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President grants federal emergency disaster declaration for Kansas

2019-05-30T07:50:59-05:00May 30th, 2019|

President Donald Trump has granted a request from Governor Laura Kelly for an emergency federal disaster declaration for 18 Kansas counties affected by severe weather, heavy rains and flooding that currently is impacting the state. According to a news release from the governor’s office, the president’s assistance is for the counties of Anderson, Butler, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Coffey, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Franklin, Greenwood, Harvey, Montgomery, Neosho, Osage, Reno, Sumner, Wilson, and Woodson. Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further evaluation. “Due to extreme weather and flooding, Kansas is [...]

Boeing CEO wouldn’t change growing up in Derby

2019-05-30T07:50:16-05:00May 30th, 2019|

Leanne Caret is president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), a $26 billion unit that works with customers in the U.S. and around the world. But before earning the position that requires her to travel as far as India and Saudi Arabia, she spent her formative years in the small city of Derby. “I meet people [from] all around the world who have the most incredible backgrounds, and I would not change how I grew up for any of theirs,” Caret said. Caret was born Leanne Guyette in Cocoa Beach, Florida near the Kennedy Space Center, [...]

Winfield sales tax decision voting slow so far

2019-05-30T07:48:50-05:00May 30th, 2019|

Mailed ballots deciding a sales tax vote in Winfield are coming into the Cowley County election office, but not in big numbers. As of Tuesday, 1,694 ballots had been received, or 29 percent, according to clerk Karen Madison. The ballots, 5,820 of them, were mailed to every voter on May 5 and are due back by noon June 4. Voters are deciding whether to approve a 1-percent sales tax to fund an estimated $14 million public safety center that would combine police and fire departments. Madison said that turnout is tracking with a 2014 mail-in vote in Winfield that reached 48 [...]

Lenexa approves TIF financing for luxury apartments

2019-05-30T07:46:51-05:00May 30th, 2019|

Last week, officials in Lenexa broke ground on a new luxury apartment and office complex called the Lofts at City Center. The $14 million project is part of a massive development near 87th Street and Renner Road. The 67 apartments, to be finished next year, will be pricey — roughly $2,200 a month for a two-bedroom unit. For that kind of money, builders say, you get 21st-century cool: a fitness center, a courtyard, high speed Wi-Fi. But cool costs money, and the Lofts will use all the tools of modern development. Builders will get tax increment financing — in the first [...]

‘In shock by the destruction’: Daylight reveals devastation of tornado near Lawrence

2019-05-30T07:35:18-05:00May 30th, 2019|

The morning after a massive rain-wrapped tornado tore through northeast Kansas, friends, coworkers and strangers banded together to help pick up the pieces. The daylight Wednesday morning revealed just how much devastation was done by the tornado that ripped through the south side of the Lawrence area Tuesday night. Hundred-year-old trees were uprooted, street signs were knocked over and the powerlines that weren’t toppled were tilted. It was nearly impossible to know the origin of the debris scattered across fields and in trees and ponds. The tornado that arrived southwest of Lawrence, spun its way to Linwood and then into the [...]

New Lenexa City Center Library to open June 2, with tours, works of art

2019-05-30T07:29:31-05:00May 30th, 2019|

The new Lenexa City Center Library will open to the public at 1 p.m. on June 2, when the ribbon cutting will take place. The $21.1 million library, at 8778 Penrose Lane, will be one of six library branches that will be open on Sundays. Activities will include building tours and a chance to see work of public art by children’s book illustrator Stephen T. Johnson. The library replaces services previously offered at the now-closed Lackman branch. (Read more: KC Star Local News)

Derby’s long-range plan gets underway

2019-05-30T07:25:44-05:00May 30th, 2019|

For new Derby resident Lavonda Norrod, spending time visiting about what the city’s future could be was an occasion well spent. “It was very interesting,” she said after viewing display boards and talking with city and planning officials at the first Vision Derby 2040 gathering, which was held on May 21 at The Venue. “A city this size needs to focus that far in advance.” Norrod, who moved to Derby in October after living for 39 years in Rose Hill, said she’s pleased with the city and its resources. “One of the reasons I moved here is that you have everything [...]

Massive tornado rips through Linwood, Kansas, destroying homes and keeping KC on edge

2019-05-29T07:16:12-05:00May 29th, 2019|

A tornado ripped through northeast Kansas Tuesday evening, leveling homes and other structures in one small community, as residents across the Kansas City area weathered the latest round of severe storms. Meteorologists tracked the devastating storms starting after 4:30 p.m. and the warnings and funnel cloud sightings continued through the night in both Kansas and Missouri. Before 8 p.m., emergency crews headed to Linwood, Kansas, in Leavenworth County, after reports of damaged structures. As darkness fell, and an eerie quiet set in, the destruction was clear: At least a dozen houses were damaged or destroyed, some wiped from their foundations and [...]

Damage reports come in from Lawrence, Bonner Springs after tornado hits NE Kansas

2019-05-29T07:14:36-05:00May 29th, 2019|

After a tornado ripped through northeastern Kansas Tuesday evening, at least a dozen people were reported injured in Douglas County, several homes were damaged and more than 13,000 were without power. In Lawrence police reported large trees down, along with power lines and debris along roads on the southeastern edge of the city. Sgt. Kristen Channel of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said there were injuries reported in Douglas County from the tornado, but as of Tuesday evening could not say how many or severe they were. “We know some have gone to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and we do know that [...]

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