In regional news, the future of the tiny town of Frederick, Kansas, is in jeopardy. According to Wichita news station KAKE, no one voted in the town’s recent election. Now, with no leadership, the town faces a rocky road ahead. Frederick is located in Rice County and only has nine residents. With no leadership and no budget, the town won’t have any money in the new year. Even worse, now the town doesn’t even have the option to dissolve.
The only business left in Frederick is a grain elevator. One resident recalled when the town had hardware stores and grocery stores. But a fire came, followed soon thereafter by a tornado, and the town was unable to recover.
Frederick is in a sticky spot. The town can’t sign checks for local services without leadership, but it can’t become an unincorporated part of the county without the vote of a city council.