Traveling around the state and sampling small town charm is what the Big Kansas Road Trip is all about. But bringing unrest to a community because of a virus, is not what the Kansas Sampler Foundation wants to do.So KSF postponed their event in Brown, Doniphan and Nemaha counties from September to May 6-9, 2021. The event was originally scheduled for early May of 2020.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)
Organizers of a petition initiative to block the city from destroying Century II and the former downtown library will hand deliver nearly 17,000 signatures to City Hall on Friday, a move that could ultimately preserve Wichita’s skyline and wrest control of a key riverfront site from downtown booster organizations looking to redevelop the area. The ordinance proposed in the petition by a group called Save Century II would prevent the city government from demolishing any historically significant city-owned buildings without a public vote, specifically naming the Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center and the former Wichita Central Library building. State law requires 12,554 signatures by registered voters in Wichita, the equivalent of 25% of voters who cast a ballot in the last city election.
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)
An order issued by Sedgwick County to require business employees and patrons to wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 was written to be essentially unenforceable and weaker than a city of Wichita ordinance with similar requirements. And on Thursday, the county order was loosened a bit when Dr. Garold Minns, the county health officer, revised it to exempt religious meetings from a 45-person limitation on the size of public gatherings. Unenforceability is actually written into Minns’ order.
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)
The Hard Rock Hotel project in Edwardsville, a development worth more than $70 million for which leaders of this western Wyandotte County town had high hopes, faces an uncertain future after its lender abruptly failed to come up with money for a construction loan. … Now construction has stalled and the development is tied up in three different lawsuits in three different states, putting brakes on a project that city leaders hoped would put Edwardsville on the map as a destination among the various attractions already built in western Wyandotte County. … “I’ve felt ever since the early ’90s it was a prime area for development and it really was and it still is,” said Edwardsville Mayor John “Tiny” McTaggart. “It’s just a matter of how this thing unfolds is anyone’s guess. Will the developer prevail in the lawsuit against the investor who bailed? Who knows?”
(Read more: KC Star Local News)
Ellis County is one of two counties in Kansas being awarded equipment to rescue victims sinking and trapped in a farm silo grain. The award is from Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance, a Fortune 500 company with a national program aimed at stopping grain bin deaths. Darin Myers, Ellis County Rural Fire Department chief and emergency services manager, said the two new pieces of equipment will replace the department’s old set, which is about a dozen years old.
(Read more: News – The Hays Daily News)
Ten public bicycle repair stations will be placed in Harvey County thanks to a grant written by Healthy Harvey and Walk and Roll Harvey. "Bike service stations were part of our wellness grant," said Lynnette Redington, director of the Harvey County Health Department. With bike plan development in several Harvey County cities, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Pathways funding was acquired for bike repair stations as a Community Wellness project. Each city will receive a bike …
(Read more: Newton Kansan)
The City of Lawrence recently created the Downtown Ambassadors pilot program in partnership with Downtown Lawrence Inc. and the local visitors bureau, Explore Lawrence. The guides wear bright orange shirts with the messages “Welcome to Lawrence” and “How can I help?” A news release from the city states that the guides will provide assistance to downtown visitors, residents and employees, especially as businesses begin reopening during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “The primary goal of the program is to help ensure a clean, safe and welcoming environment for the Downtown Lawrence community,” the release states.
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Madison’s City Council voted to close City Hall to the public once again during a special meeting Tuesday evening. The decision was part of the city’s review of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. City Clerk Victoria Stewart had requested the council consider closing the doors due to increased traffic inside of the building. “There’s nothing we can’t do over the phone,” Stewart said. “I don’t see much of a point of putting ourselves at risk if we don’t have to. We’ve been able to handle everything over the phone and email.”
(Read more: Emporia Gazette)
The governor of Kansas is releasing new information about the state’s back-to-school plans. This comes as the state is battling rising coronavirus cases. “We have a virus here that can make our friends and our neighbors and our family members very sick, and even kill them,” said Gov. Laura Kelly. In an interview Thursday, Kelly said educators and public health professionals came together to make a plan we could see within a few days. “What we’re gonna see next week is probably the most comprehensive, the most thoughtful plan for opening our schools safely,” said Kelly. Kelly said the plan will take into account the overall impact of coronavirus on the state of Kansas, as well as the impact on individual schools, and even classrooms.
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