Tag: City council

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt City Council will gather at a special meeting Saturday morning to discuss a proposed half-cent sales tax issue in front of local voters. The referendum will be decided in the Nov.…

LAHARPE — Three LaHarpe City Council candidates, incumbent Danny Ware Jr. and challengers Austin Lee and Rosetta Greathouse, will attend a public forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday in LaHarpe City Hall. The forum, hosted by…

The shape of the Iola City Council is certain to change after Election Day, with at least three new members ? and possibly a fourth ? take office in January. Three of the four incumbent…

While his name will still be on the ballot, Ben Alexander said he is no longer interested in serving on the Iola City Council. Alexander told the Register Tuesday he had not and would not…

With concerns about exorbitant increases for health insurance in the rear-view mirror, Iola City Council members agreed to reinstate regularly scheduled pay raises for its employees for the upcoming fiscal year. Council members approved the…

HUMBOLDT — Three weeks from today Humboldt voters will decide whether to impose an additional half-cent sales tax to help pay for street improvements. City Administrator Cole Herder told council members Monday night he anticipates…

MORAN — Election Day will carry more than a little intrigue in Moran this year. That’s because the mayor’s seat has no announced candidates. Mayor Phillip Merkel declined to seek another term, and nobody else…

Iola’s 63rd Christmas Vespers program is taking shape. The Christmas music concert, presented as a gift to the community, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Dec. 1 at Iola’s First Presbyterian Church. Rehearsals will begin at…

FRONTENAC, Kan. (AP) — The city council for a small southeast Kansas community has fired its administrator, attorney and clerk without any discussion, prompting the mayor to threaten to resign and then walk out of…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Wichita plans to join a massive lawsuit against opioid makers, distributors and pharmacies. The Wichita Eagle reports that the city council approved a law firm Tuesday to represent it in federal…