info2024-10-16T08:34:47-05:00October 16th, 2024|
Wichita is cutting back to ready for a budget shortfall in the coming years. ... But the Wichita Public Library stands apart. It’s a sign that, after a period in which libraries were labeled as obsolete, there’s growing agreement that they play a vital role in the community. Source: KLC Journal
info2024-10-16T08:34:05-05:00October 16th, 2024|
The CEOs of both Logan and Gove County hospitals said the cost of doing business has exploded, while patient hospital bills, owed to the hospitals, still go unpaid, leading to debt. They said education is what they hope will get them a yes vote on this year's sales tax questions. Gove County Medical Center is asking for a renewal of a one-cent sales tax, which has existed since 2015. ... Logan County Health Services CEO Aimee Zimmerman said the company wants to add a half-cent sales tax to the existing half-cent ... Source: KSN-TV
info2024-10-16T08:32:56-05:00October 16th, 2024|
The small but mighty community of Mildred remains positive about its prospects, Marcia Davis told Allen County Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning. “They like that it is quiet, that everybody helps each other, and they love their store,” was the upshot of an Oct. 1 Community Conversation, said Davis, who serves as Thrive Allen County’s Director of Community Engagement. The downside of being a population of 12, is that they lack funding for community goals, they admitted. And with the exodus of residents comes a lack of adequate housing. Source: The Iola Register
info2024-10-16T08:06:59-05:00October 16th, 2024|
The oldest town in Crawford County is gearing up for two events next week. The first is Cato Kids’ Day ... to see presentations on life in the 1800s, and Cato history. The presentations will include the one-room school house, covered wagons, blacksmithing, 1800’s weaponry, cowboys, native Americans, drovers, and the Gettysburg Address. Source: Morning Sun
info2024-10-16T08:05:49-05:00October 16th, 2024|
One of the ways commonly used to determine the strength of a local economy is to calculate a statistic called the “trade pull factor.” ... As the largest city in Southeast Kansas, Pittsburg could expect to have a PF greater than 1; however, prior to the construction of the Town Center development, Pittsburg had a trade pull factor of less than 1, probably due to the proximity of shopping alternatives in Joplin. Source: Morning Sun
info2024-10-16T08:03:49-05:00October 16th, 2024|
Wichita police officers will soon start getting alerts from gunshot sensors after the City Council approved buying and expanding sensors the department has been testing since February 2022. Police also received approval to expand their license plate reader program that started in November 2020. Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
info2024-10-16T08:03:35-05:00October 16th, 2024|
The city of Wichita won’t have enough employees to run two water plants when a new one is completed, so it’s paying a private company to provide staffing for at least one more year. The city will outsource some operations of the new plant to Operational Technical Services, a Los Angeles-based company hired in July to help start up and commission the plant. Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
info2024-10-16T08:02:47-05:00October 16th, 2024|
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that 11 Kansas communities have secured more than $17 million for energy grid resilience. This investment combines nearly $12 million in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s 40101(d) Grid Resilience Grant Program and more than $5.8 million in matching funds from the Kansas Infrastructure Hub and Build Kansas Fund. Source: Governor of the State of Kansas
info2024-10-15T13:14:36-05:00October 15th, 2024|
Eight in 10 Americans live in a city, and zoning determines their daily experience of life in ways that few realize. Sara Bronin, an architect, lawyer, academic and historical preservation expert, has written a book, Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, to raise awareness of the essential role of zoning in making cities healthy, sustainable and enjoyable places to live. “By and large, people think of zoning as an often-bewildering set of rules enshrined in inscrutable maps and regulations,” Bronin writes. She grew up in Houston, the only large city in the country without zoning, but became a [...]
info2024-10-15T13:12:16-05:00October 15th, 2024|
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has released an updated drought declaration that places three counties, Sedgwick, Reno and Harvey, into an emergency status. Kingman, Harper, Sumner and Cowley counties are in a warning status, while Butler, Rice, McPherson, Marion and Chase counties are in a drought watch. In a statement issued Friday, Governor Kelly said, “Drought conditions have persisted across the state through the summer season, and Kansans are continuing to see the effects. With conditions expected to remain dry throughout the fall, Kansans should consider their water usage and take extra care to prevent wildfires.” The drought declaration placed three counties [...]
