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Oswego clinic to open Monday

info2019-03-29T07:06:12-05:00March 29th, 2019|

The temporary Labette Health Oswego Clinic and Express Care will open Monday at 608 Commercial in Oswego, the former home of Sonic Drive-in. Clinic hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Labette Health is still working on a permanent location for future health care in Oswego and also is working with Chetopa for a clinic site. The clinic site will have seven staff, two providers, two medical assistants, two clinic coordinators and a housekeeper. The two providers will be Amy Smith and Cindi Major. Both are certified advanced practice [...]

Healthier Lyon County proposes sidewalk improvements

info2019-03-29T06:53:59-05:00March 29th, 2019|

Emporia City Commissioners are closer to considering a resolution to improve some city sidewalks, bike paths and sharrows as part of a Healthier Lyon County initiative. Healthier Lyon County Grant Director Daphne Mertens told city commissioners that $100,000 was available for the project during Wednesday’s study session. The money is part of Healthier Lyon County’s $500,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield Pathways grant that was awarded in 2017. Mertens said city commissioners had turned over discussions on the initiative to the Multi-Use-Path Planning Board to identify possible locations where enhanced or added sidewalks would be the most beneficial to residents. The board [...]

Joint Hospital Advisory Committee votes no to Sabetha’s request; revises sales tax resolution to include Horton

info2019-03-29T06:36:36-05:00March 29th, 2019|

The Joint Hospital Advisory Committee voted “NO” to a request from Sabetha Community Hospital for a portion of a half-cent sales tax designated for Hiawatha Community Hospital and healthcare in Brown County. This vote came Thursday during a noon meeting of the committee — which was formed in January to help the Hiawatha Community Hospital find a solution to its financial issues — after much discussion and a presentation by Lora Key, CEO of Sabetha Community Hospital. The bottom line was the committee members felt that the sales tax should go toward facilities maintained in Brown County. They pointed out that [...]

Leavenworth County Commission approves disaster declaration

info2019-03-29T06:32:28-05:00March 29th, 2019|

When they met Wednesday, Leavenworth County commissioners approved a resolution for a local disaster declaration resulting from flooding from the Missouri River. Commission Chairman Doug Smith had signed a disaster declaration document over the weekend, according to Kim Buchanan, deputy director of Leavenworth County Emergency Management. But Buchanan said she wanted to bring the matter to the entire County Commission for approval. Buchanan said the Leavenworth area has been under a flood warning since March 13. According to Chuck Magaha, Leavenworth County Emergency Management director, the local declaration will allow the county to be included in a state disaster declaration and [...]

Sedgwick County hosts public forum on solar, wind energy

info2019-03-29T06:30:35-05:00March 29th, 2019|

Kansas is no stranger to alternative energy, with several wind farms popping up across the state in recent years. A public forum is scheduled tonight for residents to provide input on wind and solar energy systems in the county. In Reno County, at the border of Sedgwick County, county officials said around 80 turbines will soon pop up. Officials looked around Sedgwick County, and found several leases for solar and wind energy developments. Following this news, Sedgwick County Commissioners voted in February to temporarily ban wind and solar energy developments in the county. "We put a moratorium on any kind of [...]

City of Lawrence announces two finalists for city manager position

info2019-03-28T11:33:06-05:00March 28th, 2019|

The City of Lawrence has announced final candidates for the position of city manager. The two finalists are Susan Sherman and Craig Owens, according to a news release from the city Wednesday. Sherman is currently the assistant city manager for Olathe. Owens is the city manager of Clayton, Mo. Mayor Lisa Larsen said that all the candidates selected for interviews were strong candidates, but that Sherman and Owens stood out due to the depth of their city management service. “They have been in city management for many, many years and their duties have just increased over their time in service,” Larsen [...]

Crawford County commission approves cyber insurance contract renewal

info2019-03-28T08:36:04-05:00March 28th, 2019|

An insurance representative for a company that provides cybercrime insurance to the Crawford County government gave a presentation at the March 26 county commission meeting highlighting that in the time since the county first purchased its cyber insurance policy last year, it has already had an incident that was covered by the policy. “It was a phishing incident,” said Chris Bohrer of Wood-Dulohery Insurance, Inc., “where they had gotten in and gotten ahold of some information and locked up some different things.” The Federal Trade Commission’s consumer information website describes phishing as “when a scammer uses fraudulent emails or texts, or [...]

Newton makes minor change to beer rules

info2019-03-28T08:28:27-05:00March 28th, 2019|

The Newton City commission amended city code to allow for the sale of stronger beer at retailers to reflect changes made by the state legislature that will allow stronger beer to be sold in stores April 1. SB 13 amended state law in relation to cereal malt beverages, allowing grocery stores and other retailers to sell stronger beer, 6.0 percent alcohol — all but eliminating the sale of “grocery store” beer, which contains 3.2 percent alcohol. Current cereal malt beverage retailers affected by the change include Dillons, Walgreens, Casey’s, Walmart, Kwik Shop, Dillons Fuel Center, Newell Truck Plaza and Happy LLC. [...]

City of Manhattan to continue exploring rental inspection ordinance

info2019-03-28T08:23:48-05:00March 28th, 2019|

More than a dozen people spoke in favor of creating a mandatory rental inspection ordinance in the City of Manhattan during Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. A majority of the commission was in favor of city staff further exploring a mandatory inspection program, but no ordinance was passed. Since Manhattan’s rental registration program began in 2017, more than 13,000 rental properties have been filed with the city. Though the program does not require any mandatory code inspections, Manhattan Assistant Fire Chief Brad Claussen says they’ve performed about 99 per year since 2011 — when Manhattan’s mandatory inspection program was rescinded. Commissioner Jerred [...]

Henson named new Spring Hill police chief

info2019-03-28T08:22:28-05:00March 28th, 2019|

Cindy Henson was appointed Spring Hill’s new chief of police during the Spring Hill City Council meeting March 15. “It is my privilege to nominate Cindy Henson to the position of chief of police in the city of Spring Hill, Kansas, and give these officers the leadership they deserve,” Mayor Steven Ellis said. Henson was selected from a pool of more than 15 applicants, which was ultimately refined to five top candidates, according to a city news release. “Cindy Henson is the right person for the right job at the right time in the right town,” City Administrator Jim Hendershot said. [...]

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