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The half-cent sales tax question to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital on the Nov. 5 ballot was defeated by 2 votes.
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Dec. 23 Unofficial Minutes
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
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The half-cent sales tax question to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital on the Nov. 5 ballot was defeated by 2 votes.
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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
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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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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
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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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June 24 Unofficial Minutes
According to the Brown County public access website, several county roads are closed.
The Brown County Commission voted Monday morning to fire its emergency management director.
June 10, 2019
May 27 Minutes
The Brown County Sheriff’s Department has a new notification system that will be implemented starting June 1.
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The final votes were tallied Tuesday morning and the outcome remains the same — the sales tax to benefit the hospital was defeated by a mere 29 votes.
May 20 Minutes
May 1 was the deadline for cities and school boards to certify to the Brown County Clerk the positions for the 2019 elections.
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Monday, May 6
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April 15, 2019
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Downtown Hiawatha is a busy place with street work that continues and this week restoration work on the Brown County Courthouse began.
April 8 Unofficial Minutes
May 1 is the deadline for cities and school boards to certify to the Brown County Clerk the positions for the 2019 elections.
March 29, 2019
A public hearing has been set for Tuesday, April 30 concerning setting up a Cemetery District for Hiawatha and portions of Hiawatha Township.
The Brown County Commission voted Friday to move forward on an amended resolution pertaining to a special election for a proposed half-cent sales tax to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital.
The Joint Hospital Advisory Committee voted “NO” to a request from Sabetha Community Hospital for a portion of a half-cent sales tax designated for Hiawatha Community Hospital and healthcare in Brown County.
A potential half cent sales tax to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital for a period of 10 years in Brown County has gone back to committee discussions.
The Brown County Commission heard Monday morning from three local men who would like to see a cemetery district formed for Hiawatha and Hiawatha Townships.
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Cast members of the Robinson Lions Club are rehearsing for its 53rd Annual Melodrama.
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Little Hands Childcare Center is in need of community financial support.
The Hiawatha USD 415 School Board is looking at a long-term plan for facility upgrades.
What a remarkable game. Kansas City’s monumental comeback and eventual blowout win were the stuff legends are built on, as the team became the first to trail by 24 points and then lead by halftime, as well as the first ever to trail by 20 or more and then win by 20, and also set a new record…
The Hiawatha High School Booster Club is asking the School Board to consider improving the acoustics in the gymnasium at a cost between $30-$40K.
The Horton City Commission met for the final time in December and voted to move ahead with a recent idea to name a roadway near the town’s football field after Horton High School’s most notable student athlete success, after Trey Dishon recently finished his career as a four-year starter at …
The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening for the first time in 2020, and Joe Nigus from the Fire Department was present to request an update on the status of former Hiawatha Fire Department Chief Ryan Shockley.
The Hiawatha City Commission met for the final time in 2019 on Monday evening and with Commissioners David Middendorf, Toni Hull and Dustin Williams present, along with Mayor Bill Collins, the group voted to approve reappointments to both the Tree Board and Airport Board.
A recent decision to have city crews perform more of the larger jobs the city needs done, rather than hire out those jobs to contractors, has sparked the Hiawatha City Commission to seek out the equipment needed to keep those tasks in house.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads the top-tier candidates in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination in New Hampshire, according to a new poll from Boston’s Emerson College.
The United States Supreme Court said Friday that it would hear Colorado’s and Washington's "faithless elector" cases.
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump began on Thursday when seven House impeachment managers, led by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), presented to the U.S. Senate two articles of impeachment against Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
All four of the top-tier Democratic presidential candidates – former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders – have released climate plans that call for massive spending, an overhaul of the fossil fuel industry and increased standards for renewable energy.
Both of Colorado’s U.S. senators voted Thursday to pass a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
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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.
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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.
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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 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…
On 1-15-2020, based on a traffic stop, Robert Tinoco, 33, of Garnett, was arrested on charges of Driving While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked---Illegal Registration and No Proof of Insurance. The passenger, Kala Marie Shupe, 26, of Independence, Mo., was arrested on a $5,000 Clay Co…
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