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Seaman school board approves salary schedule, ensures every teacher receives $1,000 raise

info2019-10-30T18:34:31-05:00October 30th, 2019|

The Seaman Unified School District 345 Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve an updated salary schedule for the district's teachers — and ensured every teacher would get at least a $1,000 raise. The approved salary schedule results in a new base salary of $40,000, up from last year's $38,350. From there, teachers could see potential raises yearly based on teaching experience and increased education. The district's salary cap now sits at $60,550. (Read more: News - The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Early Voting Numbers Up In Wichita Elections

info2019-10-30T18:30:01-05:00October 30th, 2019|

With days to go before Election Day, early voter turnout numbers in Wichita are already up over the last mayoral election amid a highly contested race. Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Tabitha Lehman says last week’s early voting at the county election office in downtown Wichita surpassed the total number of early votes cast in the 2015 city election. She says there is also a 90 percent increase in the number of requests for mail-in ballots this year compared to the 2015 race. (Read more: RSS Feed)

Leawood takes title of best small city in America for second year in a row; Shawnee and Lenexa fare well in rankings

info2019-10-30T18:28:38-05:00October 30th, 2019|

For the second year in a row, the website Wallethub had named Leawood the best small city in America. The website, which focuses on personal finance issues, released its annual rankings of cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 this week, and a variety of factors again put Leawood at the top of the mix. Among the considerations that gave Leawood an edge among the 1,200 cities compared for the rankings were its exceptionally low levels of poverty, highly educated population and relatively affordable housing. Leawood scored second overall in the “affordability” categories, and finished among the top 100 in the [...]

Shawnee changes charter ordinance to allow debt financing for purchase of streetlights

info2019-10-30T18:27:11-05:00October 30th, 2019|

Shawnee leaders have agreed to add a provision to the city’s charter ordinances that will allow the city to borrow money to purchase the city’s streetlights. The charter ordinance change permits the city to debt finance the acquisition of streetlights from Every Metro Inc. (formerly KCP&L) through the issuance of general obligation bonds. City Attorney Ellis Rainey said he was concerned there was some misinformation about the charter ordinance change, so he wanted to provide clarification: By itself, it does not authorize issuance of any bonds or authorize any projects. (Read more: Shawnee Mission Post – Community news and events for [...]

City submits application for federal loan essential to new water treatment facility

info2019-10-30T18:26:17-05:00October 30th, 2019|

The city of Wichita has submitted its application to the Environmental Protection Agency for a federal loan expected to fund about half of the cost for the city's new water treatment facility. The city plans to secure $269.7 million in financing from the loan, which is nearly 55 percent of the total budget released Monday. The financing, provided through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, could pay for the project's design, construction, owner's representative services and additional hard costs associated with the Northwest Water Facility, a news release from the city says. (Read more: Wichita Business Journal)

Dogs on the force in Hutch

info2019-10-30T22:25:10-05:00October 30th, 2019|

Two Hutchinson police officers had a special request for new Police Chief Jeff Hooper. With help from Cause for Paws in Hutchinson, the request became a reality. Officers James Sanders and Cory Schmidt man the two K9 units with the department. Their partners are Tank, a German Shepherd, and Nika, a Belgian Malinois. Sanders and Schmidt became interested in becoming K9 officers through two different avenues. “Growing up in Newton, Kansas, I saw their K9 unit and it’s just something that always appealed to me,” Schmidt said. For Sanders, he found his love for working dogs and their service in the [...]

Pilot program in Wichita will permit federally deputized officers to wear body cameras

info2019-10-30T22:19:52-05:00October 30th, 2019|

On Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas will launch a pilot program with the Wichita Police Department allowing local and state officers who serve on federal task forces to use body-worn cameras while serving arrest warrants, or other planned arrest operations, and during the execution of search warrants. The pilot program, which will also go into effect in Detroit, Houston, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Oakland, Calif., was announced by the Attorney General on Oct. 28, 2019. It allows - for the first time - federally deputized task force officers to use body-worn cameras. [...]

Shawnee changes charter ordinance to allow debt financing for purchase of streetlights

info2019-10-30T22:26:32-05:00October 30th, 2019|

Shawnee leaders have agreed to add a provision to the city’s charter ordinances that will allow the city to borrow money to purchase the city’s streetlights. The charter ordinance change permits the city to debt finance the acquisition of streetlights from Every Metro Inc. (formerly KCP&L) through the issuance of general obligation bonds. ... Mayor Michelle Distler said the city’s charter ordinances had authorized the city to issue general obligation bonds to pay for streetlights in 1955, but that authority was taken out in 1987. (Read more: Prairie Village Post)

Leawood takes title of best small city in America for second year in a row; Shawnee and Lenexa fare well in rankings

info2019-10-30T22:25:33-05:00October 30th, 2019|

For the second year in a row, the website Wallethub had named Leawood the best small city in America. The website, which focuses on personal finance issues, released its annual rankings of cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 this week, and a variety of factors again put Leawood at the top of the mix. Among the considerations that gave Leawood an edge among the 1,200 cities compared for the rankings were its exceptionally low levels of poverty, highly educated population and relatively affordable housing. (Read more: Prairie Village Post)

Humboldt council member honored for community and League support

info2019-10-30T22:17:36-05:00October 30th, 2019|

Annually, the League of Kansas Municipalities seeks to honor a special individual who has demonstrated outstanding service to their community and the League. This year, the League honored Aikins Aikins, city councilmember for the city of Humboldt. “She has committed a lifetime of service to the Humboldt community,” said City Administrator Cole Herder, who nominated Aikins for the award. “She has been active in Dream Humboldt, a group working to revitalize Humboldt. She has been a dedicated member of the Chamber of Commerce, her church, and Humboldt Healthy Ecosystems. She was a driving force in the renovation of the Neosho River [...]

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