The Brown County Clerk’s office has announced a new filings for this fall’s election.
March 23, 2020 unofficial minutes
Effective Thursday, March 19, 2020, Brown County will be limiting public access to Brown County departments and offices to take preventative measures designed to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus illness. We are making arrangements to adjust services to be in the best interest of the empl…
March 16 Unofficial Minutes
The Brown County Courthouse will be closed to the general public until further notice. This is effective as of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19.
March 19 Special Meeting Unofficial Minutes
The Brown County Clerk’s office has announced a new filings for this fall’s election.
March 2 Minutes
A Brown County dispatcher was recognized for her quick thinking on the event of a fatality accident at Monday morning’s Brown County Commission meeting. In addition, 20 seconds of silence was observed in memory of a fallen deputy.
Feb. 24, 2020 Unofficial Minutes
The Brown County Clerk’s office has announced a new filings for this fall’s election.
Unofficial Feb. 18 Minutes
The Brown County Clerk’s office has announced a new filing for this fall’s election.
Feb. 10 Unofficial Minutes
The board of Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present was Deputy County Clerk Dawn Boyles. Dwight Kruse opened the meeting at 8:10 a.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all.…
Unofficial Jan. 27 Minutes
The Brown County Clerk’s office has announced a new filing for this fall’s election.
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Monday, Dec. 16
The board of Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Chairman Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present was Brown County Clerk Melissa Gormley. Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill was present for a portion of the meeting. Ke…
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Nov. 18, 2019 Unofficial Minutes
The half-cent sales tax question to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital on the Nov. 5 ballot was defeated by 2 votes.
The vote on whether to impose a half-cent sales tax county-wide to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital for the next 10 years is now only separated by two.
Nov. 4 Unofficial Minutes
Editor’s Note: Election totals will not be final until official canvassing by the Brown County Commission at the Monday, Nov. 18 meeting.
The board of Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Chairman Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present were Brown County Clerk, Melissa Gormley and Deputy County Clerk Dawn Boyles.
Oct. 14, 2019 Unofficial Minutes
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Sept. 30, 2019 Minutes
The board of Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Chairman Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present was County Clerk Melissa Gormley. County Attorney Kevin Hill was present for a portion of the meeting. Keith Olsen op…
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Aug. 26, 2019 Minutes
The Brown County Commission has pledged $5,000 toward the costs of hosting the Big Kansas Road Trip in May 2020.
The board of Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Chairman Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present were Brown County Clerk Melissa Gormley and Deputy County Clerk Dawn Boyles. Keith Olsen opened the meeting at 8:10 a…
The Brown County Commissioners met in regular session with following members present: Chairman Keith Olsen, Dwight A. Kruse and Richard L. Lehmkuhl. Also present were County Clerk Melissa Gormley and Deputy County Clerk Dawn Boyles. County Attorney Kevin Hill was present for a portion of the…
Aug. 5, 2019
On Monday, the Brown County Commission approved for publication a proposed $11.3 million budget for 2020 that calls for a tax levy decrease of nearly a half mill.
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According to the Brown County public access website, several county roads are closed.
Although the Morrill Public Library is currently closed, the librarians are pleased to be able to offer a wide selection of ebooks, digital audiobooks, movies, and music through their digital library services.
The Big Kansas Road Trip is being rescheduled to the fall due to the emergency situation of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Like almost all of the athletes he coached through the end of January at Highland Community College, Jered Ross was an African-American on a campus where more than eight in 10 students are white, but it rarely concerned him.
John Calhoon has officially filed to seek a new term as Atchison County Sheriff.
The governor's "Stay Home" order has some Kansans wondering what's essential and what's not.
Today, March 28, 2020 Governor Kelly issued Executive Order No. 20-16, establishing a statewide Stay Home order effective 12:01 AM Monday, March 30, 2020 to remain in force until rescinded, April 19, 2020 or until the statewide state of disaster emergency proclaimed on March 12, 2020 relatin…
The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening for a Special Meeting, and the group was given updated information on how the city is handling precautions for the coronavirus pandemic.
This week, the City of Hiawatha released the following guidance about water bills, along with reminders that city property is closed to the public — including parks and playgrounds. In addition, city officials reminded there is not a way to sanitize playground equipment and that the virus ca…
Given the constantly-changing nature of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, there is a nonstop amount of information to consider. As such, the following are changes to City operations until further notice, as well as information to assist you with these changes. All is done in an effort to…
Closures and directives have been coming from the State government level at a rapid pace in recent days, as efforts to limit the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic continue across the country.
(The Center Square) – As of March 31, 30 of the 50 states have issued stay-at-home orders to residents. Although the names of the orders – shelter-in-place, stay-at-home, stay home, stay safe – vary from state to state, they include at least two common elements: the closure of nonessential businesses and requesting all residents to stay home except for essential trips.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a surge is coming in the spread of the novel coronavirus that has infected more than 160,000 Americans and killed more than 3,700, but urged everyone to follow federal guidelines so the country can end the pandemic.
(The Center Square) – New projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations forecasts the U.S. will reach its peak for daily COVID-19 deaths in mid-April.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Monday said the next 30 days will be vital in the country's fight against COVID-19 while also announcing the U.S. has tested more than a million Americans for the disease.
(The Center Square) – Critics are crying foul over the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for putting the nation further into debt to fund programs that have nothing to do with the coronavirus, including $25 million in salary and expense increases for U.S. House members and $60 million for NASA.
A 16-year-old Hiawatha teen was killed in an early morning crash Sunday and three other teenagers remain hospitalized in serious to critical conditions.
A vehicle said by authorities to have been traveling at a high rate of speed on a side road off U.S. Highway 36 crashed into a ditch on early Sunday morning, killing one of the five teenage occupants, all of whom are from Hiawatha.
Weather conditions are rapidly deteriorating this morning and the Brown County Sheriff is issuing a travel advisory.
After a full day of testimony in a preliminary hearing in Brown County District Court Wednesday, a 28-year-old Hiawatha woman has been bound over for arraignment on charges of murder in the first degree.
The Brown County Clerk’s office has announced a new filings for this fall’s election.
Effective Thursday, March 19, 2020, Brown County will be limiting public access to Brown County departments and offices to take preventative measures designed to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus illness. We are making arrangements to adjust services to be in the best interest of the empl…
The Brown County Courthouse will be closed to the general public until further notice. This is effective as of 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19.
The Brown County Sheriff has reported recent scams relating to the COVID-19 emergency.
Hiawatha Municipal Court actions for the month of March 2020, Ted Collins, Judge.
A 37-year-old Hiawatha man was arrested after he led police on a 30-mile chase in a stolen vehicle on Wednesday.
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