All precincts have reported in to Marshall County and the City of Marysville will have a new pool after it was voted in with 56% of the voters in support of a 6/10 of a percent sales tax to help fund the project. In other contested races, the county intangible tax was passed with 55% of the votes and the ... Read More »
Caucuses were held in Kansas on Saturday. Results of Marshall County Republican Caucus: Santorum 76, Romney 35, Gingrich 341 Paul 27, Cain 1. Results from the Washington County Kansas Republican Party Caucus – Santorum 56, Romney 27, Paul 25, Gingrich 12 Nemaha County Caucus results: Santorum 77, Paul 21, Romney 20, Gingrich 16 Returns from 94 percent ... Read More »
A state board that represents residential customers and small businesses in Kansas is recommending an $11.6 million cut in the electric rates charged by Westar Energy. The Citizens‘ Utility Ratepayers Board filed its proposal Thursday with the Kansas Corporation Commission, which regulates utilities. Topeka-based Westar is the largest electric utility in Kansas, and it‘s seeking a rate increase of nearly ... Read More »
A new government report shows the cost of operating a Kansas farm fell slightly in 2010. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reports that statewide farm expenditures totaled $11.7 billion last year, down 2.4 percent from 2009. Those expenses translate to an average of nearly $179,000 per farm in 2010, compared with $183,000 the year before. The decline in expenditures came despite ... Read More »
Farm loan delinquencies in Kansas remain low as fall harvest wraps up across the state. The Farm Service Agency reports a delinquency rate of 2.7 percent on its farm operating loans as the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. Read More »
Marshall, Washington, and Nemaha Counties are three of the most fortunate counties in Kansas when it comes to harvest. The latest government forecast of the size of the Kansas fall harvest paints an even more dismal picture than last month‘s estimate. Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service is now projecting: corn production in the state at 451.5 million bushels, or 22 percent ... Read More »
Westar is seeking to increase its base prices about 5.85 percent. According to a Westar press release: Adjusted for inflation, Westar’s average rates for electricity if the full request is granted would be nearly the same as they were almost 20 years ago. Among the causes for the increase, the company cited increasing costs of: complying with federal regulatory requirements; ... Read More »
In its weekly updated, Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday that about 41 percent of the corn crop is in poor to very poor condition. About 26 percent was rated fair, with 27 percent in good condition and just 6 percent in excellent shape. Soybean condition declined slightly over the week, with 41 percent of the crop now in poor ... Read More »
David McCune, Grandson of George McCune – Marshall County Economic Development Director, is one of hundreds of people affected by the tornado that destroyed or damaged as much as 50 percent of Joplin, Missouri. George McCune said his grandson is a freshman at a college in Joplin. George said David was home in Topeka when the tornado hit Joplin but ... Read More »
Marysville voters elected a new mayor, and for a second time turned down a one percent city sales tax that would have funded a new swimming pool, tennis court improvements, and a new fire station. Bill Phillippi unseated incumbent mayor Bernie Krug. Phillippi received 58% of the vote, Krug 28%, and tim Jones 12%. The sales tax was defeated by ... Read More »
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