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The Marion County Board of Commissioners heard from EMS Director Chuck Kenney about the Interfacility Transfer Policy. “There's been several different policies over the last couple years. Some conflicting with other agreements,” said Kenney. “We had a transfer policy that was adopted in August
The Marion County Commission voted today to appoint County Clerk Tina Spencer as the first County Administrator. The selection of Spencer follows a lengthy search process facilitated by John Deardoff and the League of Kansas Municipalities’ “League Executive/Administrative Position Search” (“LEAPS”)
County Treasurer Susan Berg gave a tax sale update to the Marion County Board of Commissioners in Monday's regular meeting. “So, at this time, we ended up with around $54,000,” said Berg. Berg stated that the county tax sale was on Thursday at the Marion County Lake Hall. “From what I could
County commission approves bait shop The Marion County Board of Commissioners met on Monday where they heard from Isaac Hett, Park and Lake Superintendent, who brought a budget proposal for the bait shop that was proposed last week. “All of the outlets and the wiring in the wall are fine. The problems are in the ceiling and we may need new wiring for the lights in the office. It sounds like there was a bunch of extra wiring in the ceiling,” said Hett. Hett said he believed they would need about $1,000 for groceries. After checking with local bait shops, Hett found that most people seem to...
State and county caution on burning right now On March 8, Gov. Laura Kelly issued a State of Disaster Emergency due to a high risk of wildland fires and red flag warnings. On Monday afternoon, at their regular weekly meeting, the Marion County Commissioner Board extended that state of emergency into the county based on the recommendation of Emergency Preparedness Director Randy Frank. Frank has also sent out several press releases banning burns at this time due to the high danger of wildland fires. He asks everyone to be extremely cautious. The board also heard from other department heads dur...