info2019-05-17T13:53:26-05:00May 17th, 2019|
Taggart Wall, who started his new job Monday, said he ‘couldn’t be in a better place with better people’ and praised city employees’ response to the flooding that affected the city this past week. Wall, a Winfield native, was most recently city manager of Sterling. He is a former Winfield city commissioner and a former management intern with the City of Arkansas City. (Read more: www.ctnewsonline.com - RSS Results)
info2019-05-17T07:38:29-05:00May 17th, 2019|
Whether a half-cent or a quarter-cent, whether shared or not shared, Ellis County’s three commissioners at their regular meeting Monday evening admitted they don’t agree on the details of a proposed countywide sales tax. Speaking at the end of the nearly hourlong discussion, commission chairman Dean Haselhorst said that will have to change. “So for next week commissioners, we kind of have three different opinions,” Haselhorst said. “We’re going to have to come together as one, because if we’re going to go out and tell the public how we feel, we have to be unified or you don’t do it at [...]
info2019-05-17T07:36:54-05:00May 17th, 2019|
For the first time since November, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index (RMI) fell below growth neutral. Trade tensions with China and Iran combined with the failure to finish up the USMCA are having a dragging effect on the Midwest economy. “I think the real problem right now is what’s ahead,” said Creighton University economist Ernie Goss. “The uncertainty with hopefully new discussions going on with China. It’s really hitting the grain farmer particularly hard in this part of the country. Livestock is doing somewhat better, because livestock depends a great deal more heavily on the domestic economy.” “Right now, they’re expecting [...]
info2019-05-17T07:34:20-05:00May 17th, 2019|
Law enforcement personnel who died in the line of duty were remembered Wednesday morning during the annual Peace Officer Memorial Ceremony. Appropriately, the ceremony was conducted in the park named after the last Salina officer to die in the line of duty, Salina’s Jerry Ivey Park. “Your presence here speaks volumes for your support of law enforcement,” Salina Police Chief Brad Nelson told the more than 100 persons in attendance. “It means the world to my officers that you took the time out of your day to be here with us.” (Read more: The Salina Post)
info2019-05-17T07:33:13-05:00May 17th, 2019|
In a phenomenon economists call the beauty premium, better-looking people tend to earn more money and are more successful at their careers. But do cities also benefit from a beauty premium? According to a new study by two urban economists, it seems that they do. The study by Gerald A. Carlino of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Albert Saiz of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, examines the connection between a city’s beauty and key growth indicators. A raft of previous studies have found a connection between economic and population growth and urban amenities (a broad category ranging from parks to [...]
info2019-05-17T07:32:12-05:00May 17th, 2019|
Host a neighborhood block party and get reimbursed up to $200! You can use the Neighborhood Block Party Grant to help cover party-related expenses such as food, paper goods, party favors, and to hire entertainment/performers. You’ll first need to fill out a Block Party Notification form with our city clerk at least five days before your party. Then to be eligible for the $200 reimbursement, you’ll have to fill out a grant application. Don’t forget to save your receipts! (Read more: Merriam, KS news)
info2019-05-17T07:30:41-05:00May 17th, 2019|
A Kansas festival is preserving the ancient art of storytelling. Once used to pass the history of one generation down to the next, storytellers are now helping people communicate without their phones. It might be a silly story, an old western or even a comical confession. "She thought about that for a minute, and yelled, 'Little ole boy!'" said Billy Harley, storyteller. "Billy Earp always had, he was a wild, rich kid," said Joe Herrington, storyteller. But most all of the stories get a reaction. "We've always communicated that way, but we're getting away from it, and so I feel the [...]
info2019-05-16T11:07:46-05:00May 16th, 2019|
When the agenda item of Sunday alcohol sales by liquor stores and retail outlets appeared on the city commission agenda Tuesday, commissioner Glen Davis jumped into the conversation quickly — with some numbers. “We are losing $229,500 a year in sales tax,” Davis said. “We could gain $229,500 if we allow alcohol sales on Sundays. I know some communities call it a sin tax. It goes to certain projects. I have not brought this up to my commissioners, but organizations like the chamber, Grand Central and other organizations that we try to fund ... it would be nice to take some [...]
info2019-05-16T11:11:14-05:00May 16th, 2019|
Sedgwick County has joined City Hall in a plan that discourages, but still allows, commercial development across the street from Wichita State University’s Innovation Campus. The commission took that action after hearing passionate pleas from residents who want to preserve the residential character of their neighborhood – and from a man who has tried twice to build businesses at the site of his late father’s home. At issue were proposed changes to the Northeast Heights Neighborhood Plan that guides development in the one-square-mile area bounded by 21st on the south, 29th on the north, Hillside on the west and Oliver on [...]
info2019-05-16T11:06:30-05:00May 16th, 2019|
Wichita plans to commit 500 city-owned parking spaces downtown to a developer that wants to open a medical school, culinary arts school, student housing facility and hotel in the heart of the city. The plans are included in a memorandum of understanding approved by the Wichita City Council on Tuesday. The agreement is between the city and Sudha Tokala’s Douglas Market Development LLC. It’s an unofficial agreement that outlines expected development and incentives and can be changed at any time. So far, it provides the most detailed sketch of the project that has been made public. The four buildings that Tokala [...]
