info2019-03-28T08:19:58-05:00March 28th, 2019|
The Reno County Commission this week approved an agreement with an area engineer to examine road signage in the eastern third of the county to ensure proper signage is in place The estimated $378,000 project will look at some 238 miles of paved “collector roads” east of K-14 highway and be funded entirely by KDOT under a special “high-risk rural roads” signage program. (Read more: News - The Hutchinson News)
info2019-03-28T07:01:30-05:00March 28th, 2019|
Miami County commissioners Wednesday, March 20, approved a revised agreement with the city of Osawatomie for rural fire and emergency services. The county, which contracts with the city of Osawatomie for rural fire service, took over management of Fire District No. 1 in January after dissolving the district’s fire board. The revised agreement reflects the management change, Fiscal Services Director Steve Lyman said in a report to commissioners. The other revision in the agreement, Lyman said, is that the city of Osawatomie will pay firefighters directly for their rural fire calls. The city would then submit a monthly bill for reimbursement [...]
info2019-03-28T06:59:19-05:00March 28th, 2019|
Shane Krull has to be a good juggler. The Miami County administrator has several projects in the air that should be resolved in the coming months. Miami County commissioners voted 4-0 to approve a two-year employment contract with Krull, who began his 15th year as county administrator in December 2018. The new contract goes into effect April 1 and runs through March 31, 2021. The two-year contract is the customary length for the administrator’s position, Commissioner Rob Roberts said after the vote. “Hopefully it will continue many more years after,” Roberts said of Krull serving the county. (Read more: The Miami [...]
info2019-03-28T06:57:25-05:00March 28th, 2019|
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reminding Kansans that March and April are a time when large areas of the state’s Flint Hills rangeland are burned. These burns help preserve the tallgrass prairie, control invasive species such as eastern red cedar and sumac, and provide better forage for cattle. Prescribed burning minimizes risk of wildfires and is effective in managing rangeland resources. Smoke from the burns can influence the air quality of downwind areas. The use of smoke management techniques is vital to reduce impacts. KDHE activated the Kansas smoke modeling tool on March 1, prior to widespread burning [...]
info2019-03-28T06:39:18-05:00March 28th, 2019|
The Goessel city council met on March 18 and discussed the Goessel sign near K-15 that identifies the city. The council had already been discussing replacing that sign for several months and had considered various options. They had obtained pictures and prices. Council members have acknowledged that the current sign served the city well for many years. But it has faded and is no longer sturdy. It leaned over during the recent bad weather, and the lighting was damaged. The sign was surrounded by water from recent rain. The water had to subside before public works director Karen Dalke could get [...]
info2019-03-28T06:35:08-05:00March 28th, 2019|
A 187-mile pipeline is being planned to cross Sedgwick County carrying volatile gas liquids, including propane and butane, from Kansas to Oklahoma. County officials were briefed Wednesday about the plan by representatives of the Williams Companies Inc., a Tulsa-based energy giant with holdings in natural gas transportation and processing. The pipeline will be called the Bluestem and will run from the town of Conway in McPherson County to Kingfisher County, Okla. The line will mostly run across farmland, but will pass through the city of Cheney. It will carry 225,000 barrels a day of pressurized gas liquids that are by-products of [...]
info2019-03-28T06:33:22-05:00March 28th, 2019|
The city of Leavenworth may contract with a Kansas Department of Corrections agency to create new street signs. City commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize City Manager Paul Kramer to enter into a sign fabrication agreement with KDOC. If the agreement is approved, the city would rely on Kansas Correctional Industries to produce signs that identify street names. KCI provides inmate-produced goods and services to state and local government entities and other qualified organizations, according to the agency’s website. Leavenworth Public Works Director Mike McDonald said the city government would not cease its in-house sign-making operations. But he said contracting with KDOC [...]
info2019-03-28T06:30:46-05:00March 28th, 2019|
The City of Hutchinson has filled two vacant positions. City Manager John Deardoff announced today Datjaeda Moore has been selected as the city’s new human relations officer. Under the supervision of the city manager, Moore will be responsible for administering the Human Relations Ordinance pertaining to anti-discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations in cooperation with the Human Relations Commission. The city also has a new planning director. Expected to start in May, Ryan Hvitlok comes to the city with more than 10 years of municipal and regional planning experience, most recently as city planner for Fergus Falls, Minn. He holds [...]
info2019-03-28T06:28:59-05:00March 28th, 2019|
he plan for the city’s newest school received a green light to proceed from the Derby Planning Commission. After a review, the governing body approved Stone Creek Elementary School’s site plan at its March 21 meeting. Stacy Christie, architect with Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture, which designed the school, was pleased with the way the design turned out. Stone Creek has an innovative approach and has two wings – one for kindergarten through second grade and one for third through fifth grade – as well as learning hubs, breakout spaces and resource classrooms, among other features allowing teachers to educate in [...]
info2019-03-28T06:25:32-05:00March 28th, 2019|
Project Wichita this week announced a group of recognizable local leaders who will act as its advancement team to help drive progress on the issues identified by the new initiative. That team will include two of Project Wichita’s co-chairs, Aaron Bastian, president of Fidelity Bank, and Juston White, executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas. Joining them will be Jeff Fluhr, president of Greater Wichita Partnership; Susie Santo, president and CEO of Visit Wichita; Ronn McMahon, president and CEO of the Greater Wichita YMCA; and Shelly Prichard, president of the Wichita Community Foundation. The Greater Wichita [...]
