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Lisa Wainright, President of the Morris County Fair Board, shared some of the Fair Board’s improvements and challenges with the Council Grove Rotary Club on Wednesday.

The 2024 Session of the Kansas Legislature is quickly coming to an end. Our regular session ended on Saturday morning at approximately 2:45 AM. The legislature will return for our Veto Override Session on April 25. Several bills were passed through the House of Representatives and the Senate. I will comment on a few of those bills.

At the Tuesday April 9, 2024, Morris County Commission meeting, a FEMA update was announced. The state of Kansas has qualified for the disaster. Morris County has been validated at $893,000.00 + an additional 13.5 miles. FEMA will pay 75% of this amount. The percentage that the State will pay has not yet been determined. Morris County will have to fund 5-10% of this amount. The Governor will receive the letter on April 15 to sign and approve. It will then move to the President of FEMA for signatures and approval. Representatives from either FEMA or KDEM should be reaching out to work with the county in July or August.