Finney County to withhold 5 percent of certain budgets
Finney County commissioners voted 4 to 1 to hold back 5 percent of 2016 budgets for the sheriff, attorney, register of deeds, treasurer and clerk. The move aims to boost budget accountability, with funds potentially released mid year or upon justification at commission meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney County
County Commission
Commission
Duane Drees
Register of Deeds
Bill Clifford
Clifford
Randy Partington
Partington
Sheriffs Department
Pishny
Drees
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Susan Richmeier
Richmeier
Spirituality and Farming retreat at Heartland Farm
The Dominican Sisters of Peace in Kansas host a spirituality and farming retreat Aug 21-22 at their 80 acre Heartland Farm 138 miles west of Great Bend. They run demonstrations on solar cooking photography and bread making plus an organic, interactive farm life with alpacas and heirloom vegetables creating a tranquil agritourism haven. Volunteers and guests from around the world help with garden tasks, animal care, and crafts. The sisters explain the farm centers on sustainable, holistic farming and tying agriculture to a sense of spiritual calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TNS
Kansas
Dominican Sisters of Peace
Great Bend
Kansas Prairie
Alpaca
Solarium
Heartland Farm
Marilyn Pierson
Jane Belanger
Saveur Magazine
Kansas housing starts rise in first half of year
Kansas builders push housing starts higher than 2014 with residential up 17 percent for the first six months. Experts warn that total permits may level off by year end due to volatility in multifamily permits and tight financing, as pre recession levels remain unmet in most areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Stan Longhofer
Wichita State University
School of Business
U.S. Census Bureau
Longhofer
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Florida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Becky McMillan
Finney County Treasurer's Office
The
Haven For Peace
Belanger
Pierson
Rene Weeks
Mary Ellen Dater
Ariel Aaronson-Eves
Willow
Xander
Lily
Lenny
Langston
Olmitz
Eric Frieb
Tim Frieb
Bolivar
Lonesome Dove
Laura Walsh
Sarah Conley
Chicago
Walsh
University of Southern Flor
Ida
California
Travis Heyin
Chita
T. Mary S
Stephanie Bogner
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!