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Stories on the search for a new city manager for Emporia.County commissioners lower speed limit on road
Saturday, April 28, 9:49 a.m. by Brandy Nance
Lyon County commissioners on Thursday lowered the speed limit on Road U between roads 175 and 200 as well as nixed parking on Road 200 from Roads S and Road U.
Read story.On the Job
Monday, April 16, 2:05 p.m. by Scott Rochat
Matt Zimmerman begins his tenure as city manager Read story.
‘Hard to Replace’
Monday, April 9, 2:35 p.m. by
Co-workers sorry to see Matt Zimmerman come to Emporia Read story.
Zimmerman is new manager
Monday, March 5, 2:52 p.m. by Scott Rochat
Matt Zimmerman of Prospect Heights, Ill., will be the next city manager of Emporia. Read story.
New city manager’s early interest was in trains
Monday, March 5, 2:38 p.m. by Scott Rochat
If Matt Zimmerman had followed his childhood dreams, he might have ended up as a freight-train engineer instead. Read story.
Zimmerman accepts job
Monday, March 5, 8:27 a.m. by The Emporia Gazette
Matt Zimmerman of Prospect Heights, Ill. will be the next city manager of Emporia. Read story.
City manager announcement could come Monday
Thursday, March 1, 10:42 a.m. by Scott Rochat
Emporia still doesn’t have a city manager, but Mayor Jim Kessler said a “more concrete” announcement could be coming Monday. Read story.
Decision is no decision — yet
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 12:55 p.m. by Scott Rochat
The Emporia City Commission has not yet decided on a city manager. Read story.
City commission still pondering manager candidates
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 10:48 a.m. by Scott Rochat
The Emporia City Commission has not yet decided on a city manager. Commissioners spent more than two hours in closed session discussing Matt Zimmerman and Ron Massey, the two candidates for the position. But when the doors finally reopened, commissioners said only that they needed more time to talk. The discussions will continue Thursday morning at 8 a.m. in the city conference room. Read story.
Emporia meets its city manager hopefuls
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 9:08 p.m. by Scott Rochat
The two choices for Emporia’s city manager have now had the chance to meet Emporia. Read story.
Massey: City management is balancing act
Friday, Feb. 23, 2:17 p.m. by Scott Rochat
Ron Massey learned to be a city manager in the U.S. Army. Now he’d like to put that experience to work for Emporia. Read story.
Zimmerman: Move would be closer to family
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2:34 p.m. by Scott Rochat
If Matt Zimmerman becomes Emporia’s next city manager, there’s a lot he won’t have to get used to. Read story.
City manager candidates to be at Tuesday forum
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 9:01 p.m. by Scott Rochat
City Names Two Final Manager Candidates
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 3:19 p.m. by Scott Rochat
Mayor Jim Kessler announced this morning that Emporia’s final two city manager candidates would be Ron Massey of Corpus Christi, Texas and Matt Zimmerman of Prospect Heights, Ill. Read story.
Final city manager candidates will be announced Tuesday
Monday, Feb. 19, 5:03 p.m. by Scott Rochat
The Emporia City Commission will announce its final two candidates for city manager Tuesday morning. Read story.
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