info2018-06-22T07:06:00-05:00June 22nd, 2018|
On June 13, the Sedgwick County Commission voted on and approved assistance in the amount of $10,000 to the Derby Historical Museum to replace the windows. The museum is one of seven sites being recognized during the upcoming 150th anniversary celebration for Derby and submitted the proposal in hopes of moving closer to the completion of a window replacement project. (Read more: DerbyInformer.com - news,news/)
info2018-06-22T07:05:03-05:00June 22nd, 2018|
With the Butler Detention Center currently having 12 openings for staff, the Butler County Board of Commissioners reinstated a Detention Retention Policy Tuesday that gives incentives for officers that stay with the detention center.Once an officer passes the screening process, incentives begin paying at six months. After six months there is $1,000 in incentives. After nine months and 12 months another $500 is awarded. Positions currently pay $15.50 to start. (Read more: andoveramerican.com)
info2018-06-22T07:01:22-05:00June 22nd, 2018|
A plan to place a dog park near the Clay County Animal Rescue and Education Center received a letter of support from the Clay Center city council last night. Officials with CCARE asked for the endorsement in order to apply for a grant that would be available to dog owners who want to walk their dogs. The project would be funded entirely by grant funds and no city money will be involved. Officials said the park would not be used by dogs being held at the Center’s facility even though it is on property owned by the Center. (Read more: www.ccenterdispatch.com [...]
info2018-06-22T06:02:57-05:00June 22nd, 2018|
If you plan to shoot off fireworks in Wichita this year, you better make sure they're legal. If not, you could face a $250 fine from the city. "This year, we are serious about making sure that people adhere to our policies and write tickets," Mayor Jeff Longwell said Thursday. "In the past, we’ve had those tickets as high as $2,500. I know firemen that have worked for the city for 30 years and have never written a $2,500 ticket, so we’ve dropped that to $250, because we will write $250 tickets and we will enforce that." Firework sales start next [...]
info2018-06-21T07:59:55-05:00June 21st, 2018|
Gravel driveways, AirBNBs and tiny homes were just a few of the topics that came up at the first Kansas City, Kansas, zoning code rewrite meeting today. A lot of community interest was shown in the zoning code rewrite, with a packed meeting room today at the Salvation Army Harbor Light Village at 6723 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. About 115 people attended the meeting. Some residents had wide policy comments, while others who attended were concerned about how a zoning code rewrite would affect their own property. (Read more: Welcome to Wyandotte Daily!)
info2018-06-21T07:58:55-05:00June 21st, 2018|
The Lenexa City Council has endorsed plans for a new worship temple for a growing Sikh community, despite some concerns that the building is too big and doesn’t fit well with surrounding neighborhoods. The Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night in favor of a preliminary plan for the Midwest Sikh worship space, also known as a gurdwara, at the northeast corner of 101st Street and Lone Elm Road. “I think it’s a beautiful building,” Councilman Andy Huckaba said in support of the $4 million project. Council members Mandy Stuke, Corey Hunt and Steve Lemons also voted for the preliminary plan. But the [...]
info2018-06-21T07:57:18-05:00June 21st, 2018|
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office has told county election offices that they may no longer ask prospective voters for proof of citizenship but they can collect the documents if the voters provide them voluntarily. Kobach’s office provided instructions Wednesday afternoon to the state’s 105 county election offices following a federal judge’s decision Monday to strike down the state’s requirement that people must provide proof of citizenship before they can register to vote. Bryan Caskey, the state’s director of elections, instructed the county election officials to change the status of any voter registration record marked canceled or in suspense to [...]
info2018-06-21T07:52:48-05:00June 21st, 2018|
It was welcome news for the Great Bend City Council Monday night as Vickie Dreiling of Adams, Brown, Beran and Ball presented the city’s 2017 annual audit. After the presentation, it adopted the audit as reported. “Our opinion is an unmodified opinion,” Dreiling said. “It is the highest form of opinion we can use on a regulatory basis.” In more good news, Dreiling said this was the time in many years she has not had to bring up several recommendations from the previous year. “The staff has done a good job cleaning up any old, outstanding issues.” The only remaining suggestion [...]
info2018-06-21T07:50:40-05:00June 21st, 2018|
During a contentious county commissioners meeting that twice was called to order by Chairman Dave Baier, County Attorney Laura Johnson-McNish asked the board to consider what would happen if she was no longer the county attorney. “Let me make a point right here,” said Commissioner Lynn Feldhausen. “No one is irreplaceable. No one. Not me, not (Commissioner Bob Connell), everybody. Not irreplaceable.” The discussion began when Johnson-McNish, an elected official, requested $216,900 for 2019 for her office, which is an increase of $69,850 from this year. The commissioners have added some funding to her office since the 2018 budget was set [...]
info2018-06-21T07:46:41-05:00June 21st, 2018|
Marshall County Board of Commissioners met with representatives from Community Memorial Healthcare on Monday to discuss whether to allow a public vote on a proposed countywide, half-cent sales tax to help fund CMH. Hospital representatives presented a petition with 456 signatures from people requesting an election on the issue. The commissioners tabled the matter until July 2 and gave CMH two options: • Accept a public vote on a quarter-cent sales tax. • Accept a public vote on a half-cent sales tax, with a quarter-cent for the hospital and a quarter-cent for other health services that the county funds such as [...]
