Tax man catching up with mini truck owners

Owners of the stubby and strong Japanese mini trucks be warned – a property tax payment and proper registration are in your future.

The vehicles – which are approved for non-highway use in Cowley County – have to be registered with the county treasurer's office under a new state law that went into affect July 1. Mini truck owners have 30 days to register, Kathy Foust, the county's treasurer, said Wednesday.