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City of Hays files suit against local companies

info2018-07-13T06:53:55-05:00July 13th, 2018|

The City of Hays has filed suit against Nex-Tech, LLC; Big River Telephone Company, LLC; and Eagle Communications, Inc., related to the imposition of franchise fees for services provided to customers in the city. The suit, which was filed July 9 in Ellis County, seeks a court order requiring Big River to enter into a franchise agreement with the city intended to collect city franchise fees for Big River’s service to Eagle Communications for Eagle Communications’ IP-delivered telephone service. Cities with franchising authority currently collect franchise fees on traditional switched telephone service delivered through traditional methods, but not IP-based service, which [...]

From site of Prairie Village church, a 3-acre park with garden, play area will emerge

info2018-07-13T06:50:58-05:00July 13th, 2018|

For more than 60 years, Faith Lutheran Church was a cherished spiritual gathering spot at 67th Street and Roe Avenue in Prairie Village. But it fell on hard times, closed last year and has been demolished. Still, city officials hope the former church grounds will soon be home to another vibrant community gathering spot. The city bought the property for $1.1 million and is now making plans for North Park on the 3-acre site. “Our village vision has pointed out that there wasn’t much parkland in the northern part of the city,” said Alley Porter, assistant to the city administrator, who [...]

City of Neodesha Requests Assistance from Community on Addressing

info2018-07-12T14:26:46-05:00July 12th, 2018|

The City of Neodesha is asking for assistance from all residents and business owners in providing addresses to assist emergency Fire/EMS or Police services in locating structures. On March 8, 2017 the City of Neodesha Commission adopted an Ordinance requiring that all home and business owners put addressing numbers on their building in a prominent location. The purpose of this ordinance is for safety and protection of the community. If a 911 call goes out and the crew responding cannot find the address because there is no numbers on it then crucial emergency care can be delayed. This is especially dangerous [...]

Wilson named Peabody city clerk

info2018-07-12T14:18:47-05:00July 12th, 2018|

Peabody is getting its fifth city clerk in 19 months, and this one is a familiar face. After two executive sessions, City Council members voted last week to hire council member Travis Wilson’s wife, Jylle, as clerk. The vote July 2 was 4-0, with Travis Wilson abstaining. Wilson has been Peabody’s municipal court clerk and police secretary for the past 2½ years. She agreed to take the new position with the understanding that she would help find a suitable replacement for the court and police position. “I’m looking forward to being down at the city office,” she said. “I really want [...]

Area fire departments get relief funds from Kansas Insurance Department

info2018-07-12T14:17:44-05:00July 12th, 2018|

County firefighters will benefit from $77,154.92 soon to be distributed by Kansas Insurance Department. The money is designated for firefighter relief funds, used to purchase accident, health, disability, and life insurance for firefighters in the event of injury or death in the line of duty. The Kansas State Firefighters Association will give area departments the following amounts: (Read more: PEABODY Gazette-Bulletin)

Accountant gives creative option to Marion County Commissioners in dealing with new state-imposed tax lid

info2018-07-12T14:13:43-05:00July 12th, 2018|

Battle lines as being drawn as county commissioners begin to debate whether to use a one-time reassessment windfall to cut taxes or increase spending. At stake appears to be what to do with a consultant’s report preliminarily concluding that county employees are underpaid an average of four percent. Assessed value of property in the county is expected to increase by close to $8.2 million this year. If it weren’t for a state-imposed tax lid, the same property tax rate would generate considerably more revenue. Because of the lid, however, the county will have to cut its general fund tax rate by [...]

‘Newton would lose train service’

info2018-07-12T14:05:48-05:00July 12th, 2018|

Barth Hague is losing hope. He is starting to believe that a decades long effort to preserve the Southwest Chief has been in vain, and that the death of the long distance train from Chicago to Los Angeles with a daily stop in Newton is just around the corner. “I canceled a reservation I had because it appears I am not going to be able to use the train” Hague said. He said friends and acquaintances have been asking him if they should do the same in the wake of an announcement this month that Amtrak plans to stub the train [...]

A real bell-ringer at Marion County courthouse

info2018-07-12T13:59:41-05:00July 12th, 2018|

No need to wonder for whom the courthouse bell tolls. As of now, it tolls for no one. At 11 a.m. Sunday, the clock chime seemingly performed its swan song when it rang continuously for 20 minutes before falling silent. County clerk Tina Spencer was working in her office at the time. “There was really no way to stop it,” Spencer said. She called an employee who winds the clock weekly, and he inspected the clock Monday. “The part of the mechanism that controls the chiming broke over the weekend,” Spencer said. “The clock should still keep time, but the chime [...]

Prairie Village church is razed to make way for a new park

info2018-07-12T13:56:06-05:00July 12th, 2018|

Faith Lutheran Church in Prairie Village is being razed to make way for a new 3-acre park, North Park, which the city hopes will open to the public in 2019. The city purchased the property for $1.1 million from the church last year. (Read more: KC Breaking News, Sports & Crime |)

Miami County Commission supports property owners in denial of conditional-use permit for concrete company

info2018-07-12T13:47:01-05:00July 12th, 2018|

Miami County commissioners recently agreed with members of the Miami County Planning Commission when they voted unanimously to deny a requested conditional-use permit for Concrete Strategies, which is located on Cedar Niles Road south of 231st Street and north of Hillsdale Lake. The issue has bounced back and forth between the Planning Commission and County Commission as the business owner worked to modify the permit request, hoping that the changes would appease surrounding property owners. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of the requested CUP following a public hearing March 6. A group of neighbors raised concerns about noise, lights, dust, [...]

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