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Prairie Village to host city’s first-ever Hispanic Heritage event

info2024-09-23T09:57:28-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

The city of Prairie Village’s first-ever Hispanic Heritage Month celebration promises food, dancing and community. Under the guidance of resident Lilian Valdez, the city’s diversity committee is hoping to bring the community together to highlight Prairie Village’s Hispanic community. Valdez —who moved to Prairie Village in 2017 from Los Angeles — acknowledges the city’s history and reputation as an overwhelmingly white community. Still, she hopes this inaugural event can foster a sense of community among the city’s Hispanic population. Valdez noted that 2020 U.S. Census data shows more than 1,000 Hispanic people in the Prairie Village community of nearly 23,000. “I’m [...]

Johnson County’s homeless shelter plan is officially dead

info2024-09-23T09:56:34-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

It’s back to the drawing board for Johnson County and its plans to build a shelter in Lenexa for the county’s growing homeless population. How did the project — a major priority of Johnson County Commission Chair Mike Kelly, and the product of more than a year of planning and organizing — fall apart? Johnson County officials had approved a plan to use $6 million of federal funding to purchase a La Quinta Inn hotel in Lenexa and convert it into a homeless services shelter. Except last week, the Lenexa City Council rejected the permit, in spite of overwhelming support from [...]

Soybean processing plant brings more jobs to Cherryvale area

info2024-09-23T09:55:33-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

A new industry is coming to Cherryvale, Kansas as a grand opening takes place for the Bartlett Soybean Processing Plant. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is just one state official to attend the opening of the facility. She was joined by the likes of Sen. Roger Marshall and Lt. Gov. David Toland. The soybean plant is expected to process up to 49 million bushels of soybeans annually, creating products for foods, animal feed and renewable energy. The plant has already created more than 60 new jobs within the facility alone. Source: KOAM News

Fort Scott approves demolition of rundown homes for community beautification

info2024-09-23T09:54:30-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

The Fort Scott City Commission has approved the demolition of several rundown homes that have been a concern for the community. Earlier this month, they reviewed six homes that are either abandoned or need many repairs. “Honestly, some of these houses are places I wouldn’t want to see anyone living in, especially kids,” he said. He explained that these dilapidated homes hurt the property values in the area, making it harder for everyone" said Leroy Kruger, codes technician. If a house is found to be in bad shape and the city is considering demolition, the the city will send a letter [...]

New City Administrator appointed in Fredonia, Kansas

info2024-09-23T09:53:05-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

The city of Fredonia, Kansas announces a new City Administrator during its commission meeting. According to the city's Facebook page, the new City Administrator is Evan Bolt. “Evan meets all of our preferred qualifications. He will arrive with a successful track record of managing infrastructure projects in municipalities in Colorado and Utah.” said Mayor Miller. “And Fredonia will also benefit from the practical research he conducted for the Environmental Finance Center at Wichita State University while working on his graduate degree." According to Mayor Miller, after extensive resume screening, candidate and reference interviews, department head consultation, and background checks, he and [...]

Wichita Public Library now offering birdwatching kits

info2024-09-23T09:51:48-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

The Wichita Public Library continues to expand its unique offerings that can be checked out for free with a membership card. The latest is perfect for anyone interested in birds. The library has announced a new partnership with the Audubon of Kansas to offer birdwatching kits. The kits are packed with pamphlets and guides to birdwatching, other information, and maps of excellent viewing areas across Sedgwick County. They also include one pair of adult binoculars and two child binoculars. The kits can be checked out for 14 days, with two renewals available. Click here for more information or to reserve one [...]

Paxico’s 20th annual blues festival draws in their largest crowd

info2024-09-23T09:50:22-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

Main street in Paxico was filled with people from all over for the 20th annual Paxico Blues Festival. Festivals have always been a big part of what Paxico does and a music festival was on that list. So, when one of the festival co-founders took a trip back to his hometown, following owning blues clubs of her own in Kansas City, Kansas, he knew they had a hit event in the making. “I’ve had people describe it as ‘well it’s kind of like being with your family,” Bud Hund, one of the co-founders said. “It’s like all your family, go to [...]

$100,000 in grants will revitalize barns for Kansas agritourism

info2024-09-23T09:49:04-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

Kansas Tourism has announced that $100,000 in grants will be distributed to businesses across the state to promote agritourism. The businesses are the first recipients of the new Barn Adaptation and Restoration Needs (BARN) grant program. The program was created to help restore and revitalize old barns across the state and further efforts to expand agritourism across Kansas. The state began promoting agritourism in 2004 after the passage of the Kansas Agritourism Promotion Act. The act provides free agritourism promotion through the Kansas Tourism office, a layer of limited liability for agritourism businesses and education and resource opportunities. “The BARN grant [...]

Forums for Sedgwick County Commission candidates will focus on affordable housing

info2024-09-23T09:47:36-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

The Wichita Journalism Collaborative is organizing candidate forums for the Sedgwick County Commission races in Districts 2 and 3. The forums, which will be in the Alumni Auditorium at Friends University, will focus on housing issues within the commission’s purview. District 3 candidates Celeste Racette and Stephanie Wise will participate in the forum on Monday, Sept. 23, while District 2 candidates Sarah Lopez and Jeff Blubaugh are scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24. Both forums start at 6 p.m. When the collaborative hosted a listening session on housing earlier this year, participants who completed a post-event survey highlighted affordability issues, such as [...]

An update from the Nemaha County Administrator, Part 1

info2024-09-23T09:46:27-05:00September 23rd, 2024|

To everybody who calls Nemaha County home, as I come to the close of my first year in my role, I appreciate your patience as I build relationships and gather the necessary information to execute the role of County Administrator. This includes diagnosing the situation, energizing others, managing myself, and intervening thoughtfully and skillfully. This first year has fully met my expectations with all the challenges and rewards that were promised. I was asked frequently during my first few weeks if I’m quitting or if I am disappointed coming here. I am not quitting, and I am not disappointed. I’ve met [...]

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