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Lawrence to consider exceptions for sexual assault intervention training for businesses that serve alcohol

info2019-05-22T12:55:49-05:00May 22nd, 2019|

City leaders will consider creating exceptions to a proposed ordinance that would require managers at businesses that serve alcohol to undergo sexual violence intervention training. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission deferred adopting an ordinance requiring the training for on-site managers as a condition of drinking establishment licenses, which are required for bars, restaurants and other businesses that serve alcohol. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Lawrence proposes entry fees for recreation and community centers

info2019-05-21T10:28:51-05:00May 21st, 2019|

Some Lawrence residents could soon have to pay as much as $48 per year to use the city’s recreation centers, which are currently free and provide access to cardio equipment, weights, basketball courts and other activities. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will review a proposal to begin charging entry fees at the Prairie Park Nature Center and the city’s four recreation centers: the Community Building, East Lawrence Center, Holcom Recreation Center and Sports Pavilion Lawrence. Fees would vary depending on age, ranging from $5 for children for an annual entry card to $48 annually for some [...]

Flooding expected on Wildcat Creek, Manhattan advises residents to prepare

info2019-05-21T09:26:29-05:00May 21st, 2019|

The National Weather Service is predicting Wildcat Creek will experience moderate flooding, cresting Tuesday morning. As of 4 p.m. Monday, May 20, rainfall quantities between 1.5 to 4 inches are possible through Tuesday evening. A flash flood watch is in effect in Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary Counties through 7 p.m. Tuesday and a flood warning has been declared for Wildcat Creek as well as Fancy Creek near Randolph, Lyon Creek near Junction City and the Kansas River at Manhattan. Manhattan Floodplain Manager Chad Bunger says current projections have Wildcat Creek topping out at 22.5 feet. Last week’s minimal flooding crested around [...]

New round of flooding begins in Reno County, across region

info2019-05-21T09:23:31-05:00May 21st, 2019|

The rains came... and came.... and came again. According to the National Weather Service, widespread heavy rains will continue here through Tuesday and then -- after a brief lull later in the day and into Wednesday -- will return, with chances of precipitation through the rest of the week. As heavy thunderstorms caused localized flooding in and around Hutchinson Monday morning, the rainfall total for May came close to swamping the city’s average rainfall amount for the entire first five months of the year. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)

Merriam city leaders name rooms in new community center after historical figures, places

info2019-05-21T09:22:54-05:00May 21st, 2019|

Merriam city leaders are naming rooms in the new community center at Vavra Park after historical figures and places of the city’s history. The new community center will have seven rooms available for the public to rent. Anna Slocum, Merriam parks and recreation director, said some rooms will be named after a person who has been an integral part of the city’s history. “A discussion that started with staff was base the room names on our history, similar to what we’ve done today in the Irene B. French Community Center, and in the rooms, provide a history lesson as to what [...]

Kearny County Hospital pays for summer intern with CEO’s speaking fee

info2019-05-21T09:22:13-05:00May 21st, 2019|

Benjamin Anderson, chief executive officer of Kearny County Hospital, Lakin, said he will not personally be accepting the speaking fee to be paid for his June 11 appearance in Hutchinson. “Several months ago, I offered to do this talk in exchange for a $2,000 gift to the Kearny County Healthcare Foundation. We will be using those funds to help pay for a paid summer internship we sponsor annually, focused on the social determinants of health,” Anderson wrote this week in an email response to The News. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)

More little libraries coming to North Salina

info2019-05-21T09:19:10-05:00May 21st, 2019|

People will soon donate and borrow books at 10 new little libraries in North Salina. Barb Young, the president of North Salina Community Development, the organization creating the little libraries, said the program aims to allow children to access books who may not be able to easily visit the Salina Public Library. “We are getting these out in neighborhoods for low- and moderate-income folks that maybe don’t have easy access,” Young said. The little libraries are being created from refurbished Salina Journal newspaper racks. North Central Community Development received a $3,500 grant from GL Huyett, in Minneapolis, Kan., to refurbish the [...]

Labette County adds sales tax extension to ballot

info2019-05-21T09:18:07-05:00May 21st, 2019|

Labette County commissioners on Monday approved a resolution to place a question on the Nov. 5 ballot that could extend the county’s 1 cent sales tax for another five years. The countywide sales tax has been in place since 1981 and collects a penny for every dollar spent to purchase items in Labette County. The money is divided between the county, Parsons and other communities in Labette County. Its proceeds are used for property tax relief. In 2018, the 1 cent tax generated $2,651,366. Of that amount, the county collected 47.5%, or $1,257,498. Parsons collected 36%, or $957,532. Oswego collected $170,821, [...]

Parsons renews dog pound contract

info2019-05-21T09:17:12-05:00May 21st, 2019|

A local veterinarian clinic will continue operating a dog pound for the city. Parsons city commissioners approved an agreement with Eva Dudek’s Parsons Pet Hospital, 5021 Main St., on Monday evening. The agreement will go into effect upon both parties’ signing it. Mayor Bill Hogelin signed the contract for the city on Monday. It will run until June 1, 2020, unless it’s terminated by either party with 30 days of written notice. (Read more: Parsons Sun)

Homeless live in small towns, too

info2019-05-21T09:14:30-05:00May 21st, 2019|

Shanty towns built by the unemployed and destitute could be seen everywhere in the United States in the 1930s during the Great Depression. In 2008, a new financial crisis led to a modern version of shanty towns. Tent cities began popping up across America, sheltering the unemployed, destitute and the working poor in tents, garden sheds and little houses as homeless shelters filled beyond capacity, the National Coalition for the Homeless reported, citing a study by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Others who faced the loss of their homes took refuge in their vehicles, or with family and friends, often couch [...]

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