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Hoisington wanting pets vaccinated by March 31

info2019-03-18T11:28:50-05:00March 18th, 2019|

The City of Hoisington recorded 20 bites from dogs or cats in 2018, a number that was three times higher than a year before. For Hoisington Code Enforcement Officer Dolores Kipper that number is alarming, but could be less alarming if owners take their pets to get vaccinated. Kipper encourages pet owners to get the vaccinations prior to March 31 because after that date the price will double. Those dog and cat owners that do not get their animals vaccinated by March 31 will receive a reminder letter from the City of Hoisington. Kipper says if owners ignore the letters, a [...]

Topeka officials consider banning arrow signs

info2019-03-18T11:28:08-05:00March 18th, 2019|

Saying they make the city look bad, Topeka’s planning and development department recommends prohibiting the portable, marquee-type signs seen at various locations in Topeka. “Please ban the arrow signs,” requested one anonymous respondent to a survey the city recently conducted using the SurveyMonkey website. Another wrote about those signs: “They have been institutionalized in this community and I HATE them. Boyles Joyland’s sign business was protected for many years and the result is the blight we see today. Is it possible to get the horse back in the barn? I hope so!” Doing away with those types of signs is among [...]

Ballpark developments aren’t so promising, economists say. But some cities disagree

info2019-03-18T11:26:55-05:00March 18th, 2019|

As Mayor Jeff Longwell touts everything a baseball park can do for Wichita, he points to several cities where he says new Minor League ballparks successfully spurred development. Sports economists say that’s not usually what happens. “In general, the idea that if you build it they will come — and if you build a sports facility and development will spring up around it — is a myth,” said sports economics journalist Neil deMause. Yet there’s no question that there’s thriving development around the ballparks that Longwell uses as his top examples. There is a question, though, if the ballparks can claim [...]

How Wichita is planning to pay for a new $75 million baseball stadium

info2019-03-18T11:25:18-05:00March 18th, 2019|

Here's a breakdown of how the new baseball stadium in Wichita will be financed, based on numbers provided by the city on March 14. (Read more: Local News |)

Dodge City region searching for access to 4-year college

info2019-03-18T11:24:37-05:00March 18th, 2019|

Dodge City officials say the Kansas town's recent economic growth is endangered by the lack of a four-year college. The city anchors a 28-county region in western Kansas without a four-year college. In recent years, the city completed $86 million in renovations and expansions to its schools, an addition to the Boot Hill Museum, a new $12 million waterpark and several new businesses. The Kansas News Service reports city officials believe the lack of a four-year college forces students to leave to pursue higher education. That, in turn, means many middle-class jobs such as teaching or health care go unfilled. Joann [...]

Pratt County commissioners approve storage containers

info2019-03-18T11:23:56-05:00March 18th, 2019|

In a split vote, Pratt County Commissioners approved the establishment of a combination container storage and RV storage area in the southeast portion of the county. Several months ago in October 2018, Kelly Nienke, agent for Donna Weigle storage, established an area at 30065 SE 30th Avenue for container storage and RV storage. Some storage containers were placed on the site. However, Nienke did not go through the necessary steps with the Planning and Zoning Committee and the Pratt County Commissioners to establish the facility, said Tim Branscom, Zoning administrator. Nienke filed with Planning and Zoning Board for special use application [...]

City Council meeting about $1 an acre land sale moved to evening for public feedback

info2019-03-18T11:21:09-05:00March 18th, 2019|

Wichita’s City Council approved moving its Tuesday meeting from the morning to the evening, with the goal of drawing a larger crowd to discuss a proposed $1 an acre sale of city land. The land sale is being offered as part of a side deal between the city and the owners of the New Orleans Baby Cakes to bring the Triple-A Minor League baseball team to Wichita. The city has already agreed to build the team a new stadium and started construction on that project last month. But the team won’t come without the land sale, which would allow the team [...]

Wichita City Council looking to install sensors to monitor traffic

info2019-03-18T11:18:38-05:00March 18th, 2019|

Next week, the Wichita City Council will move forward with a plan to install sensors on stop lights downtown. Its goal: to shorten the time it takes you to get to work or school. Starting with the Central Business District, the city is looking to install sensors that monitor traffic. This will allow busier roads to have steady green lights until a sensor picks up a car wanting to cross that street or a pedestrian pushes a crosswalk button. The city says the sensors require fiber optic cables.This means tearing up more concrete downtown, but what may be a construction headache [...]

Hillsboro Community Hospital declares bankruptcy

info2019-03-18T11:18:04-05:00March 18th, 2019|

The Hillsoboro Community Hospital isn't closing its doors, but with a financial strain, the hospital this week declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Hillsboro Free Press reports from a hospital spokesman that "this action is taken to protect the improvements that have been made and to continue on that pathway." The newspaper reports Hillsboro Community Hospital was one of two Empower-owned hospitals to file bankruptcy this week. Horton Community Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, a day after Hillsboro Community Hospital made the move. (Read more: KWCH News)

More places in Kansas will soon sell full-strength beer. Here’s what that means

info2019-03-18T11:17:18-05:00March 18th, 2019|

In less than a month, you’ll be able to walk into a grocery or convenience store in Kansas and buy full-strength beer. That may sound simple. But it’s a sweeping change for Kansas, one of the last states to sanction such sales. The state held tight to Prohibition for decades and has allowed liquor stores to exercise near-total dominance over the retail sale of alcohol since then. Beginning April 1, liquor stores will lose part of that control. Some fear — and others hope — that the changes won’t stop with strong beer. Legislators changed the law only after years of [...]

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