner David O'Dell gave a report at Monday's Commission meeting on progress of the McPherson County Building renovations, which as of last week is 55 percent complete.O'Dell noted Fuqua Construction was able to re-use some of the existing... Read More.

McPherson County Commissioners Presented $7.9M Budget Proposal, Hear Ongoing Road Projects and Department Reports

Monday, June 9

McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — McPherson County Public Works Director David Bohnenblust submitted a just over $7.9 million budget proposal for 2026 to County Commissioners Monday. Bohnenblust, who has been in the position for a little over five months, said the non-salary part of the... Read More.

Iola City Council Tables Proposal to Change Dates of Firework Sales, Council Accepts Nearly Bid for New Electric Sign at Riverside Park

Wednesday, May 28

IOLA, Kan. — The Iola City Council has tabled to their June 9th meeting a proposal to change the sale date for fireworks. A change in state law extended the dates for seasonal sale of fireworks from the long-standing June 27 to July 5... Read More.

Lyons City Council Reviews Cemetery Fee Proposal, Wastewater Improvements, and Employment Policies

Tuesday, May 6

LYONS, Kan. — The Lyons City Council last night discussed a proposal brought by City Administrator Troy Houtman to increase fees at the Lyons Municipal Cemetery, which he told the Council are necessary to keep it solvent. The proposal he advanced called for an... Read More.

Bipartisan Early Childhood Proposal Introduced in Kansas House and Senate

Friday, January 31

~Compromise Bill Streamlines Child Care Licensure and Regulatory Structures, Consolidates Existing Early Childhood Programs~ TOPEKA, Kan. — Governor Laura Kelly and a bipartisan group of Kansas legislators announced Friday that an early childhood compromise bill was introduced into both chambers of the Kansas Legislature. This bill streamlines... Read More.

Barton County Commissioner Gives Credit to Barton, Pawnee, and Russell County Residents for NIETC Proposal Cancellation

Tuesday, December 17

By Lucky Kidd GREAT BEND, Kan. — Monday's announcement about the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) no longer pursuing the proposed Midwest Plains and Plains-Southwest National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) was brought up at this morning's Barton County Commission meeting.Commissioner Shawn Hutchinson said a... Read More.

Hutchinson City Council Narrowly Rejects Proposal to Move Legal Notices Online

Tuesday, December 3

By Lucky Kidd HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A proposal to designate the City of Hutchinson's website as an official publication for legal notices came up one vote short at Tuesday night's City Council meeting. While three of five Council members voted in favor, it needed four... Read More.