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Hope, hurdles remain for long-discussed west Wichita highway project

info2023-06-13T19:11:05-05:00June 13th, 2023|

Since around the turn of the century, many have agreed that a northwest bypass would be a boon for west Wichita economic development and the region overall. Advocates point to what the early 1990s expansion of K-96 did for east Wichita, with growth showing no signs of slowing in areas just off the highway on Greenwich Road, among other intersections. Yet, the proposed highway project — which would extend K-254 from around 45th Street North and Maize Road to Kellogg, just east of Goddard — first studied in the late 1990s appears not much closer to coming to fruition than it [...]

Dodge City’s “Paving the future, property tax relief and street sales tax”

info2023-06-13T19:09:49-05:00June 13th, 2023|

The 2023 Street Reconstruction Projects utilizing the new “Paving the Future, Property Tax Relief and Street Sales Tax funds” will begin soon. The Dodge City Commission recently approved a street project at Village Square Mall to mill and inlay Central Avenue from the northern drive to end of concrete pavement up to and including the US 50 and Central Avenue intersection. Another mill and inlay/overlay project will address much needed repairs tpi on Underpass Road from Trail Street. to Wyatt Earp Boulevard. Source: Dodge City Daily Globe

Faces of Emporia mural comes to life downtown

info2023-06-13T19:08:43-05:00June 13th, 2023|

Downtown Emporia is full of smiling faces today, as work continues on the Faces of Emporia Mural at 907 Commercial St. Pasted and sealed with wallpaper glue on the south side of the Nick Jacobs American Family Insurance building, 188 photos of smiling Emporians will make up the latest in a series of five new murals as part of the Visit Emporia Community Arts Alliance. The Faces of Emporia mural follows the Hispanic Heritage Mural on El Marmol restaurant, funded and talent scouted by local volunteer organization Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills, with help from the Emporia Community Foundation, Kathryn L. [...]

Water consumption trending upward within Garden City

info2023-06-13T11:40:32-05:00June 13th, 2023|

Fred Jones, Garden City Water Resource Manager, gave a mid-year update on water consumption withing the city at the Garden City Commission’s regular meeting Tuesday. Generally, water consumption within the city has increased significantly this past year, Jones said. About 6.5% more water was used in 2022 than the city’s five-year average. “Water consumption continues to trend upwards; we’re averaging about 1% per year, and the range consumption totals differs by approximately 89 million gallons over the past six years,” he said. “It’s going up, but it’s not dramatic.” Jones said irrigation tends to get the brunt of the abuse for [...]

Sedgwick’s council wants to continue the city sales tax

info2023-06-13T19:05:28-05:00June 13th, 2023|

A 10-year, one-half-cent sales tax. That’s what the Sedgwick City Council hopes to convince residents to vote on in November. The council approved a resolution on Wednesday to give voters the opportunity to extend the current half-cent tax for an additional 10 years, tripling its original length. In November 2019, voters passed a five-year city sales tax that took effect in 2020 and will sunset on Dec. 31, 2024, unless it is extended by a successful vote in five months. City Administrator Kyle Nordick told the council that the special sales tax approved in 2019 has generated $509,507 in revenue so [...]

Citizens gather at El Dorado’s Graham Park to remember lives lost in 1958 tornado

info2023-06-13T19:05:34-05:00June 13th, 2023|

Saturday morning, the sounds of kids playing in El Dorado's Graham Park could be heard throughout the neighborhood, but on June 10, 1958 a different sound is what long-time El Dorado resident Betty Henderson recalls. Henderson had only been married to her husband Pete for two weeks when the tornado struck. "God, listen to that train," Henderson said to him. Pete told her, 'that isn't a train' and that they 'better head to the basement.' According to the City of El Dorado, 13 people died that day. Saturday evening a memorial was held in the park to remember the lives lost [...]

WAMPO begins planning process to improve Wichita transportation

info2023-06-13T11:32:45-05:00June 13th, 2023|

The Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (WAMPO) began its planning process in hopes of improving transportation throughout the Wichita region. WAMPO provides federal funding on transportation systems and improvements. The goal is to find solutions for safety, ease of travel times and improving connectivity for all modes of travel. According to WAMPO Executive Director Chad Parasa, every five years there is an update to the transportation plan. Parasa said several things are factored into these updates such as population and new business. Some of the current projects WAMPO funded include the Zoo Boulevard Bridge, 37th Street, Hydraulic and Hillside, Maize Road [...]

Johnson County is recruiting gardeners to help prevent flooding

info2023-06-13T11:17:33-05:00June 13th, 2023|

Kansas City sits at the intersection of many rivers — the Missouri River separating downtown from the Northland, the Kansas River in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, and Turkey Creek, the Blue River, Mill Creek and Brush Creek forming a spider web across the bistate area. And this is no accident, said Heather Schmidt, the stormwater program manager in Johnson County. “Whenever anybody develops or settles anywhere, they want to be by the stream,” Schmidt said. “It’s their water source, and it’s their source to get things away. And that’s always been problematic, because they also get flooded out.” Johnson County has [...]

City of Derby announces land donation for senior services

info2023-06-13T11:15:37-05:00June 13th, 2023|

On June 5, the city of Derby announced an upcoming donation from the Cross of Glory Lutheran Church. The church will donate its building and land at 1315 S. Rock Road to the city later this year, which is planned to be the new home for the Derby Senior Center. The city announced via press release that plans to utilize the facility would focus on the senior services of Derby. The release stated that the donated property will be the future home of the Derby Senior Center. Cross of Glory Lutheran Church will continue its regular services and operations while working [...]

Affordable High Speed Internet Project Coming to Bourbon County

info2023-06-13T11:12:12-05:00June 13th, 2023|

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Kansas State Director Christy Davis today announced a $49.9 million loan to connect thousands of rural Kansans to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. The project will improve service for 149 businesses, 821 farms and over 4,000 people in Bourbon, Cherokee, Crawford, Labette and Neosho counties. “High-speed internet is essential in today’s world of online business, learning and communication,” Davis said. “This investment will help ensure rural Kansas remains a place of opportunity to live, work, and raise a family.” This is the fourth funding round of the USDA ReConnect Program. Since the beginning of the [...]

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