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Budget adjustments and end-of-year transfers The Pottawatomie County Commission approved a series of budget adjustments and end-of-year transfers during their meeting Monday. Funds were transferred to the accounts of various departments from an “unclassified” account in order to make up for exceeded budgets. This included moving $200,000 to the solid waste department due to increased [...]

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Wamego Police have arrested a man who fled authorities Saturday night following a domestic dispute at a convenience store. Police say 38-year-old Russell Spears was located Sunday and taken into custody. Officers were called to the Short Stop convenience around 11 p.m. Saturday. When officers arrived, police say he fled in a green SUV then [...]

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Geary County authorities said they planned to have coffee Monday morning at the Junction City McDonald’s. The move comes after a Herington police officer reported Saturday he received a coffee cup from the restaurant with an expletive written on it. Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday shared the image on social media Saturday stating the officer [...]

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is warning the public not to consume certain meat products from the Clay Center Locker Plant. The department on Monday will issue the recall for any ready-to-eat product including smoked pork loins, ham hocks and smoked ham produced on Nov. 21. The recall is being issued due to [...]

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Tom Phillips, a Kansas House of Representative member representing the 67th district, appeared on today’s episode of In Focus to preview some of what he will be working on in the upcoming legislative session in the areas of healthcare, higher education and “dark store theory.” Healthcare According to Phillips, recent legislative sessions have seen efforts [...]

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Tom Phillips, a Kansas House of Representative member representing the 67th district, appeared on today’s episode of In Focus to preview some of what he will be working on in the upcoming legislative session in the areas of healthcare, higher education and “dark store theory.” Healthcare According to Phillips, recent legislative sessions have seen efforts [...]

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