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Topeka to hold community improvment program in collaboration with NeighborWorks America

info2018-07-31T10:57:06-05:00July 31st, 2018|

In September, the City of Topeka will host a community improvement program to encourage positive action in local neighborhoods. The program, Topeka Neighborhood University, is a leadership training hosted by NeighborWorks America. NeighborWorks America is an organization that trains and conducts assessments of nearly 250 NeighborWorks organizations nationwide to provide training to neighborhood leaders and community partners. It assists communities with affordable housing and community development initiatives through building skills and supplementing resources of the organizations they work with. Read more: CJonline.

Salina Commissioners agree to STAR bonds for project

info2018-07-31T10:35:05-05:00July 31st, 2018|

Salina city commissioners voted unanimously Monday to allow the developers of The Alley, FIB, to assign their rights to STAR Bond and Community Improvement District proceeds to American State Bank & Trust Company, as collateral for their financing. FIB will complete project financing for The Alley entertainment center today and requested that commissioners consent to the agreement by a more formal means than previously provided in the Development Agreement and Transferee Agreement. STAR Bond funds would not be disbursed until the project is completed, and Community Improvement District Funds are disbursed on a pay-as-you-go-basis as the funds are generated and collected. [...]

New Great Bend administrator settling in

info2018-07-31T10:33:42-05:00July 31st, 2018|

As the City of Great Bend feted Interim City Administrator George Kolb Monday afternoon, his permanent replacement Kendel Francis had his first day on the job. Kolb’s official last day is Aug. 17. But both he and Francis will be work in parallel as the transition is made. Francis was anointed city administrator on July 16. “It’s been pretty much nonstop since I got here this morning,” Francis said Monday afternoon. “That is what I expected. There is a lot going on and I am going to jump in feet first.” He had meetings with city staff and community members about [...]

Great Bend says farewell to Interim Administrator Kolb

info2018-07-31T10:21:37-05:00July 31st, 2018|

It was a time for The City of Great Bend to say farewell to Interim City Administrator George Kolb Monday afternoon. The reception at the Events Center recognized the veteran city official who stepped into the breach last fall following a summer of controversy within the community. “I think you guys should be good,” Kolb told the group of city employees and civic leaders gathered for the event. Kolb had to give the city 30 days notice and with the new administrator chosen he did so. So, his last day will be Aug. 17, but he has indicated he might leave [...]

Topeka police officer contributes to neighborhood rejuvenation effort

info2018-07-31T10:13:19-05:00July 31st, 2018|

As Topeka police officer Derek Parrett stands in the 700 block of S.W. Buchanan, he points to two homes on the west side of the street that are being spruced up. Representatives from city departments have gone house by house, block by block, assessing neighborhood needs through the Team Up to Clean Up initiative, which launched in May. “We’re out there shaking hands, talking to people,” said Parrett, who is the team liaison for the Topeka Police Department. The police department, fire department, code compliance and other departments contribute to Team Up to Clean Up. Parrett, who is a community police [...]

Topeka’s third annual Clean Slate Day scheduled for Sept. 21

info2018-07-31T06:56:33-05:00July 31st, 2018|

Topeka Municipal Court will hold its third annual Clean Slate Day to assist Topekans with issues like arrest warrants, payment plans and free legal advice. This year’s event will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, city of Topeka spokeswoman Molly Hadfield said. The event will take place at the Topeka Performing Arts Center located at 214 S.E. 8th Ave. The event is not an attempt to arrest citizens, but rather give them assistance on various topics, according to a flyer from the city. Read more: CJonline.

City urging Amtrak not to make changes to train route that runs through Lawrence

info2018-07-30T09:52:04-05:00July 30th, 2018|

In her years as a volunteer caretaker at the Santa Fe train station in Lawrence, Carey Maynard-Moody witnessed firsthand the broad mix of people who use the train. She said they included travelers from near and far touring the country, but also patients headed to hospitals in Kansas City, Haskell Indian Nations University students headed to hometowns in the southwest, a man going home to western Kansas for a funeral. And Maynard-Moody, who is president of Depot Redux, a local preservation group involved with a recent effort to rehabilitate the station, is worried the service is in danger. Amtrak is considering [...]

City of Olathe to start programs before and after school at Green Springs Elementary

info2018-07-30T07:10:35-05:00July 30th, 2018|

More than 100 children and adults attended the event, held at the center’s amphitheater. It was part of an annual summer series launched more than 30 years ago. For the past five, Salmans has been teaching several of the center’s programs. This animal-loving officer understands that, for many people, fear is connected to the species he displayed and discussed. Meadors said the YMCA of Greater Kansas City, which runs after-school programs at dozens of sites across the metro area, was forced to drop some locations in Olathe. That led the Olathe School District last year to ask the city to take [...]

At Olathe center in Ernie Miller Park, programs aim to cure ‘nature deficit disorder’

info2018-07-30T07:08:57-05:00July 30th, 2018|

Many people don’t know that skunks are actually acrobats. Handstands are their forte. With tails fluffed and pointed straight up in the air, they perform this stunt when they sense an unwelcome audience has come on the scene. “The skunk’s not trying to amuse or entertain you. He’s trying to get you to leave,” said Seth Salmans, Johnson County Parks & Rec police officer. “If you don’t leave, his next step will be to spray you.” The truth about skunks was just one part Salman’s educational program, “The Good, The Bad, and The Smelly,” held on a recent evening at the [...]

Bus service in Salina will offer families rides to back-to-school fair

info2018-07-30T07:04:18-05:00July 30th, 2018|

Salina CityGo will provide free rides to families attending the Back to School Fair on Friday. The Back to School Fair will be from noon to 7 p.m. at Lakewood Middle School. Passengers should tell the driver that they are going to the Back to School Fair. The best stop to use is stop 41 on the Red Route (North Ohio Street crosswalk). Buses will be at that stop at 46 minutes after each hour during regular hours, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and at 16 after each hour during peak hours, 12:30 to 6 p.m. (Read more: News - Salina [...]

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