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How long would it take to run every street in Wichita? Local runner now knows after being first

info2024-04-08T09:42:14-05:00April 8th, 2024|

The most challenging part about running every square inch of Wichita? Loose dogs. Jason Niblack was chased by dozens of them, cornered multiple times, even had a driver cut in between him and a pack of aggressive dogs. He eventually started carrying pepper spray but never had to use it. The 48-year-old software engineering manager at NetApp also had a couple of interesting encounters with police en route to running Wichita’s 3,886 streets over 596 runs. He finished the feat Easter morning after a few years of what he called obsessive running once he found out about how to track running [...]

Goessel City Council works on flooding issue

info2024-04-08T09:40:47-05:00April 8th, 2024|

The Goessel city council met on March 25 and discussed the flood control project. Mayor Evan Esau talked about concrete and debris that need to be removed from the creek that runs through town. Some trees also need to be removed, as well as a dam on private property. It was noted that some property owners in that area have already removed the trees on their property pointed out by Darin Neufeld of EBH Engineering. He had walked through the creek area with members of the council to show them specifically what needed to be removed for the water to flow [...]

New sculpture honoring Leawood’s 75-year history coming soon

info2024-04-08T09:37:17-05:00April 8th, 2024|

Now that the Leawood City Council has given final funding approvals, a massive sculpture celebrating the city’s 75th anniversary — and compared in importance by one councilmember to a piece by Michelangelo — can begin its journey from New Orleans to the corner of Mission Road and Lee Boulevard. The 844-mile-trip between New Orleans and Leawood will have to be made four times with the sculpture broken down into movable pieces. But that is only the latest chapter. “Reaching,” a 28-foot tall, 15,000-pound work by William Nemitoff, has already been on an epic journey that began in 2021 and has included debates over [...]

Wichita City Council unanimously passes program for water-saving devices

info2024-04-08T09:36:29-05:00April 8th, 2024|

A program to provide incentives for some water-saving devices has passed with a vote of seven to zero. Wichita has offered water conservation rebate programs since 2013 in an attempt to save water. These rebates come as water bill credits and since its conception, rebates totaling $1,654,007 have been approved. These water saving units have saved roughly 478 million gallons of water. The 2024 program hopes to save water by offering incentives to people who install water-saving devices such as rain barrels, smart irrigation controllers, rain sensors, faucet/hose irrigation controllers, leak repair kits and dual flush conversion kits. Customers are limited [...]

Topeka announces five finalists for city manager position

info2024-04-04T20:00:32-05:00April 4th, 2024|

On Wednesday, the City of Topeka announced the five finalists for the Topeka City Manager Position. The finalists will be participating in two interview panels on Monday, April 8. The interviews will not be open to the public, but a meet and greet will be held for members of the public on April 8 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Hotel Topeka Emerald Ballroom at 1717 SW Topeka Boulevard. Read more: KSNT

Planning Commission wrestles with battery storage questions

info2024-04-04T18:25:23-05:00April 4th, 2024|

While no official decision was made during the Halstead Planning Commission work session Monday evening, the commission seemed to be leaning toward creating regulations to guide a company interested in installing a battery energy storage system (BESS) in the city’s industrial park. Other options included banning the operation all altogether or amending the code to allow battery storage systems. Source: Harvey County Now

Newton Public Library opens to large crowd

info2024-04-04T18:24:45-05:00April 4th, 2024|

You can now check out and check out from the new Newton Public Library. The library, its board, the City of Newton, donors, the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce, along with members of the public, celebrated the opening of the building with a ribbon cutting Monday morning. More than 200 people were in attendance. “This is a momentous occasion, and it’s made possible by the unwavering support by our community and the dedication of our community and numerous organizations,” Larry Lee, library board vice president, told the crowd. Source: Harvey County Now

Emporia’s Bird scooter program shutting down this week

info2024-04-04T18:24:05-05:00April 4th, 2024|

The Bird scooters zipping around Emporia the past three years will be, pardon the pun, flying away soon. Bird has announced it will be ending its local presence March 31. Emporia city commissioners approved a partnership with Bird in 2021... Source: KVOE Emporia Radio

Westwood resident appeals JoCo judge decision on park sale, city motions to dismiss

info2024-04-04T18:23:17-05:00April 4th, 2024|

Westwood’s main park remains the subject of a legal battle, now making its way through the appellate courts. Beckie Brown ... Brown is appealing the decision against allowing her to intervene in the city’s request for the court’s ruling on whether a protest petition against the sale of the park was invalid. The judge ruled the petition was invalid in late February, siding with the city. Source: Johnson County Post

Lime will bring e-scooters, e-bikes to Overland Park

info2024-04-04T18:22:06-05:00April 4th, 2024|

Lime Micromobility will bring a fleet of its electric scooters and bikes to Overland Park for riders to rent. On Monday, the Overland Park City Council unanimously approved a new operating agreement with Neutron Holdings, Inc., the California-based business arm of Lime. Source: Johnson County Post

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