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Sedgwick County to provide funding to help museum with relocation

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Sedgwick County commissioners have approved funding to help the capital campaign for The Kansas African American Museum in its effort to find a new building in a new location. The county will provide $450,000 over a five year period toward the campaign. The museum’s executive director, Denise Sherman, said significant progress is being made in the effort to create a new museum and cultural center, and a formal announcement is planned this summer. Source: Country 101.3 KFDI

Public shares thoughts on saving Fort Scott brick streets

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About 20 people attended a Fort Scott Street Advisory Board meeting to share their thoughts on preserving the city’s brick streets. The advisory board will make a recommendation to the city commission. Board President Charles Gentry said board members will review their notes and discuss what recommendation they will make during their next meeting... Source: Fort Scott Tribune

County Commission gives nod to salvage yard

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Coming off a Tuesday afternoon meeting where the Barton County Planning Commission and tow truck operator Larry Marshall hammered out a compromise, the County Commission Wednesday morning OKed rezoning and conditional-use permit allowing Marshall to operate a salvage yard in a rural residential area west of Great Bend. “This reminds me of why I am so proud to be a Barton County resident,” said commission Chairman Shawn Hutchinson, District 3, who attended the Planning Commission meeting a day earlier. “Because when neighbors get together, it doesn’t matter how far we’ve been driven apart, there’s always some common ground that can be [...]

County to end recycling program May 1

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The Board of Harvey County Commissioners eliminated the county’s recycling program Tuesday morning on a 3-0 vote. The change will take effect May 1. County Administrator Anthony Swartzendruber presented commissioners with additional fee structures that would be more affordable for those choosing to recycle. The suggested fees cost $12 for residents to bring in 100 pounds or fewer of recyclables and $36 for up to 300 pounds. Under the first proposal presented to commissioners last week, residents would have had to pay $48 for up to 500 pounds. Commissioner Randy Hague asked if the county would hold off on purchasing any [...]

Housing shortage touches Jackson County, northeastern Kansas

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For potential homebuyers — not just in Jackson County or in northeastern Kansas, but anywhere in the nation — the inventory of available residences for sale is low while the price tags attached to those residences are high. But while many real estate markets have seen the prices rising and the inventory sinking during the COVID-19 pandemic, some realtors — including Roger Hower of Kellerman Real Estate — believe the current housing shortage issue began well before the coronavirus was on anybody’s mind and has more facets to it than just those related to the pandemic. Some steps have been taken [...]

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: 100,000 borrowers are eligible so far under new rules

info2022-03-10T07:46:10-06:00March 9th, 2022|

The Department of Education said Wednesday that it has so far identified 100,000 borrowers who are eligible for student debt cancellation due to the changes the agency made to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program in October. The cancellations for those people are expected to total about $6.2 billion in federal student debt relief. Not all of the eligible borrowers have been notified of their debt relief yet. They are being notified on a rolling basis, and the Department of Education could not provide a date when all of them will have been contacted. Source: KAKE - News

Inman cafe using verenika to help Ukraine

info2022-03-09T22:02:17-06:00March 9th, 2022|

An Inman cafe is donating some of its proceeds from the sales of a dish that's native to Ukraine to help the people there. Inman Harvest Cafe has been an existing restaurant in Inman since 1955. Cafe manager Katy Reinecker told KAKE News that her family took over the small business 14 years ago. "It's been a wild ride," said Reinecker. She said she started off as dishwasher at the business and over the years has seen the cafe through its many ups and downs. She told KAKE News she had been most thankful for the community's support over the years. [...]

De Soto could issue $100M of industrial revenue bonds for a commercial facility

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Industrial development near the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in De Soto continues as Prairie Village-based Flint Development's commerce center picks up steam. De Soto's City Council will hold a public hearing on the issuance of $100 million worth of industrial revenue bonds as an incentive mechanism for Flint Commerce Center's construction at the northwest corner of 103rd Street and Edgerton Road. In a December memorandum of understanding, officials agreed to provide property tax abatements for 3.5 million industrial square feet of Class A warehouses. The rezoning for 371 annexed acres also was approved in January, alongside a 5,877-acre tax increment financing district for [...]

‘A lot more art’: Lawrence leaders express interest in reexamining workings of public art program

info2022-03-09T07:16:47-06:00March 9th, 2022|

Lawrence city leaders expressed interest Tuesday in reexamining how the city funds public art, selects artists, and places public art around the city. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission reviewed the city resolution governing the long-standing Percent for Art program as well as related city administrative policy. The resolution allows city leaders to set aside up to 2% of a capital project’s budget for public art, and the policy sets out a process for selecting art or artists. Source: LJWorld.com

Western Kansas home of state’s first Black female mayor

info2022-03-09T07:15:19-06:00March 9th, 2022|

The town of Stockton, Kan., is the county seat of Rooks County. It’s also where Kim Thomas became the first Black female mayor in the state and one of the longest-serving mayors. “Stockton has always been kind of, they’ve always welcomed black people. It hasn’t been like some places where you weren’t welcome,” said the former mayor. Thomas’ career in politics began in the 90s. “You know the first time I ran for city commission, I didn’t make it, but I tried again. I wasn’t defeated,” recalls Thomas. Source: KWCH

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