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Overland Park will offer the city’s small business owners Covid-19 relief grants

Small business owners in Overland Park now are eligible to apply for grants providing Covid-19 relief. The program is funded through the federal American Rescue Plan Act. The city and Kansas City-based Community Capital Fund have paired to create three new grant programs offering a total of $3 million and tailored to businesses owned and operated in Overland Park: The Impacted Industries Fund offers $50,000 grants to offset pandemic-induced staff loss for businesses with fewer than 250 full-time employees and making less than $2 million in revenue. Eligible industries include utilities, management of companies, information, education services, mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction, accommodation and food services, and creative businesses. The Small Business Rescue Fund awards as much as $50,000 to for-profits, nonprofits, and home-based and digital-based businesses with fewer than 250 full-time employees and making less than $2 million in revenue. The fund can be used for payroll, offsetting economic losses, child care support for employees, business improvement needs, and training and hiring needs. The Hotel Fund will offer $50,000 grants for locally owned hotels operating in Overland Park to offset economic hardship.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal

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City of Topeka program aims to make mowing accessible for low-income neighborhoods

A new program by the City of Topeka’s Changing Our Culture of Property Maintenance Initiative is aiming to make affordable mowing accessible for Topeka’s low and moderate-income neighborhoods, as well as those living in Neighborhood Improvement Association areas. … The city is currently seeking proposals from businesses, organizations or people interested in developing and running the mowing service pilot program. The city said it will provide up to $25,000 to get the program started.
Source: KSNT 27 News

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Experienced administrator to take helm of Osawatomie USD 367

An experienced administrator has been hired to be the new Osawatomie USD 367 superintendent. During a special meeting Tuesday, May 31, the school board voted to hire Greg Clark to take the helm as the district’s top administrator. Clark will assume his new duties at the beginning of the new 2022-23 school year on July 1. Clark is currently serving his eighth year as superintendent of Central Plains USD 112 in Holyrood, Kan., which is located in Barton County. Previously, Clark served as the PK-5 elementary principal at Ewalt Elementary in Augusta, Kan., for eight years. He began his career in education as an elementary teacher in the Derby, Kan., school district.
Source: Local News | republic-online.com

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Andover is planning its next 10 years and wants to hear the community’s thoughts

The city of Andover is getting ready to plan its next 10 years and would like the community to weigh in. The planning process ahead of the 10-year plan allows Andover residents to discuss ideas for new development and services. Opportunities for new development could include new parks and more shopping choices and restaurant and dining options. “Community members will play an integral role in defining the characteristics that make our city unique,” said Assistant Director of Community Development Justin Constantino.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

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Prairie Village designates area near City Hall as ‘safe exchange zone’ to do Internet deals

Prairie Village recently designated two parking spaces near the City Hall as a “safe exchange zone” where residents can go to complete Internet deals. What is it? The newly dubbed “safe exchange zone” is where members of the public can now agree to meet people from whom they’ve agreed to buy or sell something on the Internet, police Capt. Eric McCullough told the city council on May 16. For example, someone who buys an item from Facebook Marketplace can meet the buyer at the designated spots to ensure their safety. The two, well-lit parking spots are painted bright green and are under 24-hour surveillance, police say. The city of Merriam features similar safe exchange zones near its police department, too.
Source: Prairie Village Post

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Winfield Sears to close after nearly 20 years in business

After nearly 20 years in business, the Sears Hometown Store at 912 Main St. in Winfield will close later this year. The store, which sells appliances, tools and other equipment, is closing due to a lack of business and the inability to get products, said manager Kelli Osen, with customers having to wait months to receive orders. “People do not want to wait for refrigerators for eight months,” Osen said. The last day in business is scheduled for July 14, although the store could close earlier if the remaining inventory sells out before then. Osen said the Winfield Sears decided not to renew its franchise contract with the Sears corporate office once their current three-year term is up. Sears could have stepped in to keep the Winfield location open as a corporate-owned store, but declined to do that as well, said Osen. The Winfield Sears currently has three employees, but has had some trouble keeping a third employee, Osen said.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

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K-State doctor gives eye exams to Wichita police K-9s

The animals that serve Wichita got a free eye exam on Wednesday, courtesy of a doctor from the Kansas State University (K-State) Veterinary Health Center. Dr. Jessica Meekins, associate professor of ophthalmology at K-State, stopped at McConnell Air Force Base in the morning and checked the service animals there. In the afternoon, she provided eye exams for the Wichita Police Department K-9s. She said she was looking for any eye problems that could potentially impact their ability to perform their jobs. “The major difference between a dog eye exam and a person eye exam is the ability of people to read the letters on a chart and actually describe what they’re seeing,” Meekins said. “So it’s a little bit more detailed and intricate for us to evaluate the acuity of vision in dogs.”
Source: KSN-TV

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Generational poverty hurts the health of people in southeast Kansas and Wyandotte County

The disparities between Wyandotte and its neighbor to the south — Johnson County — remain the most dramatic contrast in the state. Residents of Wyandotte County and southeast Kansas face worse health outcomes than most of the rest of the state. A new report of annual health rankings from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute considers premature death, births of low-weight newborns, mental well-being and other factors. Southeast Kansas has struggled with poverty for generations — going back to the heyday of the region’s coal, zinc and lead mining industries. Those industries attracted immigrants willing to work dangerous jobs. The Kansas City, Kansas, area faces the cumulative effects of redlining and racism that have hindered financial investment in neighborhoods populated by people of color for decades.
Source: Wyandotte Daily

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Sedgwick County Emergency Mgmt. Cautioning Drivers as Flood Risk Continues Thru Thursday Afternoon

Sedgwick County Emergency Management is reminding residents of the ongoing flooding that will continue through June 2nd. Tuesday night, 911 and first responders dealt with over 60 calls for help from people who had driven into high water and became stuck. Flooding kills more people than any other severe weather-related hazard. Most deaths associated with floods occur either at night or when people become trapped in automobiles that stall while driving in areas that are flooded. Most cars will float (and be swept away) in 18-24 inches of moving water. Trucks and SUVs have only 6-12 more inches of clearance. Sedgwick County Emergency Management strongly discourages motorists from driving into flooded roadways. Whether a water-covered road is closed with barricades or not, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown!”
Source: 101.3 KFDI

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Emporia approves tech grant funding

The Emporia City Commission offered partial matching funds toward a request from Emporia Main Street executive director Casey Woods for a tech accelerator program, Wednesday afternoon. Woods said Main Street needs $750,000 to match a possible grant from the Economic Development Administration. He asked the Lyon County Commission for the funding last month, but the county did not want to act without a funding partner. Woods said the grand would help Emporia’s effort to build and support tech jobs. He said the city and county have been known to support these types of things before. “The crux of what we’re asking for today is consideration by the city to join in with other partners and support tech based entrepreneurs,” he said.
Source: Emporia Gazette

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Overland Park will offer the city’s small business owners Covid-19 relief grants

City of Topeka program aims to make mowing accessible for low-income neighborhoods

Experienced administrator to take helm of Osawatomie USD 367

Andover is planning its next 10 years and wants to hear the community’s thoughts

Prairie Village designates area near City Hall as ‘safe exchange zone’ to do Internet deals

Winfield Sears to close after nearly 20 years in business

K-State doctor gives eye exams to Wichita police K-9s

Generational poverty hurts the health of people in southeast Kansas and Wyandotte County

Sedgwick County Emergency Mgmt. Cautioning Drivers as Flood Risk Continues Thru Thursday Afternoon

Emporia approves tech grant funding

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