Commission approves CUP, seeks change to cell tower process
Before he voted on a conditional use permit to allow for the construction of a communication tower Oct.
October 2023
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In Brief
Tootsie Roll drive this weekendThe Newton Knights of Columbus will host the annual Tootsie Roll Drive Oct.
Neighbors helping neighbors
Fall harvest is in full swing on our central Kansas farm.Our dryland and irrigated field corn has all been picked and all that’s left in those fields are corn stalks and a lot of dry organic material that was kicked out the back end of a combine.The only corn remaining in the middle of one of these recently harvested fields is our popcorn crop.We baby our popcorn like no other crop on our farm.
Addressing federal spending, border security, impeachment
Each month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s going on in our nation’s capital and throughout the 4th District of Kansas.
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Amish Cook: What would you do with your time left?
What would you do if the doctor told you that you have only a couple days left to live?I don’t know because I’m not there, yet with Daniel having gone home to heaven it becomes quite real that I too, could go home any time.I have an uncle, who has become quite dear to me, especially after our visit to Haiti to see their family, where they shared the good news of Jesus for years to the natives there.
Kansas Press Association considers AG’s opinion a threat to government transparency
TOPEKA — Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a legal opinion declaring cities in Kansas with populations ranging from 2,000 to 15,000 had the right to exempt themselves from state law requiring official city business notices to be printed by a designated newspaper.Kobach’s nonbinding analysis said cities could adopt ordinances that allowed them to inform the public by posting information on budget hearings, zoning proposals and other issues to a city-owned website rather than buy newspaper advertisements.The opinion was released in response to a Kansas House member’s specific request for clarification about whether cities in the second class — 2,000 to 15,000 people — had an alternative to designating a newspaper of record.
Kansas, U.S. dread a Trump-Biden rematch
Everyday folks don’t want to think about it because it makes them uncomfortable and sad.National news media types don’t want to think about it because they have stories to write throughout the next year.The truth is, however, barring a bolt from the blue, next year’s U.S.
Prairie Doc Perspective: The secret to losing weight
People often think they need to lose weight.
Congress clears bill to avert shutdown, with vote promised later on Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON — Congress approved a bill Saturday night that would stave off a government shutdown until at least mid-November, though the measure doesn’t include Ukraine aid backed by both Republicans and Democrats.The bipartisan 88-9 vote in the U.S.