Adult business owner sues city of Meriden
Highway Four Properties LLC, owners of Oasis Saloon, have filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court seeking damages.
Highway Four Properties LLC, owners of Oasis Saloon, have filed a lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court seeking damages.

The communities of Meriden and Valley Falls will soon have recycling programs available.
Commissioners will make a decision on whether or not to allow a conditional use permit for a strip club in front of a bigger crowd.
Kansas legislators are working on a bill that would make a proposed strip club near Meriden illegal.
County Commissioners have heard the testimony concerning a proposed adult entertainment business but a decision still awaits.
The battle to keep a strip club from opening outside of Meriden moves to the County Courthouse.
by Dennis Sharkey The attempt by a Douglas County strip club operator to move into Jefferson County has exposed holes in zoning regulations. Zach Snyder operates Paradise Saloon in Douglas County and has applied to the county to open another SOB just outside the Meriden city limits. More than 80 Meriden residents attended a city [...]
by Dennis Sharkey The fight to keep a sexual oriented business out of Jefferson County continued last week without a final say from the Planning and Zoning Board. Board members ended the meeting last week after two and half hours of closed session meetings with an attorney hired by the county, and continued public comment. [...]
The Meriden-Ozawkie Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Christmas Lighting and Decorating contest the week of Dec. 6.A $50 gift certificate will be awarded to each of the three area winners. Area 1 is within the Meriden city limits, Area 2 is within the Ozawkie city limits, and Area 3 is in the unincorporated [...]
by Clarke Davis The Meriden community does not want a sexually oriented business or strip club located on the edge of its city limits. That’s the message that will be sent to the Jefferson County Planning and Zoning Board following a Meriden City Council meeting Nov. 9. Mayor Andy Surritt and three council members took [...]