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A small Kansas City bar plays host to generations of Croatian soccer fans

info2018-07-09T07:22:58-05:00July 9th, 2018|

Hrvatska! Hrvatska! Hrvatska! In a basement of the typically quiet Strawberry Hill neighborhood in Kansas City, Kan., those words could be heard echoing repeatedly from over 200 strong over the course of three hours on Saturday afternoon. Hrvatska means “Croatia” in the native tongue for a Croatian, and a strong band of Croatian soccer fans had gathered in the basement of St. John’s Catholic Club, where through an inauspicious set of doors down a spacious alleyway, a bar and bowling club played host to the hopes and dreams of generations of Croatian fans in the KC area, as their team competes [...]

Clapp Golf Course in Wichita slated to close Sept. 30

info2018-07-09T07:05:10-05:00July 9th, 2018|

Turning aside pleas from dozens of residents, the Wichita Park Board voted late Friday to close L.W. Clapp Golf Course in south Wichita at the end of the peak golf season Sept. 30. But the closure passed with a stipulation that no land will be sold for development until a master plan can be prepared for the site, which could take the next year. And some board members held out hope that Clapp could still be saved, if Wichita’s golf community rallies around the course and stanches course losses between now and the end of the summer. The 4-3 vote came [...]

Reno and surrounding counties still in drought emergency

info2018-07-09T07:03:51-05:00July 9th, 2018|

On Friday, Gov. Jeff Colyer updated the Drought Declaration for Kansas counties with an executive order. The update includes all 105 counties either in an emergency, warning, or watch status. This order places nearly half of Kansas counties in an emergency drought status. Counties in the emergency stage are eligible for emergency use of water from certain state fishing lakes because of the KWO Memorandum of Understanding with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism. They also become eligible for water in some federal reservoirs. Reno County is included in the drought emergency. Others also under the emergency alert include [...]

City and school sidewalk projects underway in El Dorado

info2018-07-09T07:01:42-05:00July 9th, 2018|

Projects adding walkways and bike paths to Sixth Avenue and McCollum Road the City of El Dorado and USD 490 are partnering are in progess. Sidewalks are in the process of being added to Sixth Avenue and the McCollum Road project has just started. The 5-foot wide Sixth Avenue sidewalk will stretch from Orchard to Star Streets along the south side Sixth Street. The bid awarded to SPS was $97,912.50. Pearson Construction also submitted a bid of $226,955. The engineer’s estimate of the project was $149,655. The sidewalk is being paid for with excess sales tax dollars. The 8-foot wide bike [...]

Wellington Council approves project connecting new Dollar Tree to city utilities

info2018-07-09T06:58:55-05:00July 9th, 2018|

By unanimous decision, the Wellington City Council approved Cornejo and Sons LLC of Wichita to head the Boundary Road Improvement Project that will connect the new Dollar Tree to city utilities. The project will cost the city $281,235. The project extends water and sewer north to the Dollar Tree lot north of McDonald’s. Cornejo’s will also pave Boundary Street 430 feet to the north where it will connect with a future east-west street called 17th Street to be built by the developers. Proposed look of Dollar Tree. The hook up will then be available for any future development to the east [...]

Salina drive-thru recycling center to open Wednesday morning

info2018-07-09T06:56:41-05:00July 9th, 2018|

The new Salina Drive-thru Recycling Center (SDRC) will open, Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at 8 a.m. with a public ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the City Manager and City Commissioners. The SDRC will open for business to the public immediately following the ceremony. The SDRC is located at 125 W. North Street (on the corner of Santa Fe Avenue and North Street). Normal business hours will be Wednesday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The SDRC is open to all Salina and Saline County residents. (Read more: The Salina Post)

Johnson County election officials busy preparing for primary, looking for poll volunteers

info2018-07-09T06:55:47-05:00July 9th, 2018|

New voting machines are ready to go in Johnson County, just in time for the August Primary election. County election officials are testing more than 1,000 new machines that will be used for the first time next month. The new technology allows for a more accurate count by allowing voters to print out a ballot to double check their vote is correct before submitting it. “We have significant improvement in the technology available to us. They’re also different in their design in that they have a voter-verifiable paper trail, which means we will be able to go back and recreate and [...]

Historic downtown Ark City survey continued

info2018-07-06T07:43:12-05:00July 6th, 2018|

The primary motivation for the resurvey was to provide as many building owners as possible the opportunity to access financial incentives that are available through the Kansas State Historical Society for properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Spencer said. One of the two main financial resources available to owners with listed properties is a state tax credit program offered through the Kansas Historical Society. The Kansas State Tax Credit is equal to 25 percent of expenses for capital improvements of more than $5,000 to historic buildings owned by for-profit businesses. Before the work starts, the building owner must [...]

Humboldt to host vintage baseball

info2018-07-06T07:39:39-05:00July 6th, 2018|

Walter Johnson Stadium in Humboldt will host its annual vintage baseball game at 1 pm Saturday. The Topeka Westerns will play the Branson Boomers, and festivities begin at 11 am with players warm-up and a display of antique cars at Humboldt City Square Park. Players will ride in the cars at noon to the stadium for a hot dog feed. The National Anthem will play and the game will start at 1 pm Saturday. B&W Trailer Hitches will sponsor the Branson Boomers and Monarch Cement Co. will sponsor the Topeka Westerns. Monarch office manager Tessa Morris said the stadium has hosted [...]

Winfield-Ark City rivalry gets bloody

info2018-07-06T07:37:55-05:00July 6th, 2018|

Arkansas City and Winfield law enforcement and fire personnel will be working together to help ensure blood is available during medical emergencies by partnering with the American Red Cross for the Arkansas City vs. Winfield Battle of the Badges Blood Drives. The rivalry between Arkansas City and Winfield will be used as a force for good, as the first responders in each city will team up to see who can recruit the most blood donors. The Winfield fire and police departments will have their opportunity to help save lives and recruit the most blood donors during their drive from noon to [...]

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