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CS, Mulvane EMS services take over Sumner Co. territory

info2019-07-18T19:09:00-05:00July 18th, 2019|

The city of Clearwater’s June 25 decision to discontinue its local ambulance service leaves a 45-square-mile hole in Sumner County’s EMS coverage map. To fill the gap, Conway Springs EMS and Mulvane EMS are splitting Clearwater’s former territory, for now on an informal basis. The two services had already been covering for Clearwater for several months, as Clearwater struggled with volunteer availability and tried to keep its service going by hiring some full-time employees. (Read more: Times-Sentinel Newspapers » Feed)

Musician walking across America and through Emporia

info2019-07-18T19:07:32-05:00July 18th, 2019|

There is no better time than the present. For Grammy-nominated musician Mike Posner, there’s been something on his bucket list he’s been wanting to accomplish. Walk across America. That’s exactly what brought the famous musician to Emporia Tuesday. The singer of songs such as, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” “Cooler Than Me” and “Please Don’t Go” made his way through Emporia Tuesday on his way to his destination — Venice Beach, California. (Read more: Emporia Gazette)

Lawmakers warn USDA its move to Kansas City will decimate research

info2019-07-18T19:05:46-05:00July 18th, 2019|

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to grow — not gut — its research capabilities with its move to Kansas City, a top agency official testified Thursday. Scott Hutchins, the USDA’s deputy under secretary for research, education and economics, laid out the agency’s plans for its move during testimony in front of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee. While the hearing was set to discuss implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, much of the conversation centered on the USDA’s June announcement that it would move more than 500 jobs from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City. (Read more: Government & Politics News |)

KDHE requires students to get meningitis, hepatitis A vaccines

info2019-07-18T19:02:49-05:00July 18th, 2019|

Public school students will have to be vaccinated this year for meningitis and hepatitis A, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday. Students entering kindergarten and first grade will need two doses of the hepatitis A vaccine, the department said. Students entering seventh grade need one dose of the meningococcal ACWY vaccine. Students entering their junior year of high school will need the meningococcal ACWY vaccine if not vaccinated before their 16th birthday. Exemptions are allowed for medical reasons or religious beliefs. The regulations go into effect Aug. 2. (Read more: News - The Hays Daily News)

‘It’s going to change your life’: JoCo’s new $1M playground a sign of the future

info2019-07-18T21:14:44-05:00July 18th, 2019|

On the top of a small hill at Shawnee Mission Park’s new million-dollar playground, children swarm on an elaborate spider web of ropes. Down a wheelchair-friendly ramp to a more shaded area, families swing, slide and clamber over a myriad of structures that spin, bounce or make music. It’s all designed to be fun — and accessible — for kids of different abilities. The inclusive playground highlights a growing trend in the Kansas City area of helping kids with special needs get off the sidelines and into the action. The Kansas City Zoo opened such a playground in 2018, the first [...]

How does Ark City’s water taste? Judges say better than most

info2019-07-17T21:55:42-05:00July 17th, 2019|

Tap water in Ark City was named the best tasting water in the state by the Kansas Rural Water Association this spring. Four judges at an annual conference in Wichita in March drank water samples from more than 20 communities, giving Ark City top tasting honors. The association plans to present the award to the city tonight at the City Commission meeting. The honor was highlighted in a July article in The Kansas Lifeline magazine and is posted on the association’s website. (Read more: The Arkansas City Traveler)

“I went over the bump and lost my breath’: heat damages roads in Wichita and Hays

info2019-07-17T21:55:16-05:00July 17th, 2019|

The extreme heat is affecting roads in our area, including some that have cracked and crumbled as drivers pass by. “I was thinking, ‘oh my gosh, what in the world was that?” said Shara McMahon, Wichita resident. McMahon was driving down South Broadway near Haysville when she drover over a giant crack. “I didn’t even see the bump in the road,” McMahan said. “I just saw that there was a police car there with lights on so of course, you avoid it. I went over the bump and I lost my breath. It was pretty big. I had no idea it [...]

World record attempt: Whitewater Library hosts rocket launch

info2019-07-17T21:54:42-05:00July 17th, 2019|

Gavin Wuthrich spent Tuesday morning helping his daughter Sadie learn to, and practice, launching a small foam rocket powered by a rubber band in a grassy field at Whitewater Park. She would pull it back, then release it, and watch it fly."We thought we would bring the kids out, have a good time, and check it out," Gavin said.At the appointed time, the Wuthrich family lined up with other story time participants to help set a world record. (Read more: Augusta Gazette)

PANTHER STADIUM OVERHAUL: USD 260, architect reveal schematic designs

info2019-07-17T19:37:49-05:00July 17th, 2019|

The first phase of Panther Stadium renovations was presented to the USD 260 school board on Monday, July 8. The schematic designs were unveiled for discussion with the board, putting July 22 as the approval date to move forward to the next phase of the project. The schedule provided by McCownGordon Construction gave an estimated start date of Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. The stadium renovations would be completed by Friday, August 28, 2020, and the start of the 2020-21 school year. Current USD 260 estimates for the Panther Stadium project sit at $6,545,193. That includes the addition of $129,856 in owner [...]

USDA: Only 40% of transferred ag researchers will move to Kansas City

info2019-07-17T19:31:28-05:00July 17th, 2019|

The Department of Agriculture says fewer than 40% of the researchers whose jobs are being transferred from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City will make the move to the Midwest. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced in June that the USDA would move more than 550 jobs in two research agencies to Kansas City. A USDA spokesperson told The Star Tuesday that 145 workers will follow their jobs to Kansas City, while 250 will leave the agency, meaning about 37% accepted the transfers. The USDA says the figures may fluctuate. Employees can change their decision until they are expected to report to [...]

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