info2023-05-24T10:39:23-05:00May 24th, 2023|
Earlier this month, Haysville joined Derby as the second city in Sedgwick County to earn the Purple Heart City designation. During the May 8 Haysville City Council meeting, Mayor Russ Kessler signed a proclamation making the distinction official, while a ceremony was held May 15 unveiling the signage and banners that will be displayed throughout Haysville announcing its Purple Heart City status. Source: Derby Informer | Area
info2023-05-24T10:36:57-05:00May 24th, 2023|
Emporia Police Department officers and Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies will carry the Special Olympics Kansas Flame of Hope through Emporia and Lyon County next week. Officers will collect the torch on May 31 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Old U.S. Hwy. 50, and bring it into Emporia. Runners will set off at 9:00 a.m. June 1 after a brief ceremony in front of Emporia State University, 1 Kellogg Cir. In total, this leg of the torch run will travel 105 miles as part of an overall 1,600-mile journey for the Flame of Hope across Kansas as part [...]
info2023-05-24T10:34:22-05:00May 24th, 2023|
The City of Larned on Monday received over $1 million for upgrades to the Larned Fire Department. The City of Larned says the funds will go towards replacing two outdated fire engines, as well as a mobile emergency communications center. The mobile emergency communications center is a dedicated vehicle that can be driven to a location to serve as a command post, which the city says will "allow the city to continue to serve its citizens during times of crisis." Source: KSN-TV
info2023-05-24T10:27:17-05:00May 24th, 2023|
The city of Osawatomie now has the official support of the Miami County Commission on its quest to gain a national park designation. Miami County commissioners, during their May 10 meeting, approved a resolution supporting the city’s request to establish the John Brown National Historic Park Site. The commissioners also agreed to give $22,000 to the city to assist in purchasing property for parking surrounding the John Brown Ghost Cabin at the Adair Homestead about two miles west of John Brown Memorial Park. The Ghost Cabin commemorates the exact location where John Brown called home during his Kansas abolitionist activities in [...]
info2023-05-24T10:07:32-05:00May 24th, 2023|
Businesses connected to Overland Park tourism have begun to bounce back from some tough pandemic years, thanks in part to money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, said Warren Wilkinson, president and CEO of Visit Overland Park. Wilkinson presented an improving picture of the city’s hospitality industry to the city council’s Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee last week. In particular, he pointed out that federal pandemic relief funds through the American Rescue Plan that the city spent on advertising in 2021 and 2022 resulted in hotel performance that approaches or in some cases exceeds 2019. Source: Prairie Village Post
info2023-05-24T11:03:27-05:00May 24th, 2023|
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has just published a new report on trading patterns in the primary and secondary markets for municipal bonds, which reveals notable differences in the buying behavior of individual and institutional investors in each of these markets. The authors found that individual investors generally buy bonds in the secondary market and have limited participation in the primary market, whereas institutional investors dominate the primary market. They concluded that while individual investors may have valid reasons not to access the primary market, they would likely benefit from more balanced participation between the primary and secondary markets. Read the [...]
info2023-05-23T13:48:07-05:00May 23rd, 2023|
Proposals for the State Theater were reviewed at the Garden City Commission’s regular meeting Tuesday. At its Feb. 7 meeting the commission authorized the release of a request for proposals regarding future use of the State Theater building. A total of three proposals were received on April 26. One from Mark Pamplin, one from the Finney County Preservation Alliance in collaboration with Garden City High School and the final one from the Tumbleweed Festival. Pamplin proposed remodeling the building into a “into a state-of-the-art, 500-seat live entertainment venue” with a second floor to be use for rehearsal, storage and office space. [...]
info2023-05-24T10:54:14-05:00May 23rd, 2023|
The design for the Winfield’s 150th Celebration mural has been finalized, and we are working hard to “make our mark” on the side of Home Lumber & Supply at 12th Avenue and Main Street. We are grateful for all the wonderful input we received from the community and are excited to present this featured artwork to the city. As we thought about all the “building blocks of Winfield,” we considered some of the iconic buildings and institutions, businesses, organizations, events and celebrations throughout the years that made an impact on Winfield. Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
info2023-05-23T13:32:59-05:00May 23rd, 2023|
Manhattan City Commissioners will hold a work session this evening at City Hall. The meeting will include an annual update on the pavement management of arterial, collector and local streets. Public Works Director Rob Ott will present the report, taking a look back at the last five years, with a summary of Safe Routes to School Program projects as well as future planned projects that are obligated, projects in design and anticipated projects through 2026. Public Works will be looking for direction from city staff and commissioners on a strategy and potential timeline for what happens once the sales tax for [...]
info2023-05-24T10:54:32-05:00May 23rd, 2023|
Derby City Manager Kiel Mangus recently received the credentialed manager designation from the International City/County Management Association. He is one of 1,400 local government management professionals worldwide currently credentialed through the ICMA program. To receive the prestigious ICMA credential, a member must have significant experience as a senior management executive in local government; have earned a degree, preferably in public administration or a related field; and demonstrated a commitment to high standards of integrity and to lifelong learning and professional development. Source: Derby Informer | News
