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Atchison’s Memorial Hall reaches on beyond century mark

info2022-04-28T06:56:08-05:00April 27th, 2022|

Atchison County native Colonel Leroy Stutz, USAF, retired, Vietnam POW addressed a crowd of veterans, families, and friends who gathered in tribute to celebrate the first 100-year milestone for the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Atchison. Stutz, a Hanoi Hilton survivor, spoke about his personal military experiences that began in Memorial Hall as a Kansas National Guardsman. He also shared insight about his connections to farm life in Atchison County in rural Effingham near Monrovia. The event was Sunday, April 24 in the facility built to honor all in military service in WWI from Atchison County as a community activity [...]

Sports gambling in Kansas could get done this week

info2022-04-27T23:41:39-05:00April 27th, 2022|

Place your bets. Sports gambling has a shot at passing this week. "It should pass in the Senate," said Rep. Stephanie Clayton (D) District 19. "It's pretty tight." Clayton lives in the Kansas City area, where she says casinos and other sports venues could bring in a lot of revenue from sports gambling being legalized inside the State of Kansas. She says the key is the Kansas senate. "If there are more than 21 votes in the Senate, it would go to the governor," said Clayton. Wichita Representative Tom Sawyer says if the measure passes, the money the state would make [...]

Shawnee prohibits shared room rentals in residential areas of city

info2022-04-28T06:56:49-05:00April 27th, 2022|

Shawnee has officially adopted new city code that restricts shared room rentals in all residential zoning districts. Shawnee is believed to be the first municipality in the Kansas City metro to adjust its city code in order to restrict such shared room, or co-living, rental arrangements in which people lease individual rooms within a larger property but share common areas. The practice has grown in popularity in recent years in the U.S. as housing costs have increased, according to CNBC, especially in high-priced metropolitan areas like San Francisco. Source: Prairie Village Post

Labor, housing in Marysville discussed with visiting officials

info2022-04-28T07:03:11-05:00April 27th, 2022|

Four state officials have visited Marysville in recent weeks, each learning about the area’s shortage of labor and affordable housing, among other issues. Lieutenant Gov. David Toland visited Landoll Company on April 11 and toured Marysville’s new fire station, which was funded largely through the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Community Development Block Grant program. Source: The Marysville Advocate

1970s art installation in Shawnee Mission Park now a hidden gem

info2022-04-28T07:06:25-05:00April 27th, 2022|

A Johnson County sculptor whose artwork is in collections around the world and were featured in Marvel© and DC© comics-related movies was also the creator of a public artwork recently “rediscovered” in Shawnee Mission Park. The piece in question consists of three steel and wooden cylinders with seats inside located overlooking the lake near Shelter #4 just north of the marina on the lake’s north side. They were created and donated to the park in the early 1970s by local artist Arlie Regier, who passed away in 2014. Earlier this year, JCPRD officials came across a 1972 newspaper clipping about the [...]

Wildfire burns around 180 acres in northern Riley County

info2022-04-27T23:01:25-05:00April 27th, 2022|

Firefighters battled a wildfire Tuesday evening in a rural swath of northern Riley County. It began around 7 p.m. in the area near Bjorling Road, northeast of Randolph, starting near the recent Carlson Road fire. An estimated 180 acres burned into the evening, according to Riley County Fire District No. 1. There were no reports of any structural damage. Crews cleared the scene by 11 p.m. and will be returning this morning to check for hot spots. The fire was caused by a permitted, controlled burn in the area that got out of control. Source: 1350 KMAN

Sedgwick County to conduct a different test for outdoor warning sirens

info2022-04-28T07:07:22-05:00April 27th, 2022|

Sedgwick County Emergency Management is planning a different test for the outdoor warning sirens. The sirens are usually tested on Mondays at noon in an alert mode, which is a steady tone used for tornado warnings. The test on Monday, May 2nd will be in attack mode, which is a rising and falling tone. Deputy Emergency Management Director Jonathan Marr said the attack mode has a more traditional sound and it would be used during times of war or for enemy attack. He said the message with both modes is the same, urging people to take shelter and check with news sources [...]

Jaws of Life: Newton firefighters train to save lives

info2022-04-28T07:07:50-05:00April 27th, 2022|

Many people are familiar with the Jaws of Life, a type of rescue equipment first responders use to rescue people trapped in vehicles following an accident. What people don’t know is what they themselves need to do in that situation and what they can expect. “Other than just be patient, there’s going to be lots of pops and loud noises, all this cracking you hear,” said Newton Fire/EMS Department Acting Officer Colton Garcia while he and others in the department did vehicle extraction training Tuesday morning at All Metals Recycling in Newton. They’ve been doing the training last week and this [...]

Kansas voters to decide constitutional amendment question on election of county sheriffs

info2022-04-28T07:08:27-05:00April 27th, 2022|

The November general election ballot added girth in terms of verbiage with adoption of a proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution requiring election rather than appointment of county sheriffs. On Tuesday, the House affirmed a final version of House Concurrent Resolution 5022 previously endorsed by the Senate. It passed 91-31 in the House and 39-1 in the Senate — above the required two-thirds majorities necessary to place the amendment on statewide ballots. Attorney General Derek Schmidt, a Republican running for governor, lobbied for the amendment and vowed to campaign for passage of the amendment related to election of sheriffs and potential [...]

Sedgwick County sirens will be in attack mode Monday

info2022-04-27T22:47:20-05:00April 27th, 2022|

If you are in a place where you can hear the Sedgwick County tornado sirens Monday, May 2, you may notice they sound a bit different. Sedgwick County Emergency Management will test the Outdoor Warning System's attack mode. Usually, the Monday test at noon is the alert mode, a steady tone. "The attack mode is very different," Jonathan Marr, Emergency Management deputy director, said. "It's a rise and fall tone. In some cases, it can be rather alarming for some people. The test is going to last for approximately three to five minutes." Source: KSN-TV

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