Banners designed by 4th graders will be displayed along Douglas Avenue in downtown Wichita to celebrate the holidays. Mayor Brandon Whipple said the city partnered with USD 259 and received more than 100 entries. Of those entries, 23 artworks were selected for the banners. The theme? “Hometown Holiday.”
Source: KAKE – News
… many people in the community who say they are planning on attending Sen. Dole’s service Saturday morning and are excited for him to come home one last time. “We will all be together for Bob’s final visit,” said Bob Dole’s nephew, Larry Nelson. Nelson says more than 40 family members will be making their way to Russell this weekend. Nelson told KSN that Sen. Dole made these plans to come home himself. “He wanted to bypass a number of places, his old haunts — high school; I think Dawson Drug, a lot of history there. He wants to come by the house,” said Nelson.
Source: KSN-TV
They say it’s better to give than to receive, but recent supply chain issues across the country is making this difficult. … This isn’t stopping the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, who are literally going to extra mile, to help out their community. “It’s just great to work for such a giving community,” says Deputy Nate Jones, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, “We’re getting close to Christmas, it’ll be nice to put a smile on somebody’s face and help somebody in a place of need.” There is no shortage of the giving spirit in Cherokee County, and the sheriff’s office is no stranger to helping people in need, especially this holiday season.
Source: KSNF/KODE
Roesland Elementary School in Roeland Park is seeking community help to get a city-funded crossing guard. Principal Kelly Swift sent a letter to parents last week asking them to contact Roeland Park elected officials to support paying for a crossing guard outside the school. Swift wrote in the newsletter that the crosswalk on Parish Drive, directly in front of the school, is a focus area of improvement for safety for school officials.
Source: Prairie Village Post
Since 2018, the city has worked with the BNSF Railway to reduce train noise in the Old Town area with the installation of wayside horns at two locations: the railroad crossings at Pflumm and Noland roads The stationary wayside horns target their warning sounds onto the roadways where motorists need to know that a train is coming. By contrast, train horns send their sound waves everywhere, even into nearby businesses and bedroom windows.
Source: Kansas City Star
People across central Kansas were awakened [Wednesday] morning after an earthquake shook the region. The quake, measured by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) as a magnitude 4.3, happened at 7:45 a.m. with an epicenter 16 miles southeast of Salina, near the intersection of South Kipp and East Lapsley Roads, just south of the city of Gypsum.
Source: Salina Journal
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When small-town charm isn’t enough to attract new residents, some struggling Midwest communities figure money might be. Cities across the region offer cash and free land for those willing to make the move to smaller communities with room, and a need, for more people . … Topeka will give you up to $15,000 for moving to the capital of Kansas for remote work, or for certain employers. Buy a new home in Newton, Iowa, and the city will cut you a $10,000 check. Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Quincy, Illinois, also offer awards aimed at bringing in new residents. So far, the programs seem successful at grabbing the attention of potential residents. The offers stand out and make a move to an underdog area seem more palatable. But it’s unclear whether one-time awards can bring small towns and cities back from the brink.
Source: KCUR News
The county has filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ appeal in the city of Golden matter because petitioners failed to provide the specified bond amount. The County Commission voted 3-1 against incorporation of Golden at its Oct. 13 meeting. Jennifer Williams, who filed a petition April 9 to incorporate about 9 square miles north of Hillsdale Lake into a city to block the march of intermodal warehouses into Miami County, is named as one of the plaintiffs in the case along with Golden supporter Charlie Koch. The appeal was filed Friday, Nov. 12, in Miami County District Court by attorney Doug Patterson with The Property Law Firm in Overland Park.
Source: republic-online.com
Mayor Carl Gerlach seemed momentarily ill at ease as he stepped to the podium at his last Overland Park City Council meeting last month. Council president and incoming mayor Curt Skoog had just read a lengthy commendation of Gerlach’s accomplishments, and a staffer was getting some cell phone pictures as the standing ovation began to die down. “As everybody in the room probably knows, I’m not comfortable with all of this,” Gerlach said, before saying thank you to his family, councilmembers and staff. Never a headline-grabber, Gerlach said later he’s always been a little leery of the spotlight.
Source: Prairie Village Post
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