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Wichita’s libraries offering far more than just books these days

A book published a few years back described public libraries as “palaces for the people.” It might not feel like a palace exactly when you visit one of the Wichita Public Library’s seven locations, but it is true that libraries are one of the few places in the modern world where people aren’t expected to pay to learn. Outside of the usual book checkouts, libraries provide a variety of resources for the community to capitalize on. Providing access to new literature and information without the financial burden is what the Wichita Public Library hopes to give to the community. All of the resources that the Wichita Libraries offer can be found on their online site. This includes group courses, collaboration rooms, newsletters, classes, and book discussions.
Source: KLC Journal

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:46:05-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Pittsburg leader challenges building owners to revitalize downtown

“Anytime I drive by an empty store front I feel like it’s a missed opportunity for a business that could of been,” said Graphics Manager of Sign Brothers Josh Young. “Anytime there is a ran down store front it doesn’t look good on our down town. It always look better if all our store fronts are filled and beautified,” said Young. City leadership is also noticing the empty buildings. In the city commission meeting on April 25th, Mayor Ron Seglie said that while Broadway is looking good, there’s still work to be done. He holds the building owners responsible and wants to see something being done with those buildings. “We have 13 or 14 empty store fronts we would like to see businesses in those stores and I’m hoping somewhere down the road something like that will happen but some of them are well kept and some are not,” said Seglie.
Source: KOAM News

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:45:34-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Overland Park considers dropping food inspections, leaving it to state

Overland Park’s unique food safety inspection regime may be on its way out. The city council’s Community Development Committee on Wednesday unanimously recommended ending city inspections of eating establishments because it duplicates the efforts of the Kansas Department of Agriculture. Overland Park is the only city in Kansas that has its own food inspection program alongside the state’s.
Source: Prairie Village Post

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:45:00-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Derby accepting home repair grant applications

In an effort to continue facilitating more home improvements in Derby, the city is currently taking applications for the 2023 Neighborhood Maintenance Grant (NMG) program. The program, which was retooled to increase utilization in 2022, seeks to help eligible homeowners with exterior home maintenance projects. Usage increased drastically in the first year of the new program as compared to the previous five years. During each annual grant cycle, a total of $25,000 is available to help homeowners with qualifying repair projects including roofs, siding, gutters, paint, doors, windows, masonry porches, exterior lighting, and repair of existing porches, fences, outbuildings, sidewalks, etc.
Source: Derby Informer | News

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:44:14-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Grant money changing the game for one Kansas volunteer fire department

Many volunteer departments across the state are pinching pennies, forcing them to prioritize critical equipment over health and safety. “With a limited budget, you kind of have to make a judgment call of, some of the gear is good enough,” Fire chief for Cowley County Fire District 3 in Burden, Chris Cannon, said. “It’s not within the recommended guidelines, but it looks OK. So it was a huge challenge. We really couldn’t do it with a budget of dollars that we had.” Cannon says grant funding is essential to being able to operate effectively and safely. “It’s just very challenging because there’s so many needs and such few resources to meet that,” Cannon said. “The fire marshal grant is great for stretching our dollars and getting those things done.”
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:43:14-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Valley Center woman has been driving school busses for 45 years and is still rolling

They see the sun come up as they pick up students and take them to school every morning. Then, pick up the students again and drop them off at home in the afternoon. In Valley Center, generations of students are familiar with a bus driver known as Miss Gail. … Every school day in Valley Center begins with 20 school buses transporting about a thousand students to USD 262 schools. “When I first started, it was a job, and I could take my children with me on the school bus. So, that was good. I raised all three of my children on a bus,” said veteran school bus driver Gail Johnson. After 45 years, Johnson is still doing what she loves: driving.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:42:43-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Forum shows community efforts on homelessness, mental health issues

Stories of success and life change provided reprieve from much of the conversation about homelessness, substance abuse and mental health issues in Saline County during a public forum Wednesday. The stories were an almost necessary pause from some of the harrowing realities discussed among those who showed up to the forum. Not long after hearing statistics on homelessness, high recidivism rates, and a look at challenges county agencies see day-to-day, the stories left the crowd of about 50 musing.
Source: Salina Journal

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:39:54-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Kanopolis Drive In opens for season

People looking for an experience in north central Kansas have another back after more than a year being away as the Kanopolis Drive In movie theater opens up this weekend for the 2023 season. The theater, located at 804 N. Kansas Ave. on the edge of Kanopolis, was hit like the rest of the area by the Dec. 15, 2021 windstorm, receiving damage to several parts of the property, including its 70 foot-wide screen, causing the theater to not open during the 2022 season.
Source: Salina Journal

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:38:57-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Heartland Park owner may close racing facility after rejected tax offer to Shawnee County

Owner Chris Payne says he may consider closing Heartland Motorsports Park after Shawnee County rejected an offer he made to try to settle a property tax legal battle. Heartland Park hasn’t necessarily reached the end of the road, Payne said this past week. Still, Payne “must begin to make firm economic decisions to wind down the events at Heartland Park,” Payne’s attorney David Holstead told county counselor Jim Crowl in a letter sent Tuesday. Payne’s company, Shelby Development LLC, will now “proceed to mitigate its damages in the appropriate and practical manner that is necessary for any enterprise under such circumstances,” Holstead said in that letter, which Payne provided to The Topeka Capital-Journal.
Source: CJonline

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:33:38-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

Superman’s hometown, Smallville, takes over Hutchinson June 15-17

Hutchinson will become Smallville, Kansas, the home of Clark Kent, from June 15-17 to celebrate the community and togetherness as the 10th annual Smallville Festival takes place throughout Hutchinson. The city’s Third Thursday, Kansas State Fair, Reno County Museum, Cosmosphere and Strataca will partake in the three-day stretch of activities. On June 15, Smallville will be kicked off at Third Thursday in downtown Hutchinson from 6 to 9 p.m., including family-oriented games and food, plus superheroes.
Source: Hutch News

Ranson Financial2023-05-08T19:32:09-05:00May 8, 2023|News|

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Wichita’s libraries offering far more than just books these days

Pittsburg leader challenges building owners to revitalize downtown

Overland Park considers dropping food inspections, leaving it to state

Derby accepting home repair grant applications

Grant money changing the game for one Kansas volunteer fire department

Valley Center woman has been driving school busses for 45 years and is still rolling

Forum shows community efforts on homelessness, mental health issues

Kanopolis Drive In opens for season

Heartland Park owner may close racing facility after rejected tax offer to Shawnee County

Superman’s hometown, Smallville, takes over Hutchinson June 15-17

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