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Most homeowners in Sedgwick County will see increase in tax appraisal. Here are details

2025-02-24T10:11:36-06:00February 24th, 2025|

Tax valuations will increase for 87% of homeowners in Sedgwick County this year. The average median increase for residential properties is 9%. Notices will be mailed out March 1. Last year, 60% of residential property owners saw an increase in valuation, with a 10% median increase. Tax appraisal increases are driven by the sales prices of new and existing homes. “Demand is high and the supply of homes is tight, thus prices increase as a result of this continuing imbalance,” county appraiser Mark Clark told county commissioners. Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Are Wichita-area schools running out of snow days? See what Kansas law says

2025-02-24T10:10:45-06:00February 24th, 2025|

Wichita school districts students have so far had this week off amid snow and bitter cold. School officials canceled classes Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. There was no school Monday because it was President’s Day. So far this year, including Thursday, Wichita students have been off school eight days because of severe weather. Half of those were in January, with the rest in February. So will they — and students from surrounding districts in similar situations — have to make up days? Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

It’s illegal to own a pet raccoon in Kansas. One man is trying to change that

2025-02-24T10:08:52-06:00February 24th, 2025|

Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow Kansans who obtain raccoon ownership permits to keep the animals as pets. For the past four years, Lenexa resident Stephen Kaspar has been feeding and training wild raccoons that wander onto his property. But it’s against Kansas law to own a pet raccoon. That’s why Kaspar is urging state lawmakers to pass a bill that would legalize pet ownership of raccoons. Owners would be required to obtain a raccoon ownership permit, complete educational training and vaccinate their raccoons for rabies and other diseases. They’d have to provide raccoons with their own room [...]

Kansas needs qualified computer science teachers. This K-State program delivers — for free

2025-02-24T10:07:30-06:00February 24th, 2025|

When Josh Weese completed high school nearly 20 years ago, his exposure to computer science had been a short unit on robotics in shop class and some basic HTML coding and word processing in business class. Today, he’s working to bring more robust computer science education to districts large and small all across the state through Kansas State University’s Cyber Pipeline. Weese, a teaching associate professor of computer science in the Carl R. Ice College of Engineering and a Kevin and Jacquie Elmore – Carl and Mary Ice Cornerstone teaching scholar, co-directs the Advancing Learning and Teaching in Computer Science, or [...]

‘A special building’: Historic hotel in Alma reopens to the public

2025-02-24T10:05:20-06:00February 24th, 2025|

A hotel originally constructed in the 19th century has new life. Friday marked a grand opening of the two-story Brandt House, 402 Missouri Ave. in downtown Alma. Built in 1887 by Christena and Joseph Brandt, the hotel was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. After going through several ownership groups — and previously named the Alma Hotel — Brandt House’s current owners consist of Alma couples Morgan and Tyler Holloman, as well as Alex and Amanda Gnadt. The four acquired the hotel originally in November 2023 and received $73,400 through the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Attraction Development [...]

Commerce Unveils Groundbreaking Overhaul of Community Development Block Grant Program

2025-02-24T10:04:06-06:00February 24th, 2025|

The Kansas Department of Commerce announced today significant changes to its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Community Facilities program to allow a rolling application process, lower local match requirements and an expanded scope of eligible projects. The revamped CDBG – Community Facilities program opens the door for projects ranging from emergency sirens and ADA upgrades to new libraries and major park developments. Notably, the transition from an annual competition to a rolling application process means that cities and counties can apply for funding year-round, receiving decisions in a matter of weeks rather than waiting months for a single funding cycle. [...]

El Dorado City Manager says Andover water connection is sustainable

2025-02-24T10:03:05-06:00February 24th, 2025|

With an increase in water rate usage and the previous summer’s drought, the Andover City Mayor, Ronnie Price, has made his voice clear: he no longer wants to buy water from Wichita for Andover residents. Mayor Price says he’d like to avoid future issues like these by connecting Andover to the El Dorado Lake, but is it sustainable? The City Manager of El Dorado, David Dillner, says yes. When looking at water sustainability and how much a lake has in its reservoir, the equation is much more than what meets the eye when looking at the lake from the outside. The [...]

De Soto OKs deal with KDOT to realign Lexington interchange, build roads at Astra

2025-02-24T10:02:01-06:00February 24th, 2025|

As Panasonic prepares to come online at Astra Enterprise Park, city and state leaders are teeing up plans to address a key interchange's capacity to handle growing traffic. During the past six months, the Kansas Department of Transportation has been negotiating with property owner Sunflower Redevelopment Group to buy about 1,850 feet of railroad track under the Kansas Highway 10 interchange along Lexington Avenue. Source: Kansas City Business Journal

Some Wichita schools are easing up on recess rules, citing the benefits of ‘risky play’

2025-02-24T10:01:19-06:00February 24th, 2025|

The scene at Wichita’s Allen Elementary School is pretty typical for a school playground at recess — lots of running, jumping, climbing and screaming. But there’s something different that you might not notice right away. Allen is one of three Wichita elementary schools experimenting with a new kind of recess that eases up on rules and lets kids play more freely. The approach, sometimes called “risky play,” follows research that shows children benefit from climbing high, running fast and testing their physical limits. Wichita decided to try it after some physical education teachers complained that students weren’t getting enough unstructured play [...]

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