Good first quarter for city sales tax, but likely to change
Imperial experienced a very good 2020 first quarter in city sales tax receipts, but in light of COVID-19, what lies ahead for those receipts is likely not going to be as good.
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Enders Lake Recreation Area’s Supt. Beau Licking and employee Dayna Scherbarth take a sample from the drinking water to send into the lab, as they get ready for Memorial Day weekend at Enders Lake Recreation Area.
Overnight camping at Enders readies for reopening; online system not up yet midweek
With the first big holiday weekend of the summer almost here, some good news is out for camping enthusiasts who enjoy Enders Lake Recreation Area.
Older ball teams get green light
Pee Wee baseball, junior and senior girls’ softball and Legion baseball got the go-ahead for games this summer after an Imperial city council vote Monday night.
Chase County hits halfway point in Census response
The U.S. 2020 Census is underway, and the Census Bureau, in coordination with health officials, started field operations in select areas in the beginning of the month.
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Pinkie’s Corner today, located on Highway 6, west of Imperial. The high wind charger he invented and built to produce electricity can be seen on the left of center in front of his workshop. The windmill is toward the back of the photo by the house.
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Pinkie Hedges is shown with the garden tractor he built in 1937 from bed frames and car parts.
Pinkie’s Corner provides look into past, owner’s do-it-yourself talents
There are seven properties in Chase County listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.