Could an aqueduct bring water to western Kansas?
GRANT COUNTY, Kansas— Nature isn’t easy on farmers in western Kansas.
Chad Frey
No tax on tips: One of Trump’s (and Harris’s) better ideas
During last year’s presidential campaign, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris seemed to disagree on quite a few things. One thing they agreed on -- Trump reiterated his position in a speech in Las Vegas on January 26 -- is that the federal government should stop demanding income tax payments on tips.
Commission denies conditional use permit
It was a hard to miss last summer – a collection of carnival trucks parking on privately owned lot between Newton and Hesston along Hesston Road/Old 81 for several weeks last summer. It was not the founding of a new company, or staging for the county fair.
Fireworks: What residents need from the commission
This week the city commission took up one of the hottest issues that crosses its desk each year, and it wasn’t a budget issue. Make no mistake, the budget is a difficult discussion every single year, and it will be again when budget season arrives.
Link List: 2022-23 water rate discusions
The city of Newton announced via social media Jan. 28 that utility rates will increase in February. That increase is result of a decision discussed in 2022 and finalized in 2023. Here’s links to Kansan coverage of those discussions: March…
City sets fireworks sales window, postpones discharge decision
After nearly 45 minutes of discussion the city commission was able to make about one half of a decision for the 2025 fireworks season.
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Rural Kansans depend on Medicaid at beginning and end of life. D.C. proposals threaten program
In the public debate over Medicaid expansion in Kansas, a critical fact often gets lost: Large numbers of residents already depend on the program.
Newton man pleads guilty to sex crime
Mark A. Shields of Newton pled guilty Jan. 22 to Kidnapping, Aggravated Indecent Solicitation of a Child less than 14 years of age, and Aggravated Battery all related to the same minor victim.
Can Trump just order new names for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico?
President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s Denali, the tallest peak in the country, has resulted in lots of discussion. While for some, such renaming might seem less important than the big problems the country faces, there is a formal process in the United States for renaming places, and that process is taken seriously.