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Parsons Police Dept. strengthens community bonds

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Parsons Police Department recently hosted a Coffee with a Cop event, breaking from tradition by holding it in the evening. On September 12, 2023, at 6:00 pm, community members gathered for a unique opportunity to engage with their local law enforcement. The event, organized by host Shannon Schibi and Officer Mark Raney, responded to requests from residents unable to attend morning sessions. This shift in timing aimed to ensure that as many members of the community as possible could participate. "We had a remarkable turnout, with approximately 30 citizens joining us during the two-hour duration. The event fostered meaningful conversations, allowing [...]

Paola firefighter to be honored 66 years after his death

info2023-09-15T07:53:46-05:00September 15th, 2023|

Assistant Paola Fire Chief Wendell O. Phillips was fighting a house fire at 107 E. Wea St. on April 7, 1957, when he had a heart attack. Thinking he was just feeling ill, Phillips went home, but he suffered another heart attack that evening and grew steadily worse. Phillips was taken to the hospital, but he died two days later on April 9, 1957. It was a tragic loss for the community, and the fire department, but, for whatever reason, as the years and decades passed by, fewer and fewer people could recall Phillips’ service and sacrifice. Source: Local News | [...]

Experience history during Freedom Festival

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Osawatomie’s rich history from the Bleeding Kansas time period will come to life this weekend during the Freedom Festival in John Brown Memorial Park. The two-day event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17. Freedom Festival will feature reenactments of the Battle of Osawatomie and other reenactments from the pre-Civil War and Civil War periods. Several speakers will present talks about this historically significant time for Osawatomie and the surrounding region. Source: Local News | republic-online.com

McElroy named Garden Plain city administrator

info2023-09-15T07:51:07-05:00September 15th, 2023|

The City of Garden Plain, about 45 miles southwest of Newton, has hired Newton City Manager Kelly McElroy as its city administrator. The Times Sentinel Newspaper, which serves that community, reported the hire after covering Garden Plain’s city council meeting. McElroy lives in Garden Plain, and the Sentinel’s report stated McElroy will begin working in Garden Plain in late October. Kelly informed the City of Newton in July she would leave her position in October. McElroy worked for Newton for seven years, rising through the ranks as community development director, then city planner and assistant city manager. She replaced manager Bob [...]

Sedgwick County commissioners approve moratorium on large-scale solar projects

info2023-09-15T08:40:29-05:00September 15th, 2023|

Sedgwick County commissioners have voted to approve a six-month moratorium on any large scale solar energy zoning applications. The moratorium will suspend the application process for any large scale solar projects, such as wind farms or other operations that would generate and sell wholesale energy. It would not apply to homeowners or businesses that are putting up solar panels for their own use. The moratorium would also be in place for the unincorporated areas of the county, and it would not apply within cities and towns. Source: 101.3 KFDI

New Interactive Dashboard Shows Cities Are Rebuilding America Using Federal Infrastructure Funds

info2023-09-15T08:41:40-05:00September 15th, 2023|

Today, the National League of Cities (NLC) launched an interactive dashboard tracking how thousands of cities, towns and villages are investing Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding into valuable projects for communities across the country. The dashboard tracks more than 1,600 projects across 1,100 local governments. Overall, this map represents $13 billion dollars in direct infrastructure funding awarded to local governments for investments in resilience, safety and clean energy as well as roads, bridges, public transportation and other infrastructure that are used by more than 97 million people. Source: NLC

City of Shawnee can restrict roommates: Judge dismisses suit over controversial law

info2023-09-15T08:42:02-05:00September 15th, 2023|

A federal judge has sided with Shawnee, dismissing a lawsuit over the city’s controversial co-living ban, which limits how many unrelated people can live together. David Deerson, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation representing the property management company suing the city, told The Star he plans to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit. The city adopted the ordinance last year, prohibiting more than three unrelated people from living together in a single residence. The city only allows more people to live together if they are blood relatives or related by marriage, adoption or [...]

Wichita Parks Department makes changes to Pickleball complex plans to address noise problems

info2023-09-15T07:43:16-05:00September 15th, 2023|

Pickle Ball is one of the fastest growing sports in America and the distinctive sounds of the plastic ball hitting a paddle is popping up all over cities in the US. That sound is something William Long will have to get used to. "It doesn't really bother me,“ Long told KAKE on Thursday. Long lives right next to the soccer fields of South Lakes sports complex. It is also going to be the home of the City of Wichita's new pickleball complex. While pickleball is a fast growing sport, one problem about it is also growing at a major rate, noise [...]

Kansas folk artist M.T. Liggett is more than his eccentric ‘character’ in a new documentary

info2023-09-15T07:41:11-05:00September 15th, 2023|

Those who drive through Mullinville, Kansas, population 197, might not remember the town. But they probably remember the miles of metal sculptures that line U.S. 400 just outside of it. Those totems and whirligigs are the work of eccentric folk artist M.T. Liggett. He's the subject of "It Started With A Horse," a documentary by Kansas City filmmaker Joshua Dubois. The documentary, filmed over the course of 20 years, aims to tell the "true story" of Liggett, who died in 2017. Source: KCUR

Open Streets ICT to take place in downtown on Sunday

info2023-09-15T07:37:39-05:00September 15th, 2023|

Open Streets ICT will take place this Sunday, Sept. 17, from 12 to 5 p.m. through downtown Wichita. The event will run on Douglas Avenue from Wichita's historic Delano District all the way to College Hill. Douglas will be blocked for four miles from Bluff to Glenn Street during that time. Wichitans and visitors will be able to cruise along Douglas on bikes, skateboards, or walk and stop at activity hubs, shop businesses on the route, and visit food and street vendors while listening to music. There will be hubs of shops located at West Douglas, Kennedy Plaza, Naftzger Park, East [...]

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