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Garden City police officers receive lifesaving awards

info2023-02-03T01:00:51-06:00February 3rd, 2023|

Three Garden City police officers have received lifesaving awards after saving the life of a stabbing victim. It happened on Sept. 1, 2022, in the early morning hours when police were called to the 1200 block of E Chestnut St in Garden City for an EMS assist. Inside, they found a 27-year-old woman with multiple stab wounds from a domestic violence incident. Officers Andrew Cavalier, PJ Foster, and Manuel Govea immediately began lifesaving measures by applying pressure, packing her wounds to stop the bleeding, and continually speaking with her. Source: KSN-TV

LKM announces new executive director

info2023-02-03T07:33:02-06:00February 3rd, 2023|

The League of Kansas Municipalities has hired Nathan Eberline as Executive Director. ... Nathan Eberline worked at the League of Kansas Municipalities from 2007 to 2011 as the Intergovernmental Relations Associate. He then served as the Associate Legislative Director and Legal Counsel for the Kansas Association of Counties from 2011 to 2018. Most recently, Nathan served as the Vice President of Operations at the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP) in Overland Park, Kansas since 2018. ACBSP is a non-profit, specialized accreditor in higher education with members around the globe and a focus on teaching excellence. Source: LKM

City of Wichita rolls out system for residents to receive boil water advisory alerts

info2023-02-03T00:54:35-06:00February 3rd, 2023|

The City of Wichita is rolling out a better way for residents can find out if there is a boil water advisory in the area. According to the City of Wichita Communications Manager Tyler Schiffelbein, back in October of 2021, Wichita received its first boil water advisory in about 20 years. That's when the City found a "gap" in the system. "We didn't have a good way to reach all of our water customers in an emergency in a timely manner, so after that, we started looking into options that we could notify all of our customers via email, text, voicemail [...]

Lawmakers presented data showing electric rates gradually declining

info2023-02-03T00:52:00-06:00February 3rd, 2023|

With a battle developing over utility regulation, new data shows Kansas has seen a gradual decline in electric rates over a six-year period. Justin Grady, of the Kansas Corporation Commission's utilities division, briefed the House utilities committee on federal data showing that average Kansas electric rates declined 0.19% from 2016 to 2021. Kansas was only one of two states in the Midwest that saw a decline in average electric rates during the six-year period for which data was collected from the Energy Information Administration. Source: Sunflower State Journal

Douglas County approves permits to install devices that gauge the viability of a future wind energy project on southwestern county properties

info2023-02-02T09:32:27-06:00February 2nd, 2023|

Despite protests from a room full of dozens of Douglas County residents, county leaders on Wednesday approved permits for an out-of-state energy firm to install devices on properties scattered around southwestern Douglas County that gauge the viability of a future wind energy project. The decisions — taken in five separate votes by the Douglas County Commission at its meeting Wednesday night — followed more than two hours of cumulative public comment mostly from about 20 people who said they live in the southwestern portion of Douglas County. That’s an area Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources has previously confirmed it’s exploring as a [...]

Fed Slows Its Tightening With Quarter-Point Interest Rate Rise; signals plans to increase interest rates again in March

info2023-02-02T09:23:08-06:00February 2nd, 2023|

The Federal Reserve nudged up short-term interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and signaled it was on track to do so again at its meeting next month while officials consider whether and when to pause increases late this spring. The decision Wednesday to raise the Fed’s benchmark federal-funds rate followed six larger, consecutive increases to combat inflation, which hit a 40-year high last year. Officials raised rates by a half point in December and by 0.75 point in November. Officials agreed to slow rate rises to gain more time to study the effects of their moves. “We’re talking about a couple [...]

Hutchinson shelter expands hours

info2023-02-02T07:36:27-06:00February 2nd, 2023|

NOEL Lodge, a non-profit emergency shelter serving the people without homes, recently expanded their hours to accommodate people needing assistance. The facility, located at 200 W. 6th Street, operates two first-come, first-served sessions. The daytime session runs 7 am-3:30 pm and the nighttime session from 4 pm-7 am. With 25 beds available, NOEL is operating at capacity. President and CEO Shara Gonzales noted several factors are causing an increase in the number of people needing the emergency shelter’s services. “We are looking at new people falling into homelessness. The cost of living, insurance, and property tax has all gone up. People's [...]

Topeka leaders say the local homeless situation is spiraling

info2023-02-02T07:35:45-06:00February 2nd, 2023|

Volunteers counted 365 unsheltered people last year in Topeka during the annual Point in Time Homeless Count. Meanwhile, one chronically homeless person costs taxpayers an average of more than $35,000 a year, says the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Multiply those and the total is $12.78 million. Compare that to the roughly $76,000 Topeka's city government is considering paying a consultant to help the city better deal with homelessness and "that $76,000 is a pretty small number," said city manager Stephen Wade. Source: CJonline

Harvey County commissioners open to revisiting wind regulations

info2023-02-02T07:22:27-06:00February 2nd, 2023|

Justin Stucky, chairman of the Harvey County Planning Commission, told commissioners that he was concerned about their decision to reduce the setbacks from 1,500 feet to 1,000 feet for wind turbines. He said he was speaking for himself but added that their action in October “undermined the whole reason for having a planning and zoning board. These are decisions that will affect the county for many years.” Stucky asked commissioners to reopen the renewable energy regulations for discussion. He asked Commissioner Don Schroeder to add the topic for discussion at the next meeting. He said the county had plenty of time [...]

Fire near Bentley lasts for over two years

info2023-02-02T07:18:45-06:00February 2nd, 2023|

The end is coming for a fire that the Sedgwick County Fire Prevention (SCFP) and Bentley and Valley Center Fire Departments have been fighting for over two years. In late 2020, a local landowner purchased material from an ethanol plant in Colwich and had it delivered to his land around 101st Street and 119th Street West, according to Fire Marshal Brad Crisp of the Sedgwick County Fire Prevention. Crisp said he believed the intention was to use the ash as some sort of mineral supplement for the farmland, but it contained a lot of metal and had some combustion going on [...]

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