Tips on choosing materials for an attractive fence that may help keep pets, kids and neighbors happy. Plus how to avoid legal and safety pitfalls.

The Kansas Rural Water Association's supplemental report, included in a letter sent Monday to the Arkansas City City Commission, called into question some estimates and recommendations presented by Municipal Solutions, LLC.

The water usage at Arkansas City's water treatment plant is "in an acceptable range," according to a letter sent Monday from the Kansas Rural Water Association to Mayor Patrick McDonald and the City Commission.

The idea of raising fish and growing produce together in an environmentally friendly facility might be a new one, but East Aurorans John Carducci and Garrett Eimiller think it is an idea whose time has come. Now they are hoping other people will see the ideas potential and support Let-us Fish Eco Farms in the Pepsi Refresh Project.

In anticipation of towns taking over dog licensing duties from the state, the Marilla Town Board plans to adopt new regulations to incorporate the changes. The board will hold a public hearing on August 12 for the residents to discuss the new dog law, which will revise the current law by establishing fines and fees along with some other rules for dog owners.

Ten years after Walkerton, what still needs to be done to protect Ontario's drinking water?

BEDMINSTER TWP. Officials here are seeking input from residents on what roads need to be repaired.

LONG HILL TWP. -Apparently Township Committee members are out on a limb when it comes to telling citizens how many trees they can, and cannot remove on private land.

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Environmental Economics in India" report to their offering.

At the suggestion of Alderman Bill Young, the Niangua city board delayed for one month a decision to increase water rates at its regular meeting Monday, July 12.