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Crawford County approves funding for County Corrections insurance

info2018-12-05T07:47:20-06:00December 5th, 2018|

After several meetings, the Crawford County Commission has arrived at a temporary solution to help County Corrections provide full-family insurance for its employees. A day shy of deadline, the county approved a motion to absorb $80 of each County Corrections employee’s single premium per month to help defray health insurance costs. For employees paying for the full-family plan, the county will absorb the same amount off the employee share of the premium. The funding will last to the end of 2019 and come from the Employee Benefits Fund. This change comes in response to Director Tracy Harris’s request to give County [...]

Symbol of Huthinson

info2018-12-05T07:46:14-06:00December 5th, 2018|

A generic, white flag with a swirl and the words “City of Hutchinson” came down and up went a more symbolic flag that a group of community members hopes will bring about a sense of pride. The Hutchinson flag went up at 23rd and Severance streets on Tuesday afternoon — a few hours after the city council approved it as the official city flag. A grassroots effort started 10 months ago to design a flag using community input from three town hall meetings and specific guidelines. The result, chosen by a selection committee from more than 50 designs, was the white, [...]

Hiawatha City Commission hears request to plan memorial banners

info2018-12-05T07:43:29-06:00December 5th, 2018|

The Hiawatha City Commission met on Monday evening, and with all commissioners present, heard from Katina Vonderschmidt, who would like to start a program called Hiawatha’s Hometown Heroes. Vonderschmidt says two other towns in Kansas - Neodesha and Topeka - have similar displays, which feature banners of military veterans on downtown light poles. The commission agreed that Vonderschmidt could move forward with her plans, which she said would include a small board or committee to help tailor the idea to the community of Hiawatha. Mayor Collins suggested Commissioner Toni Hull as the first board member, and said that Vonderschmidt should stay [...]

Great Bend postpones decision to hire firm to help with retail recruitment

info2018-12-05T07:42:10-06:00December 5th, 2018|

In an effort to take a proactive approach to retail recruitment, the City of Great Bend issued a request for proposals for a consultant to assist with retail development and recruitment. From the four proposals received, city administration recommended going with Retail Strategies for $50,000 in the first year. City Administrator Kendal Francis wanted to make it clear that hiring Retail Strategies would not be a knock on the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce and their effort to bring in new business. The Great Bend City Council voted 5-3 to table the decision until the January 21st meeting when three new [...]

Ark City updating fee schedule

info2018-12-05T07:39:45-06:00December 5th, 2018|

The water costs are part of a revision to the city’s fee schedule for a variety of costs, including municipal court fees, franchise fees and rent of city venues. City Manager Nick Hernandez said the proposed rate jumps for water customers would be 2 percent per year for the next five years. This would mirror a 2-percent annual hike commissioners approved in 2013, which expires this year. Hernandez said extending the relatively small, annual increases is necessary to keep up with the cost of inflation in running a water utility and avoids larger increases down the road. “We want to avoid [...]

Partnership Agreement Between Fort Riley and the City of Manhattan

info2018-12-05T06:58:14-06:00December 5th, 2018|

August 21, 2018) Fort Riley Garrison Commander, Col. Stephen Shrader, and Mayor of Manhattan, Linda Morse, will formally sign an InterGovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21 in City Hall. This agreement is the first of its kind between the two agencies and represents many months of planning and discussion. The purpose of this IGSA is to reduce costs for the yearly purchase of bulk salt used in winter months to treat roadways in Manhattan and on Fort Riley. The agreement will require the City to procure bids and purchase bulk salt that will be delivered to [...]

Wichita city council approves demolition of Mead’s Corner

info2018-12-05T06:53:16-06:00December 5th, 2018|

The building which once house the popular coffee spot, Mead's Corner, will come down. The Wichita City Council voted, 6-1, to move forward with demolishing the building. Councilman Brandon Johnson voted against it. The city's historic preservation board had recommended denying that demolition request. The city also approved a community improvement district for the project which will replace the current building with a new, four-story mixed-use space. The CID allows special taxes imposed in the district to be used to pay for the development. (Read more: KWCH News)

Wichita council balks at picking developer for baseball stadium

info2018-12-05T06:50:01-06:00December 5th, 2018|

Wichita will have to wait at least a week to learn who will build the new stadium to house the city’s Triple-A minor league baseball team. City Council member Bryan Frye asked for additional time to study a design-build agreement for the ballpark, which will cost an estimated $75 million with at least $2 million of accompanying street and infrastructure work. Frye’s request passed on a 4-3 vote. Frye objected that he got the contract the morning of Tuesday’s council meeting and said he wanted additional time to verify that the group recommended to design and build the stadium has the [...]

Visitors report “first impressions” of Washington, KS

info2018-12-05T06:49:49-06:00December 5th, 2018|

Thirty-one people attended the First Impressions presentation of Washington last week. The presentation shared the opinions of three volunteers from Wakefield who visited the town in October. Those visitors took photos and provided comments from their visits. The common themes from those reports included the clean and well-kept appearance of Washington, the visitors’ love of the brick streets, the helpfulness of City Hall, the town’s lack of a noon-time restaurant and the negative impression of three of the town’s four entrances, among other things. Source: Washington County News.

City Council to Consider a Non-Discrimination Ordinance on Dec. 10

info2018-12-05T06:48:32-06:00December 5th, 2018|

Merriam City Council will consider a draft non-discrimination ordinance at its Dec. 10 meeting at City Hall. The ordinance would provide uniform legal protection within the City of Merriam, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, familial status, or veteran status. In addition, the ordinance would provide a complaint and enforcement process. (Read more: Merriam, KS news)

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