Arborists in Lawrence managing the infestation from an invasive beetle called emerald ash borers that are affecting ash trees say the period of damage is at a peak, with the city needing to remove about 150 of those trees per year.
Source: LJWorld
“For instance, we’re currently testing that pressure pave (technique),” [Jim Teutsch, director of public works for the City of Salina] said. … He said road departments hope to get seven to eight years out of typical surface treatments, but this pressure pave system has claimed to get at least 10 years of use before retreatment, something that helps as the department wants to cause the least amount of headache to drivers.
Source: Salina Journal
Arkansas City encountered a cybersecurity issue early Sunday morning involving its Water Treatment Facility. Authorities were promptly notified and precautionary measures were taken to ensure plant operations remained secure, the City said in a release Sunday afternoon.
Source: KAKE
Manhattan city commissioners at Tuesday’s meeting will discuss possible approaches to adopting a common consumption area (CCA) ordinance. A CCA allows a person to consume and possess an alcoholic beverage within the area and can include city property, sidewalks and streets.
Source: 1350 KMAN
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach’s office fined a rural, seven-member school board for repeatedly violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The Chautauqua County school district board, a 380-student district in southeast Kansas, inappropriately used executive sessions, made improper motions for executive sessions and failed “to comply with nearly every statutory requirement for such motions,” the attorney general’s office said in a news release Thursday. The board’s meeting minutes also did not accurately reflect the board’s verbal motions during its meetings. As a result, each board member must pay a $100 fine and attend further Kansas Open Meetings Act training. No evidence suggests the seven-member board intentionally violated the meetings act, said Amber Smith, an assistant attorney general, in the news release.
Source: Derby Informer | News
Boot Hill was one highlight along a statewide pilgrimage for the Kansas Department of Commerce this week as members presented historic attractions with funds to keep Dodge City on the lips of locals and visitors alike. Leaders from Boot Hill Museum, Inc., and Boot Hill Distillery were present Sept. 17 to accept the checks. “They do such a great job selling Dodge City,” Department of Commerce Tourism Director Bridgette Jobe said of Dodge City Convention and Visitor’s Bureau (CVB) Director Megan Welsh and Boot Hill Museum Director Lyne Johnson. “It’s great to see Dodge City blossom and work with surrounding areas. The importance of telling these stories to our children is to help them understand the Dodge City of today.” The Gunsmoke Trail Pass allows fans of Emmy award-winning Western classic to earn points and prizes just by visiting locations along the Gunsmoke Trail. The trail launched in May 2023 as a collaboration between the CVB and peer organizations in Abilene, Hays and Wichita. The Gunsmoke Trail is a road trip adventure through four Kansas communities featured on the show.
Source: Dodge City Daily Globe
After more than a decade, the Emporia Arts Center brought back its popular Chalk Fest event Saturday, to the delight of local artists and community members alike. The event transformed the 800 block of Commercial Street into a vibrant canvas for artists of all skill levels, with people young and old joining in the celebration. Sarah Barrett, Gallery and Art Store Coordinator at the Emporia Arts Center, said the decision to revive the event after almost a 15-year hiatus was almost serendipitous. “We just really wanted to be out in the community doing this kind of creative thing,” Barrett said. “We were cleaning out the basement one day and found a box labeled ‘Chalk Fest.’ When we opened it, we found all these pictures, and it brought back memories for a lot of people who were kids the last time we did this.”
Source: Emporia Gazette
A proposed moratorium on both commercial wind and commercial solar projects for two years by the county planning commission was struck down by Jackson County Commissioners at their meeting on Monday morning. Members of the planning commission met last Thursday evening, Sept. 5, to discuss several topics, including a two-year moratorium on commercial wind projects. After some discussion, the planning commission approved both a commercial wind and commercial solar moratorium for two years on a 3-2 vote, it was reported. Steven Willett, Delbert Boling and Ben Pruett voted in favor of the revised moratorium and Jonathan Wimer and Chris Abernathy voted against it.
Source: Holton Recorder
The Jackson Heights USD 335 Board of Education on Monday evening continued to discuss a plan to build a new classroom addition that would link the district’s elementary and high school buildings, but tabled action on setting that plan into motion after some board members expressed concerns that a proposed $5 million bond issue for that construction may not get the approval of district voters. Draft plans for the addition, as board members noted in August, would cover about 17,000 square feet and include a common “library” space, new classrooms allowing fifth and sixth-grade classes to move out of the existing elementary building — allowing kindergarten through fourth grades to have three classrooms per grade — and new art and music spaces, as well as a possible remodel of elementary classroom space for a new office near the building’s main entrance.
Source: Holton Recorder
Shawnee Police are investigating following an apparent swatting call at a home near Johnson and Greenwood drives on Sunday afternoon. That intersection is immediately east of Broken Arrow Elementary. Swatting is when someone calls emergency services and falsely reports an emergency, which is meant to result in a significant response from police and other first responders. In an emailed response to questions, Shawnee Public Safety Information Officer Emily Rittman told the Post that police, firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act were called to a falsely reported shooting in the 5900 block of Greenwood Drive at about 2:20 p.m. According to recorded radio traffic, firefighters and paramedics were told to stage away from the address until police could confirm the scene was safe for them to enter. “When officers and first responders arrived, they discovered no one was injured,” Rittman said in her email. The fire and Med-Act units were told they could cancel their response just after 2:45 p.m. The emergency response caused a temporary closure of Johnson Drive between Alden Street and Mullen Road. “False reporting is a dangerous and illegal act that puts lives at risk,” Rittman said. “We want to remind our community that these actions have serious consequences, both legally and personally.” Police continue to investigate and have not said if they’ve been able to identify the person who made the false 911 call. No other details were immediately available.
Source: Johnson County Post
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