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Kansas communities order evacuations overnight due to flooding

info2019-03-25T10:02:19-05:00March 25th, 2019|

The KDOT is currently assisting with response to flooding in Doniphan by moving 100 tons of sand from storage domes in Horton to Elwood. Just after 8p.m. Thursday, Doniphan County Emergency Management sounded alarms to begin evacuations, according to their social media page. The city of Elwood sounded the sirens for evacuation of the city. The water level has reached 30.13 feet and still rising 2 tenths of an inch an hour. KDOT was on stand-by to assist with evacuations. (Read more: Hutch Post)

Roeland Park council approves multi-year plan for R Park improvements

info2019-03-25T10:07:54-05:00March 25th, 2019|

A $1.7 million phased plan to improve Roeland Park’s R Park, located at 5535 Juniper Dr, was approved unanimously this week by councilmembers. The three-part proposal will add permanent restrooms, art sculptures, additional greenspace, and shade structures to the park—including a pavilion that can house 36 to 48 people. The plan also includes modifications to Juniper Street, sewer/storm drainage work, and surfacing paths so they are accessible for all. (Read more: Prairie Village Post - Neighborhood news and events for Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills)

Mandatory evacuation issued for Elwood; Hiawatha city employees helping man barricades

info2019-03-25T10:09:24-05:00March 25th, 2019|

The City of Elwood issued a mandatory evacuation around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday when the Missouri River levels reached 30 feet. By Friday morning, the river had reached 31.45 feet, but the levees were still holding. The projected crest is still set at 31.5 feet later on Friday. "Our levee is intact with no current over topping. Right now we are still dry, the next few hours are very critical. Thought and prayers to all involved," according to the City of Elwood Facebook post. (Read more: Hiawatha World Online)

Former Towanda utility clerk sentenced to more than 10 years for misusing public funds

info2019-03-25T10:12:33-05:00March 25th, 2019|

The former utility clerk for the City of Towanda receives a sentence of 10 years, eight months in prison in connection with the theft of more than $186,000 from the city. The sentencing against Ricky Allen Voisin in Butler County District Court follows his guilty pleas of misuse of public funds and making false information. Last August, court documents showed Voison faced four charges including theft, misuse of public funds, a computer crime and making false information. (Read more: KWCH News)

LIVE NOW: Watch Hoxie, Kansas native, astronaut Nick Hague takes spacewalk

info2019-03-22T08:49:26-05:00March 22nd, 2019|

Watch NASA TV. NASA Expedition 59 Flight Engineers Nick Hague of Hoxie Kansas and Anne McClain will begin a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at about 7 a.m. CDT Friday, March 22. NASA Television coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 5:30 a.m., according to a media release from the space agency. Watch the spacewalk on NASA TV and on the agency’s website. This will be the 214th spacewalk in support of space station assembly and maintenance. McClain will be designated extravehicular crewmember 1 (EV 1), wearing the suit with red stripes. Hague will be designated extravehicular crew member [...]

Gardner mayor delays announcing name of administrator

info2019-03-22T08:26:33-05:00March 22nd, 2019|

Steve Shute, Gardner mayor, shelved plans to name his preferred choice for city administrator during the March 18 meeting and instead said the meeting would adjourn to an executive session where contract negotiations would be discussed. Shute said that on advice of counsel he had decided it would be unfair to the candidates to name one of them ahead of contract negotiations. Information will be forthcoming. During a March 11 ‘meet and greet’ reception with the three finalists for the city’s top job, Shute had indicated he would make his choice of candidate in open session during the March 18 meeting [...]

Community mural adds color, flair to downtown Newton

info2019-03-22T08:24:19-05:00March 22nd, 2019|

The newest mural in downtown Newton was a community effort. Retired Newton High Schol art teacher Ray Olais said he was approached last year by the owner of a building at Sixth and Main. The building's owner was looking for artists for a mural. Olais and around two dozen others, including high school students and community members completed the sunflower-themed mural over a six week period. "I think they're just trying to promote that this place has possibilities to flourish with more murals and more things happening here," Olais said Thursday. Local artists don't want the momentum to stop at one [...]

Deister retires as County Administrator

info2019-03-22T08:22:50-05:00March 22nd, 2019|

Today is Rita Deister’s final day as a Saline County employee. Deister has served as Saline County Administrator for 18 years. She also has served as the county’s personnel director and assistant administrator. She began working for Saline County in 1991 and has worked there for the last 27 years. During her tenure, Deister has served under 21 county commissioners and 8 separate boards of county commissioners and has seen significant changes during her time in county government, especially in technology. “When I first started, there was one fax machine in the building, and we shared it with the city. That’s [...]

Bill to retroactively approve Finney County sales tax passes out of committee

info2019-03-22T08:20:18-05:00March 22nd, 2019|

A bill that will determine whether Finney County can continue to collect a sales tax meant to fund long-awaited upcoming capital projects passed out of committee Thursday with a key amendment: the sales tax, once lumped together with four counties’ requests for sales tax authorities, will now be considered alone. House Bill 2033, which passed the House by a wide margin last month, originally included requests that the Legislature authorize votes for potential sales taxes in Thomas, Russell, Jackson, Dickinson and Finney counties. Finney stood out in the group — unlike the other four counties, which are requesting state authorization before [...]

Residents try to repopulate first all black settlement with tiny homes

info2019-03-22T08:17:32-05:00March 22nd, 2019|

Off of Highway 24 sits a little Kansas town. “Nicodemus means everything to me,” resident JohnElla Holmes said. And one with rich history. “It was founded in 1877,” she said. “My great-great-great grandparents were one of the first families to come.” Nicodemus was founded by African American ex-slaves moving west. “The slaves came from mainly Kentucky and Tennessee,” Nicodemus contractor Steven Jones said. “They got on a train and came to Ellis and walked to Nicodemus.” At one time, over 900 people called Nicodemus home. They built their own churches, schools and homes. But when the depression hit in the 30’s, [...]

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