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Westwood Hills city council adopts non-discrimination ordinance with protections for sexual orientation, gender identity

info2019-05-17T14:06:55-05:00May 17th, 2019|

The city of Westwood Hills this week became the sixth city in the Shawnee Mission area to enact a non-discrimination ordinance with legal protections for LGBTQ+ residents and employees. The city council on Monday approved an ordinance that makes it a violation to, “discriminate against individuals in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, age, disability, marital status, familial status or military status,” according to a release from the city. “The goal of the council is to contribute to the creation of a diverse, welcoming community that promotes harmony [...]

Shawnee collecting community feedback on improving 75th Street corridor

info2019-05-17T14:06:11-05:00May 17th, 2019|

As Shawnee considers plans for re-imagining 75th Street, city staff are collecting feedback from residents, business owners and passersby on what they’d like to see happen to the stretch of road between Switzer and Quivira roads. The city hosted an open house on Tuesday evening to gather feedback from the community. The city is conducting an online survey as well, in which the community can provide feedback. Paul Lindstrom, senior project engineer for Shawnee public works, said the 75th Street improvement project, roughly $2.3 million, is on the city’s list of capital improvement projects for the next 10 years. The city [...]

Commission reimburses hospital for nurse required on ambulance due to shortage

info2019-05-17T14:05:07-05:00May 17th, 2019|

A shortage of paramedics has caused an issue with the hospital that commissioners agreed to compensate the hospital for on Monday. With EMS Department personnel present, Clay County Medical Center CEO Austin Gillard joined the meeting to discuss the cost of having a registered nurse go on a transfer with EMS. Currently the EMS Department is short one paramedic to cover all shifts. CCMC sends a registered nurse on transfers if EMS is short a paramedic for the patient’s safety and if medically needed but this can cause a nursing shortage in the ER, OB, or medial surgical unit. (Read more: [...]

Clay County to replace more bridges with storage tanks

info2019-05-17T14:03:27-05:00May 17th, 2019|

The county will be replacing more bridges with storage tanks, as commissioners directed Highway Department Administrator Ronnie Tremblay to purchase a tank and look into how many more bridge can be replace with tanks. On Monday Tremblay reported to commissioners that Knox Welding contacted him and informed him that they have access to 10 storage tanks that are 36 feet long that can be used for replacement bridges. Knox has one currently available that he would sell to the County for $8,500 that could be used on 14th Rd. between Cherokee and Deer Trail Roads. (Read more: www.ccenterdispatch.com - RSS Results [...]

Ellinwood residents close to having a local pharmacy

info2019-05-17T14:01:55-05:00May 17th, 2019|

The Ellinwood Hospital & Clinic completes a Community Health Needs Assessment every three years. Over the past 10 years, the community identified obtaining a pharmacy as the top priority. The logistics of bringing a pharmacy to Ellinwood started in mid-2016 and now is just weeks away from opening its doors. The Red Haus Pharmacy is expected to open in early June at 19 North Humbolt Avenue, in the old Bank of the West building. Pharmacist Ryan Stratmann says he will work with anyone looking to transfer prescriptions to The Red Haus. Stratmann is originally from Geneseo, attended Quivira Heights High School [...]

Pittsburg ribbon-cutting marks remediation completion

info2019-05-17T13:58:41-05:00May 17th, 2019|

The city will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. today on North Walnut Street between 28th and 29th streets. City officials say the purpose is to celebrate the completion of an environmental cleanup effort at the former Weir City Zinc Works site. The former smelting plant was previously identified as an “orphan site,” meaning that the entities responsible for pollution were unknown or unable to pay for its cleanup. By collaborating with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and current property owners Bob and Sandra Boys, the city was able to complete the remediation of the land and break [...]

Private entity to help fund new county health planner’s job

info2019-05-17T13:58:06-05:00May 17th, 2019|

The Shawnee County Commission Thursday approved a contract arranging for a private entity to provide half the annual salary and benefits for a recently created community health planner’s job. The contract arranges for the Topeka Community Foundation to finance half the job’s salary and benefits. Commissioners had voted in December to create the job, which will focus on the “big picture” of health in Shawnee County. County health department director Linda Ochs told commissioners Thursday she had made a contingent job offer to a candidate, who is tentatively set to start May 28 at annual compensation in salary and benefits of [...]

Firm provides recommendations for school boundaries

info2019-05-17T13:56:38-05:00May 17th, 2019|

A consulting firm has provided a recommendation for future boundaries for the attendance areas of Leavenworth’s public elementary schools. As the result of a 2018 bond issue, the Leavenworth school district will be transitioning from four elementary schools to one early childhood center and three elementary schools. This will require the boundary lines for elementary school attendance areas to be redrawn. The Leavenworth Board of Education hired RSP & Associates to conduct an enrollment and boundary analysis. Representatives of the consulting firm shared their recommendations with board members earlier this week. (Read more: Leavenworth Times)

Partnership allows Dodge City HS students to get early start in medical field

info2019-05-17T13:55:30-05:00May 17th, 2019|

Dodge City High School is offering students the opportunity to get an early start in the medical field. A partnership with Dodge City Community College and Dodge City High School allows the high-school students to become certified nurse assistants. When the program starts in the fall, two classrooms at Dodge City High School will be set up as labs and equipped with clinical equipment. "There's a great demand for certified nurses' aides in our work area and so the demand in the work field has really prompted students to seek classes so they could become certified," says Dodge City High School [...]

Visioning workshop scheduled for Leavenworth county comprehensive plan

info2019-05-17T13:54:13-05:00May 17th, 2019|

Leavenworth County residents who are interested in the future development of the county are invited to attend a public meeting next week at the Basehor Community Library. The meeting is being conducted as part of a process that will result in a new comprehensive plan for Leavenworth County. The comprehensive plan, which is sometimes referred to as a master plan, will provide a future land use plan, according to Jeff Joseph, director of the Leavenworth County Planning and Zoning Department. Joseph said the comprehensive plan for the county was put together in 2008. In February, Leavenworth County commissioners approved a contract [...]

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