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Marshall County commissioner proposes offer of $4,000 incentive for start-ups

info2018-08-24T06:54:34-05:00August 24th, 2018|

Providing $4,000 in start-up money to each of five new businesses in Marshall County per year. That is county commissioner Dave Baier’s plan to spur economic development. He outlined his plan Monday during the board’s meeting. “This lets them get their feet wet and get going to help pay utilities, rent and promote their new business,” Baier, board chairman, said. “This may help those ones that are worried about the startup costs. “They know they can make it, but it’s just the startup costs and getting everything going.” Baier said businesses would be eligible for the funds only one time, and [...]

City of Hays to get progress update on $28.4m wastewater treatment plant

info2018-08-24T06:50:43-05:00August 24th, 2018|

Work is 62 days ahead of schedule on the city of Hays’ $28.4 million renovation of its wastewater treatment plant at 1498 E. U.S. Highway 40 Bypass, “which is excellent,” said Jeff Crispin, director of water resources. “We have roughly 388 days to go,” Crispin said Wednesday. Contractors got the go-ahead to start on May 31, 2017, and completion is set for July 15, 2019. Most of the concrete work and installation of pipe in the ground was completed before Hays was hit with heavy rains in April and May, which was fortunate, Crispin said. As a result, the joint partnership [...]

Clay Center City Council approves street sales tax for another five years

info2018-08-24T06:46:37-05:00August 24th, 2018|

In a meeting that lasted less than 10 minutes, the Clay Center City Council approved a couple of major items, including renewing the sales tax for streets another five years. The ordinance the council approved for the street sales taxes continues it from April 1, 2019, when it was set to terminated, to run through March 31, 2024, which is the new date for termination. In making the motion to approve the ordinance for the sales tax, Councilman Jim Brown gave “a special thank you” to the citizens of Clay Center “for extending money to pay for streets. (Read more: www.ccenterdispatch.com [...]

🎥 Water leaks keep city workers busy in Hays

info2018-08-24T06:40:42-05:00August 24th, 2018|

Hays city employees were called out for another water leak early Thursday morning, this time just south of the 22nd and Vine Streets intersection. Water Resources Director Jeff Crispin attributes the recent spate of water line leaks to a rainy summer and the remediation project of the water tower near Sternberg Museum, 3000 Sternberg Drive. “The ground shifts quite a bit with the rain that we’ve had. It also happens when there’s been no rain,” Crispin explained to city commissioners Thursday night. The other factor is the empty water tower south of Interstate 70. “Not only is that a source of [...]

A long list of restaurants Wichita can expect in the coming months

info2018-08-24T06:38:40-05:00August 24th, 2018|

Back in January, we published a list of all the restaurants that had announced plans to open in 2018. Things change in eight months. Now, it’s the end of August. Nearly all the restaurants on the original list – from 6S Steakhouse to Nortons Brewing Company– are up and running, and a whole new, lengthy list has developed. Here’s an update on the restaurants Wichitans can look forward to trying the rest of this year and in to next year. (Read more: Wichita Eagle)

From officer on the street to city administrator, Wes Jordan celebrates 30 years with Prairie Village

info2018-08-23T10:32:56-05:00August 23rd, 2018|

On August 22, 1988, Wes Jordan donned the uniform of a Prairie Village police officer for the first time. The position was a good fit. And the longer he worked for the department, the more invested in the community he got. He was promoted through the police department’s ranks, starting as corporal and moving on to become a sergeant, lieutenant and captain before being named chief of police in 2007. Eight years later, he retired from the police department to accept a job as assistant city administrator. And in 2017, after two years in the assistant role, he took over in [...]

Roeland Park passes policy setting guidelines for handling media requests

info2018-08-23T10:31:49-05:00August 23rd, 2018|

An official media policy was adopted this week by Roeland Park with a vote of 5-4, after Mayor Mike Kelly cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of the guidelines. The policy routes media requests for an official city statement to the city administrator and the mayor, while still allowing councilmembers to speak to the media about their personal opinion on an issue. The policy states that “City employees and councilmembers (other than the Mayor) shall not make statements on behalf of the City, provide information for distribution, or provide background information unless specifically asked to do so by the City Administrator [...]

WPD effort to support local schools grows

info2018-08-23T10:30:42-05:00August 23rd, 2018|

The Wichita Police Department steps up to support its community's schools by raising almost $3,000 for school supplies. The "Community and Cops School Supply Drive" started small with a few officers wanting to help the community they serve. The effort soon grew and as word spread, businesses started to chip in donations of their own. "(I) can't tell you enough how proud we are of these officers and the dedication they have for their community," WPD Public Information Officer Paul Cruz says on behalf of the department. The officers divided the supplies between four elementary schools in the Wichita school district: [...]

Hutch City Council brings up consolidation during meeting

info2018-08-23T10:28:48-05:00August 23rd, 2018|

It’s always a bit of a sore subject for residents of South Hutchinson who pride themselves as a standalone community from their larger neighbors to the north. But during last night’s Hutchinson City Council meeting, discussion came up again about the city approaching the small community across the river about consolidating services. It’s a proposal that has never been popular with the small community. But as Councilman John Daveline put it Tuesday evening, things are a little different there at the moment. Mayor Steve Dechant said he would try to schedule a meeting with South Hutchinson Mayor Mandi Blumanhourst about whether [...]

Man’s fight with city heats up. Now he’s seeking $60,000 from Topeka

info2018-08-23T10:27:33-05:00August 23rd, 2018|

A man who has been in a long-running property dispute with Topeka’s city government filed a claim Wednesday asking for $60,000. Myron Holter — who has lived since 1973 in the house he and his wife, Sally Holter, own in the 5100 block of S.W. 33rd — provided The Topeka Capital-Journal a copy of the claim and an accompanying letter he submitted to the city. The claim alleges city employees on Aug. 14 trespassed on the Holters’ property and destroyed items that included tools, lumber and metal shelving. The letter said the couple has been dealing with the city regarding property [...]

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