Tag: City council

LAHARPE — Keep those clippings off the street. LaHarpe City Council members approved Wednesday a new ordinance that makes it illegal for residents to mow in a manner that spews grass clippings on to nearby…

Iola is a no-go for solar energy. Iola Council members Monday night rejected, 6-2, overtures from Westar to build a solar energy plant in town. Westar would have paid for construction of the plant, capable…

HUMBOLDT — BG Consultants will recommend how Humboldt should improve 340 blocks of chip-and-seal streets, many showing decay from having gone years without improvements. At Monday’s city council meeting, City Administrator Cole Herder said BG,…

If you’ve been waiting for a chance to serve on your local city council or school board, now’s the time to decide. Candidates have about five weeks, until noon on June 3, to file for…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe soon will buy its electricity through the Kansas Municipal Energy Association, a move that could save the community as much as $96,000 a year. City Council members approved the agreement Wednesday. The…

MORAN — Moran City Council members put in motion Monday a plan to begin purchasing electricity through the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency, starting in mid-2020. Council members received an updated wholesale energy proposal from KMEA…

MORAN — Classrooms at Marmaton Valley USD 256’s schools are about to become significantly more secure. Moran Police Chief Shane Smith told City Council members Monday about the recent acquisition of 58 Nightlock devices, to…

The state of Allen County Regional Hospital remains “very solid,” its chief executive officer Tony Thompson told Iola City Council members Monday. Thompson was joined by other hospital officials to brief the city on the…

Residents in Iola’s Ward 3 — anywhere south of Breckenridge and west of Cottonwood streets — have until Dec. 4 to express their desire to be the next member of the Iola City Council. So…

Iola City Council members will continue discussions Tuesdayon a workforce study, to determine if Iola has the appropriate number of city employees. A bid from Wichita State University’s Public Policy and Management Center would cost…