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Cities – the foundation of society

info2023-05-03T10:57:24-05:00May 3rd, 2023|

Before there were counties, states, or nations, there were cities. Though the topic is still debated, most scholars agree the first city appeared around six thousand years ago in 4500 B.C. Established in the fertile crescent in Mesopotamia, more commonly known as the middle east, the first true city was known as Uruk. ... Over the centuries, city/states and the territories they encompassed rose and fell according to economic, political, social, and military conditions. Regardless of who was in power, the city continued to be the center of people’s lives. ... all cities reflect the characteristics and demands of their populations, [...]

Opening day for Wichita pools is a few weeks away. Will city have enough life guards?

info2023-05-03T10:55:33-05:00May 3rd, 2023|

Although it might not feel like it yet, pool season is just a few weeks away. All six Wichita pools will open on Memorial Day, May 29, and Joe Master, the aquatics recreation supervisor, said there could be some early surprise openings for the splash pads. Keeping an eye on the Wichita Park and Recreation social media is the best way to find out when these will be open. The city is still looking to hire 40 more lifeguards to ensure all the pools can be open during regular business hours. The goal is to have 12 to 15 lifeguards at [...]

Art connects to conservation in Johnson County Parks & Recreation District effort

info2023-05-03T10:58:04-05:00May 3rd, 2023|

The art being created this spring by Cydney Ross and Alix Daniel in Kill Creek Park will disappear one day — exactly as planned. Ross and Daniel are this year’s resident artists in a Johnson County Parks Department public art program that pairs the eye of artists with the department’s work in natural resources. The public will have an opportunity Saturday to be a part of the ephemeral temporary art piece and contribute to the restoration effort by creating their own sculpture work with clay seed. The Art and Natural Resources Residency is a short-term program where local artists are embedded [...]

Sedgwick County, Butler County crews rescue horse stuck in the mud

info2023-05-03T10:58:41-05:00May 3rd, 2023|

A horse on a property near McConnell Air Force Base on Woodlawn Blvd. was rescued after finding himself nearly fully submerged in mud. Sedgwick County emergency crews and Butler County rescue were quick to respond and found the horse, named Chrome, still breathing but struggling. "He was pretty fatigued and definitely in need of assistance getting out," said co-coordinator of Butler County Animal Rescue Janell Jessup. "So we deployed our rescue trailer and equipment and Sedgwick County assisted in getting the horse glides and getting him up out of the ravine." Source: KAKE - News

Great Bend gets new city administrator

info2023-05-02T10:18:08-05:00May 2nd, 2023|

Concluding a process that started this past December, Great Bend Mayor Cody Schmidt Monday night appointed Brandon Anderson as the next city administrator. This was the culmination of a series of executive sessions and discussions spanning five months. Anderson will begin his duties in Great Bend June 30. A Caney, Kan., native, Anderson is a 1995 Kansas State University graduate who has served as the city manager in Levelland, Texas, since 2006. Levelland is a town of 12,652 residents west of Lubbock. Source: Great Bend Tribune

If signed, bill could give state chance to buy Walton Rural Life Center

info2023-05-02T10:15:21-05:00May 2nd, 2023|

What’s the plan for the Walton Rural Life Center building? Recent changes added to the state’s education funding bill would give the Kansas Legislature a seat at the planning table. During Friday’s legislative veto session, the Kansas Legislature approved an education funding package that included a provision to give the State of Kansas the right of first refusal to purchase a recently closed school. Sen. Molly Baumgardner chairs the Senate Education Committee and served on the conference committee. She explained the reasoning behind adding the provision. Source: Harvey County Now

Tonganoxie will add a pet food nutrition manufacturing plant

info2023-05-02T10:34:13-05:00May 2nd, 2023|

Netherlands-based multinational corporation DSM plans to build a plant in Tonganoxie to produce nutritional premix for pet food. It plans to break ground in July and be operational by early 2025, according to a release. The plant will create 28 jobs. Nutritional premix includes vitamins and minerals that are assembled and later added to food to improve its nutritional value. The mix made in Tonganoxie will be used in branded pet food throughout the world. Tonganoxie was chosen strategically to be included in Kansas City's Animal Health Corridor. Source: Kansas City Business Journal

UG questions reuse concept for ex-Cerner Continuous Campus as developers seek rezoning

info2023-05-02T10:07:37-05:00May 2nd, 2023|

Officials with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, want more questions answered before they agree to allow former Cerner Corp. offices to become a mixed-use development. UG commissioners on Thursday agreed to a one-month hold on measures that would rezone the 63.5-acre former Cerner campus at 10200 Abilities Way. The rezoning would permit different commercial uses within the campus' two nine-story towers, as desired by developers David Block, of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors, and Philip Goforth, of Genesis Realty & Development LLC. Source: Kansas City Business Journal

Pittsburg book store celebrates its newest mural

info2023-05-02T10:37:21-05:00May 2nd, 2023|

A small, indigenous owned book store in Pittsburg, Kansas yesterday celebrated the unveiling of downtown Pittsburg's newest murals. Books and Burrow officials say "this collaborative project titled Lenaswa Waayaahtanonki or Bison of the Whirlpool/ from the place of the Wea/Wea Homelands is an interpretation of the emergence of our ancestors from the waters of Saakiiweesiipiwi (St. Joseph River near present-day South Bend, Indiana), their homeland journey, and displacement to Kansas and finally northeast Oklahoma where our tribe is located today". Officials say this mural was made possible by a grant from the KCAIC (Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission) and with support/assistance [...]

Coyotes are on the move to more Kansas cities

info2023-05-02T10:01:31-05:00May 2nd, 2023|

Coyote numbers are on the rise in Kansas with some getting increasingly more comfortable living next to humans in residential and other urban areas. KSNT News spoke with Matt Peek, a wildlife research biologist with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), about how coyotes are adapting to life in Kansas towns and cities. "They've [coyotes] adapted and are learning to live in the most urban of areas," Peek said. "The green space of some of our cities now harbor not only coyotes but deer and other wild animals as well." Source: KSN-TV

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