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USD 428 provides resources to report bullying

info2019-06-17T23:52:24-05:00June 17th, 2019|

In May, the USD 428 Board of Education received the first reading of the Bullying Prevention Plan. In June, the school board passed the revised plan to reflect current bullying prevention guidelines. USD 428 Assistant Superintendent John Popp says there are not many changes except the district now provides more resources to those that feel they’re being bullied. Many cases of reported bullying may be labeled something else once examined. “Almost every situation that comes to a principal or teacher is that a kid is being bullied,” Popp said. “Many times when we investigate we find out it is two kids [...]

This might be the last summer Kan. swimmers enjoy this enormous pool

info2019-06-17T23:50:15-05:00June 17th, 2019|

By CORINNE BOYER Every summer since 1922, locals and tourists have flocked to Garden City’s Big Pool. Once promoted as “the world’s largest outdoor free concrete municipal swimming pool,” it holds around 2 million gallons of water. “Holds” might now be an overstatement. The Big Pool leaks. A lot. Garden City’s Big Pool, nearly a century old, loses 200,000 gallons of water a day. CORINNE BOYER / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE Around 200,000 gallons of water from the pool seep into the ground per day — even after renovations that replaced pipes and sealed cracks in the concrete. Even for a pool of its size, [...]

Reno County Commission to formalize validity of wind farm protest petitions

info2019-06-17T23:46:08-05:00June 17th, 2019|

HUTCHINSON – After the Reno County Commission failed to get a unanimous vote for a conditional use permit for the Next Era Wind Energy wind farm near Haven, that topic will come up again Tuesday. No new decisions are expected other than adopting the resolution determining the validity of protest petitions received opposing the project. Last week, commissioners agreed 46 percent of those petitions were valid. On Tuesday, the commission is expected to pass a resolution making that official. Next week, commissioners will also put into resolution form the official vote to decline the conditional use permit for the wind project. [...]

Here are 3 KC-area office properties likely to draw USDA’s attention

info2019-06-17T23:42:17-05:00June 17th, 2019|

Soon after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it was relocating more than 500 jobs to the Kansas City area, the questions about where in the metro area the jobs would land began. With speculation rampant, the Kansas City Business Journal began to look — and ask — around about the most likely locations for the new office based on what we know about the selection process. Here's a look at the three properties (in no particular order) that can accommodate the USDA's need for 120,000 square feet of Class A office space by the Sept. 30 deadline: (Read more: [...]

Kans for Kids announces grand opening

info2019-06-17T23:34:29-05:00June 17th, 2019|

The new sign is up at 169 S. Main Street in Hoisington for Kans for Kids Fighting Cancer. Kans for Kids Fighting Cancer Foundation announces the grand opening of their new office at 169 S. Main, Hoisington, on Thursday, June 27 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The 501-c-3 organization, founded by the Duane Reif family in 1994, has operated out of the Reif home for the past 25 years. According to director Debbie Reif, the organization had outgrown the small space in their home, “The time had come that we needed to find a space for Kans for Kids [...]

City Council takes second vote on electric scooters

info2019-06-17T23:29:11-05:00June 17th, 2019|

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Electric scooters are back on the agenda this week, as Wichita City Council makes their second vote to bring the popular trend to town. Last week, the vote was delayed after a resident raised concerns about the ordinance and how it would impact people with privately owned scooters. But they will be making their next vote on Tuesday An ordinance would allow scooters on slower streets, but not sidewalks. (Read more: KSN.com | Wichita Kansas News and Weather)

Newton creates housing incentive program

info2019-06-17T23:25:46-05:00June 17th, 2019|

The Newton City Commission on Tuesday created a housing incentive program — one designed to help reduce the risk of losses by builders of spec homes that stay on the market. Under the program, the city will provide builders with assistance to pay interest payments on new homes — homes that, according to a housing study and a work group, often sit on the market so long that interest payments on loans for materials and construction eat up the profits seen by builders when the home sells. The commission looked a recently completed housing study that showed which demographics are expected [...]

Sewing skills thrive in Pratt County

info2019-06-17T23:24:03-05:00June 17th, 2019|

PRATT — Sewing and quilting are not lost arts in Pratt County thanks to the efforts of Sue Buhler, longtime seamstress and sewing instructor, who last week helped seven Pratt area girls learn the craft during a quilting camp. The quilting campers, ages 9-11, met from 1-3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Pratt County Extension Office for their lessons. Each individual helped put together a lap quilt, which they donated to residents at the Pratt Rehabilitation and Residence Center, and they each made a quilted drawstring backpack. (Read more: Leavenworth Times)

Seward County to review salary proposal

info2019-06-18T08:35:31-05:00June 17th, 2019|

Recently, Seward County commissioners hired the consultant firm, The Arnold Group, to complete a compensation study in order to have a fair and consistent documented compensation system that compares market data relevant to the community and other municipalities. Commissioners likewise budgeted $400,000 for 2019 salary adjustments for county employees, and the commission hosted a work session Friday to review the findings of the compensation study. “This study took into account nine compensable factors, market data from both municipalities and private sector employees with like positions, population, skill set and educational requirements, as well as the past three years overall turnover summary,” [...]

Wheat Harvest will be later than expected

info2019-06-17T23:20:28-05:00June 17th, 2019|

Wheat this season isn’t the typical amber color that most farmers see this time of year and with heavy rainfall, it may be putting good crops in danger. Wheat harvest typically starts in early to mid June, but not this year ”We’re about two weeks behind,” Farmer Kyler Millershaski said. Too much rain has put farmers behind.According to the National Weather Service, May has been the third wettest month in history.The weather not only has delayed harvest, but increased the chance they could lose their crops. (Read more: KSN-TV)

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