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There’s a new way to talk to 911 in Stafford County

info2023-11-17T11:37:16-06:00November 17th, 2023|

New technology is being used by Stafford County dispatchers. They now have the technology to do video calls with someone calling 911. Here's how it works: When you call 911, the dispatcher can ask to send you a link. If you approve, you will start a live video feed from your phone to show the emergency as it's happening. "It's almost like having an extra person without them actually being there. To have eyes on the situation and they'll be able to see what's going on, or we can see something they're not telling us," said Stafford County Sheriff Robert Murrow. [...]

Sedgwick County K9 killed in line of duty

info2023-11-17T11:34:56-06:00November 17th, 2023|

A K9 with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office was killed in the line of duty Thursday afternoon. According to Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter, the K9 killed was Bane. Bane came into service with Wichita Police Officer Daniel Gumm in Dec. 2017, after Gumm's previous K9, Rooster, was shot and killed in the line of duty. Rooster was the first WPD K9 to be killed in the WPD's history. Officer Gumm lost his battle with cancer in November 2022, and Bane was donated to the SCSO. According to WPD Lieutenant Aaron Moses, just before noon on Thursday, the WPD domestic intervention and violence [...]

Free Narcan and fentanyl test strip dispenser now open 24/7 in Salina

info2023-11-17T11:32:25-06:00November 17th, 2023|

An addiction treatment center in Salina says it's seen a big increase in fentanyl deaths, especially among younger people. But now, it's hoping to slow down those deaths by providing a free Narcan dispenser that anyone can access, 24/7. "I think it's important to educate and empower so we can save lives," said CKF Addiction Treatment Wellness Coordinator Chelsey Eberwein. "There will be boxes of naloxone. There'll be fentanyl testing strips and hygiene kits, free to any and everyone who would like to come and get one." It's an issue extremely close to mentor Valarie Hicks' heart. "I'm a person in [...]

Southwest Kansas to get a children’s museum

info2023-11-17T11:29:26-06:00November 17th, 2023|

Southwest Kansas will soon get its first children’s museum. Red Dog Children’s Museum received a $28,435 grant from Kansas Tourism Monday morning at the Russell Child Development building in Garden City. The museum was one of 14 recipients of Kansas Tourism’s 2023 Attraction Development Grants. Additionally, the museum received two other local grants from the Finney County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and the Garden City Co-op to help kickstart it. The museum has been a project of Jenny and Trevor Hands for the past two years. Together the couple has a son, Graden, and when they travel, they go to children’s museums anytime they’re near one, [...]

Kayak rentals coming to Vets Park

info2023-11-17T11:28:02-06:00November 17th, 2023|

By next spring, people will be able to rent a kayak and paddle across the lake at Veterans Memorial Park. Director of Kansas Tourism Bridgette Jobe stopped in Great Bend on Tuesday morning to present a “big check,” representing a grant for $12,200 to the Great Bend Convention & Visitors Bureau. This joint project will involve the City of Great Bend and the Great Bend Recreation Commission as well. The plan is to add a kayak rental service that will operate similar to the Bird Scooters that were in Great Bend for a couple of years. Kayaks can be checked out from [...]

Newton to ban tobacco use in city parks

info2023-11-17T11:19:07-06:00November 17th, 2023|

The Newton City Commission has approved a policy to ban tobacco use at city parks and outdoor recreational areas. The Tobacco-Free Parks policy will be effective on January 1st, 2024, and it will ban tobacco use in city-owned recreational areas, including parks, playgrounds, trails and athletic fields. Sand Creek Golf Station will be exempt from the policy. The Healthy Harvey Coalition asked Newton High School students last spring to help with a study on tobacco litter in city parks, and in one park, the students filled a seven-liter bucket with discarded tobacco products. The Coalition also helped to encourage the City of [...]

Bel Aire officials looking into problems with street project

info2023-11-17T11:18:18-06:00November 17th, 2023|

There have been delays in completing a street improvement project in the city of Bel Aire, two years after construction began. Work on the project has stopped and the city is working on testing and inspections to determine when it can be started again. Bel Aire Mayor Jim Benage provided an update on Facebook on the project to improve Woodlawn between 37th and 45th Streets North. He said the wheel paths in the east lanes are deforming, cracking, slipping, and sinking. The city has hired a firm to take soil samples and results will be studied by the project engineers, the Bel Aire City [...]

The market thinks the Fed is going to start cutting rates aggressively. Investors could be in for a letdown

info2023-11-17T11:17:06-06:00November 17th, 2023|

Markets seem to have taken this week's positive economic data as the all-clear signal for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates aggressively next year. Indications that both consumer and wholesale inflation rates have eased considerably from their mid-2022 peaks sent traders into a frenzy, with the most recent indications on the CME Group's FedWatch gauge pointing to a full percentage point of cuts by the end of 2024. That may be at least a tad optimistic, particularly considering the cautious approach central bank officials have taken during their campaign to bring down prices. "The case isn't conclusively made yet," [...]

Shawnee County is seeing record revenues at its golf courses this year

info2023-11-16T11:03:05-06:00November 16th, 2023|

Shawnee County's government has set a record this year for golf revenue, with one key reason being COVID-19, an official says. Many new golfers took up the game during the pandemic, when it was among the few activities available. Now, they continue to play, Josh Maike explained Monday to The Capital-Journal. County golf revenues eclipsed $2 million for the first time this year, county commissioners learned at a work session Monday from Maike, recreation superintendent for Shawnee County Parks and Recreation. The previous record was $1,805,080, set last year, he told The Capital-Journal. Other reasons Shawnee County set the record include [...]

Newton hires McPherson’s Daniela Rivas as its next city manager

info2023-11-16T08:15:50-06:00November 15th, 2023|

The Newton City Commission approved a contract to hire Daniela Rivas as its next city manager. Rivas, who works as an assistant city administrator/finance director for the City of McPherson will replace Kelly McElroy, who left the city position in October. According to information released by the city, Rivas grew up in Wichita and has family in Newton, and her familiarity with the community is one of the factors that drew her to the job. “Having spent my summers in Newton growing up, I know what a special community it is,” Rivas said. “I’m honored and excited to contribute to the [...]

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