info2018-12-31T08:56:12-06:00December 31st, 2018|
Judges for the Augusta Flag Contest presented two final designs to the public last month and 331 people voted. Online votes numbered 270, while 61 people voted in person at the Augusta Public Library. The public vote ended on Dec. 18, 2018. The flag design by Jessica Dunegan, received 74.5 percent of the vote, with the other 25.5 percent going to another design. (Read more: andoveramerican.com)
info2018-12-30T17:54:08-06:00December 30th, 2018|
Officials with the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce continue to look at new ways to market the community to others traveling through Kansas. Lyle Butler, President and CEO of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, was on In Focus recently and provided an update on Marketing Manhattan and some of the recent contract renewals approved by the Manhattan City Commission recently. (Read more: 1350 KMAN)
info2018-12-30T17:53:24-06:00December 30th, 2018|
The Riley County commissioners on Thursday approved a resolution determining a treatment lagoon project at the Bridgeview Heights sewer benefit district to be not feasible. Deputy County Counselor Craig Cox says the sewer district was created in June 2017 and the commission at that time authorized construction of a multi-residential lagoon. Now, the property owners qualify for a private sanitation system which would make the current project obsolete. “Now each property owner will have their own on site sanitary system on their property,” said Cox,” I’m asking the commission to make the determination that the lagoon system is no longer feasible.” [...]
info2018-12-30T17:50:50-06:00December 30th, 2018|
The Kansas court system's employees will now receive six weeks of paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child. The Kansas Supreme Court issued an administrative order Friday covering the 1,600 judicial branch workers under its supervision. The court's order came a month after Gov. Jeff Colyer issued an executive order establishing a similar policy for more than 17,000 employees in executive branch agencies. The Supreme Court sets policy for the judicial branch. Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss said providing paid family leave is a step toward keeping the judicial branch competitive with private companies in recruiting employees. [...]
info2018-12-30T17:44:16-06:00December 30th, 2018|
The Leavenworth County Commission has approved new boundaries for commission districts. Commissioners approved the redrawn districts Thursday. The commission districts had to be redrawn after voters approved the expansion of the commission from three districts to five. Thursday’s vote came after Vicky Kaaz officially joined the commission. Last month, voters elected Kaaz to represent the County Commission’s 2nd District. She had been scheduled to take office next month. But she has joined the commission early after being appointed to fill a vacancy created by the recent resignation of former Commissioner Louis Klemp. Following Klemp’s vacancy, the commission was temporarily down to [...]
info2018-12-31T08:52:17-06:00December 30th, 2018|
Now that voters have approved the expansion of the Leavenworth County Commission, county officials are planning a special election to add two members to the commission. County Clerk Janet Klasinski plans to have the election March 26. Voters in the newly created 4th and 5th districts will elect their representatives on the commission. ... District boundary lines were redrawn after voters in the Nov. 6 general election approved the expansion of the County Commission from three districts to five. After approving the new boundaries Thursday, commissioners voted to forward a copy of a map of the new district boundaries to Gov. [...]
info2018-12-30T17:41:04-06:00December 30th, 2018|
The superintendent of El Dorado Public Schools will work her last day with the district on June 30, 2019. The USD 490 Board of Education announced the retirement of Sue Givens after 12 years with the district. She was chosen as the Kansas Superintendent of the Year in 2016 and has earned numerous awards during her career, according to USD 290’s website. A search process was conducted to find a replacement for Givens. The BOE selected and interviewed five finalists, before choosing Teresa Tosh as the new superintendent. Tosh comes from Haysville Public Schools, where she served as Assistant Superintendent of [...]
info2018-12-30T17:39:57-06:00December 30th, 2018|
A northeast Kansas businessman is opening a new academy to train farmers to grow industrial hemp now that its production is legal. Joe Bisogno’s belief in the crop’s potential inspired him to open America’s Hemp Academy in DeSoto, about 20 miles southwest of Kansas City. It plans to offer four-day courses led by agronomists and botanists starting in January. “Industrial hemp is not pot, but it is a pot of gold for Kansas farmers,” Bisogno said during the academy’s recent ribbon-cutting ceremony. Industrial hemp and marijuana come from the same species of plant, but hemp is cultivated to produce small amounts [...]
info2018-12-30T17:33:49-06:00December 30th, 2018|
A Salina road and a Minneapolis park are named after a pioneer who helped create the two cities in the 1800s. Israel Markley served on the first Saline County Commission before he built a mill on the Solomon River that helped develop the area that would later become Minneapolis. He was an important public figure during the early years of Kansas, but few know much about him today. (Read more: News - Salina Journal)
info2018-12-31T08:55:18-06:00December 30th, 2018|
Marion County attorney Courtney Boehm has been appointed district judge for Geary County, which is part of the Eighth Judicial District, according to Eighth Judicial District chief judge Michael Powers. There is no timetable for finding Boehm’s replacement, but there will be after she officially resigns, Marion County Republican Party chairman Bob Brookens said. Gov. Jeff Colyer chose Boehm to replace judge Maritza Segarra, who is retiring Dec. 31. Boehm will be sworn in and take office in late January. She will work in Geary County, hearing a portion of the county’s felony criminal and domestic relations docket, and all child [...]
