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Back to school means mask up and keep your distance. Derby schools is seeing roughly 75-percent of the kids in class with the rest in remote learning. “We are excited to be back,” said Katie Carlson, Director of Communications for USD 260 Derby Schools. “And optimistic we will be able to remain there. But that’s why we review every couple of weeks.” Gating criteria for in-class learning is reviewed by the Derby Schools gating criteria committee. “To make informed, current decisions with the safety of students and staff at the forefront,” said Carlson. Surveys are going out to parents and families starting Tuesday for decisions about the next nine weeks.
Source: KSN-TV
Wichita’s newest public library will likely be named after civil rights icon and author Ronald Walters, who as a young man led the Dockum Drugs store sit-in that helped end racial segregation in the city. The City Council is poised to accept a recommendation from the Library Board on Tuesday to name the replacement for the Linwood Branch, which is scheduled to close Jan. 15. It’s being replaced with a new library under construction in a building at 4195 E. Harry that housed the former Karl’s Tire Shop in the former Wichita Mall. Walters, who was born and raised in Wichita before becoming a national-level civil rights icon, came in third in a community vote on what to name the new facility. Naming it for former Mayor Carl Brewer or calling it the Meadowlark branch came in at Nos. 1 and 2, according to a city report.
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This past year took its toll on several major development projects in Johnson County. The long-awaited, ill-fated Mission Gateway development stalled, once again. For months, the COVID-19 pandemic made it more difficult for crews across the county, including those working on the Interstate 35 expansion, to finish work due to a shortage of supplies. And when city leaders planned for the financial impacts of the pandemic, several projects were pushed back. But looking ahead to 2021, developers and county leaders are optimistic that this coming year they’ll see significant growth in these Kansas City suburbs. Some projects that have managed to stay on track during 2020, like the new Johnson County Courthouse, are about to reach the finish line. And others that have been in the works for years, such as an expansion at the Overland Park Arboretum and a new sports center, are finally coming to fruition.
Source: KC Star Local News
After more than two years of construction, the new $193 million Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe opens Monday, Jan. 4, 2020.
Source: KC Star Local News
A new Lieutenant Governor took the oath of office in Kansas Monday morning, while the previous lieutenant governor took office as the new state treasurer. David Toland was sworn in at the Statehouse in Topeka as the 52nd Lieutenant Governor for the state. Toland has been the state’s Commerce Secretary, and he will continue to serve in that role while acting as Lieutenant Governor. Toland talked about $2.5 billion in increased investment in Kansas during the past year and he said the state will continue to see aggressive growth in the coming year and beyond. He said “We will continue to work in a bipartisan, collaborative way on Kansas-specific strategies and solutions for the people of Kansas and the future of our state.”
Source: Country 101.3 KFDI
The pandemic has presented a two-sided coin to the four big public universities in Kansas and Missouri. On one side, the dire enrollment predictions of the summer turned out better — in one case, much better — than expected. But on the flip side, falling revenues are still a problem administrators will have to deal with for the foreseeable future, due largely to the loss of money coming in from big events, student-facing services and state funding. Last spring, university officials fresh from the spring break shutdowns were warily predicting major enrollment drops for fall semester. As summer began, most were still assessing whether students would be willing to attend in person in the fall and devising ways to make campus safe if they did.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
Now you can get your insurance and driver’s license all in one place. AAA Kansas is partnering with the Kansas Department of Revenue to offer a remote driver’s licensing unit at its 21st and Maize retail store through the month of January. Starting Tuesday, residents can renew their license, ask for duplicates for lost IDs, change their name, update their address or get a Real ID, which are required by Oct. 1 to fly domestically.
Source: Wichita Business Journal
Intrust Bank Arena is welcoming fans for the first time since the pandemic began in March to watch the Wichita Thunder hockey’s home opener. The arena is operating at 15 percent capacity as the Thunder take on Allen Americans. The reduced capacity allows for at least six-feet distance between between groups of fans. Fans are also required to wear face masks in the arena. Other changes include a self-serving scanner that fans can use to scan tickets and make concession purchases.
Source: KAKE – News
City commissioners approved a memorandum of understanding with Ignite Emporia to roll over $200,000 in unutilized private-public partnership funds from 2020 toward the project’s housing development initiatives in 2021 during a joint study/action session Wednesday. The vote passed 3-1 with Commissioner and Ignite Emporia Director Rob Gilligan abstaining and Commissioner Becky Smith providing the lone “nay” vote. Beforehand, Smith said she was apprehensive on two key points, the first being the perception of favoritism by members of the board and the other being a lack of defined plan for the funds.
Source: Emporia Gazette
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