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Reno County Commissioners won’t pay for Scott Blvd. bridge, will help where they can

The Board of Reno County Commissioners voted Tuesday to clarify that they are not paying for the Scott Blvd. bridge, but they are willing to help with anything they can not involving money. It is County Counselor Joe O’ Sullivan’s legal opinion that they can’t pay for the bridge. “There are three statutes that are used to fund county road and bridge maintenance and replacement, not only for bridges and roads on county roads, but also bridges on township roads and connecting link roads maintenance, which the statute makes the county’s responsibility.” Nevertheless, the commission is okay with Public Works Director Don Brittain helping South Hutchinson as he has attempted to before, to do as much as they can without laying out any specific county funds for replacement.
Source: Hutch Post.

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Municipal Bond Trends for July 27, 2021

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911 call outage: Sedgwick County Commissioners look into what happened on July 25

A two-hour 911 outage in Sedgwick county this past weekend is raising questions about how the current system works. Elora Forshee, the county director for emergency communications said in Tuesday’s County Commissioner’s meeting that while they knew on Sunday AT&T was going to do testing on the system, they were told everything would remain working. However, being left in the dark for hours with calls not going through was unacceptable, Forshee said during the meeting. “Those are the redundancies that I am pushing back on the coordinating council to say, ‘hey this is not working as promised, you need to evaluate this because we really should not get to a point where the redundancy is pulled at multiple layers where you get to the point to the backup or to another county,'” Forshee said.
Source: KSN-TV

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As COVID-19 continue to rise, will Wichita or Sedgwick County issue another mandate?

Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple has been watching the COVID-19 numbers closely over the last year. “COVID’s spiking again, it’s just like what we saw last year after a big holiday,” said Whipple. But even with the more contagious delta variant now responsible for most of the new cases in the state, he doesn’t plan on issuing any mandates. “The difference today than it was a year ago is individuals have it within their own power to protect themselves from COVID. Everyone now can go get a free vaccine that has shown to be incredibly effective, even with these new variants,” said Whipple.
Source: KAKE – News

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National program aims to bring Wichita families more fresh fruits and vegetables

More than 1,000 Wichita families will receive fresh fruits and vegetables through a national program that launched Monday in Wichita. Good Food for All, an initiative of the nonprofit Partnership for a Healthy America, will distribute more than 600,000 servings of the fruits and vegetables through the Kansas Food Bank and the Greater Wichita YMCA. Families who participate will receive 50 servings of fruits and vegetables weekly for 12 weeks — meant to be enough for each family member to have at least two servings of produce per day.
Source: Wichita Eagle

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Just A Small-Town Girl — Stewart reflects on her big Olympic moment

Kelsey Stewart has seemingly accomplished it all. She once struck out all nine batters while pitching a three-inning perfect game in a 19-0 victory against Wichita West in the Class 5A Regional playoffs. She was Kansas Gatorade Softball Player of the Year as a sophomore at Arkansas City High School. She picked up where she left off after two successful seasons for the ACHS softball team with two stellar seasons at Maize High School. She was a four-time All-State first-team selection while also earning letters in basketball and volleyball. Oh, and she was an All-American cheerleader.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

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USDA provides $480,000 grant to Erie, KS

The USDA has released a $480,000 loan for the city of Erie.The loan comes from the Rural Economic Development Program. Through the program, the USDA provides zero-interest loans and grants to utilities. This loan, will be used to help the city of Erie buy and operate Stubs Market, the only grocery store in Erie.
Source: KOAMKOAM

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COVID-19 exposure closes aquatic center in Garden City

Garden Rapids at The Big Pool in Garden City will be closed through Sunday after the Finney County Health Department notified the aquatic center that some of its employees had been exposed to COVID-19. The business said Monday that the exposure is limited to employees, not patrons, and that the health department is doing contract tracing protocols on many of its employees.
Source: KAKE – News

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An outlier in Johnson County, Shawnee Mission to mandate masks for elementary students

The Shawnee Mission school district will require its elementary students to wear masks this fall — making it the only district in Johnson County with a mask mandate for children who are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. The other five school districts in the county have made masks optional, and only strongly encourage unvaccinated students and staff to wear them. Monday night’s decision by the school board means Shawnee Mission is the only school system following the county’s advice on opening schools safely next month. In the rest of the Kansas City metro, Shawnee Mission is now the third district to require masks for at least some students. Kansas City Public Schools and the Kansas City, Kansas district plan to require everyone to wear masks.
Source: Joco 913 News

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Sedgwick County COMCARE facing its biggest worker shortage in history

Sedgwick County mental health services are in a crucial situation. COMCARE, the largest mental health center in the state, now sits at only 58 percent of its usual staffing. More than 200 positions are open after a lot of employees left over the past year. Executive director Joan Tammany says a big reason workers are leaving is pay. On top of that, after serving as grief counselors in many ways during the pandemic, some workers need to take care of their own mental health now.
Source: KAKE – News

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Reno County Commissioners won’t pay for Scott Blvd. bridge, will help where they can

Municipal Bond Trends for July 27, 2021

911 call outage: Sedgwick County Commissioners look into what happened on July 25

As COVID-19 continue to rise, will Wichita or Sedgwick County issue another mandate?

National program aims to bring Wichita families more fresh fruits and vegetables

Just A Small-Town Girl — Stewart reflects on her big Olympic moment

USDA provides $480,000 grant to Erie, KS

COVID-19 exposure closes aquatic center in Garden City

An outlier in Johnson County, Shawnee Mission to mandate masks for elementary students

Sedgwick County COMCARE facing its biggest worker shortage in history

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