THE GREENSBURG City Council met for their regular monthly session on December 6. The council received an update on pricing for 2022 from the Kansas Power Pool, amended the sickleave bank policy, and approved the proposed employment agreement for the city administrator. On a split decision, the council then enacted a three percent cost of living adjustment for city employees for 2022.
DR. BENJAMIN YABUT, who has had 25 years of clinical experience and years of research in Chicago and other cities, brings a big city spirit of improvement to the small town of Greensburg. Dr. Yabut was recently welcomed at the Kiowa County Memorial Hospital as the Chief Medical Officer and family doctor, and he hopes to help improve community health.
MARK CHESNEY, general manager of the Kansas Power Pool [hereafter KPP], reported to Greensburg City Council members at their December 6 meeting that 2022 utility prices are projected to increase over 2021 costs. Over the past five years, the cost of natural gas has remained flat until the unprecedented winter storm of last February. The storm affected the locational marginal energy price in the southwest power pool integrated market where all utilities purchase their energy to service their businesses, cities, and residents. Adding to this, a sixteen percent increase in the southwest power pool’s transmission service cost will be included in the budget for 2022.
A MEDICINE LODGE author has released a new book about “the good, the bad and the ugly” of Kansas history. In his latest book, “True Tales of Kansas,” Roger Ringer tells about famous and not-so-famous Kansans in short, well-researched vignettes. Recently, the Kansas Authors Club awarded Ringer’s newest book the 2021 Martin History Book Award.
WICHITA — For the Boys and Girls Club of Topeka, $25,000. For the Ellis Foundation — giving out scholarships to kids in the Fort Scott area — $120,000. For the naming rights at Naftzger Park in downtown Wichita, $1.4 million.
WASHINGTON — Nearly three in ten Americans say their top concern is paying for basic needs or the cost of goods due to inflation, according to a new poll from Monmouth University. Overall, the number of respondents who said it is easy for them to pay grocery bills dropped by 13 points in the past two years, the Monmouth researchers said.
ST. JOHN’S explosive high school girls' basketball team, off to a 3-1 start, faced Class 1A/D2 top-ranked Central Plains on Tuesday night (results not available as this edition went to press) and visits 4A Hesston Friday.
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Adams Brown, a leading regional CPA and business advisory firm, acquired Overland Parkbased Kane, Mitchell and Co., LLC (KMC) effective December 1, 2021. Adams Brown and KMC have synergy in areas that matter most — providing clients with strategic business solutions and supporting desirable career growth for a diverse team.
I WAS GIVEN ONE week to learn about a man named Bob Dole. Seven days- that was my deadline.
ASIDE FROM producing milk, cows manufacture another nutritious ingredient for soil health — manure. In mid-November, two non-profits got together to tell farmers about the advantages of, partnering with local dairies.