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Russell PRIDE receives $52K grant

2022-12-27T09:54:41-06:00December 27th, 2022|

Russell PRIDE Inc. in Russell County has received a $52,000 grant to revitalize a dilapidated downtown building, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday. Gov. Kelly announced the recipients of the fall 2022 Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants to revitalize under-used and dilapidated downtown buildings and turn them into economic drivers in Kansas communities. A total of 15 projects from across the state are receiving almost $773,000 in matching fund grants. HEAL was created in 2021 as a partnership between the Patterson Family Foundation and the Department of Commerce. The first round of HEAL grants resulted in 32 commercial buildings being rehabilitated. [...]

Abilene unveils world’s largest belt buckle

2022-12-27T09:50:14-06:00December 27th, 2022|

Designed by local artist, Jason Lahr, Fluter’s Creek Metal Works, the buckle features Dwight D. Eisenhower, Wild Bill Hickok, Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, Historic Seelye Mansion, C.W. Parker carousel horse, C.L. Brown telephone, a racing Greyhound and Chisholm Trail longhorn inlaid with blue quartz. “Whether you enjoy Cowboy history, art, fun photo opportunities, or the world’s largest things, make sure to add the World’s Largest Belt Buckle to your Kansas I-70 road trip,” said Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Julie Roller Weeks. The project is funded by a Kansas Tourism Attraction Development Grant and from donations from 100 businesses [...]

Fort Scott interim City Manager named

2022-12-27T14:37:31-06:00December 27th, 2022|

The Fort Scott City Commission announced their pick for the City Manager position. The commission's choice of Brad Matkin to take over the role was confirmed Tuesday in a unanimous vote. He will replace current City Manager, Jeff Hancock. Hancock will stay on for three months to help make it a smooth transition. Previously, Matkin worked for the city's public works department from 1989-1990. He returned to the city as the Human Resources Director in August of 2021 and has served as Assistant City Manager since September. “I’ve been a lifelong resident of Fort Scott and I’m passionate about making our [...]

Ghost town post office gutted, for sale as residence

2022-12-27T14:38:10-06:00December 27th, 2022|

The last remaining building in a Chase County town once called Crawfordsville and later Clements is up for sale as a house. Wichita real estate agent Ashley Sears, who listed the home for sale Dec. 11, said the owner, who doesn’t want to be identified, worked on the former Clements post office for three or four months before putting it on the market. The once-ramshackle 1907 building, 60 yards off US-50, still has its original pressed-tin ceilings and wide board floors. Source: PEABODY Gazette-Bulletin

Paola students enjoy shopping with cops

2022-12-27T14:38:39-06:00December 27th, 2022|

Ten lucky students in Paola recently got the opportunity to go Christmas shopping for their family members with a little help from the Paola Police Department and the Paola Walmart. The Shop With a Cop program has become an annual tradition for the Paola Police Department. Police Chief Eric Jenkins said the program is made possible thanks to a $1,500 grant from Walmart’s community grant program. The police department works with social workers at Cottonwood and Sunflower elementary schools to identify 10 students who would most benefit from the experience, Jenkins said. Paola police officers picked up the students Monday, Dec. [...]

Lawrence approves moratorium on downtown liquor sales rule

2022-12-21T09:32:59-06:00December 21st, 2022|

Lawrence city commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday that will allow some downtown establishments to derive up to 90% of their sales from liquor for the next couple of years. The resolution stems from a request from John Brown’s Underground designed to skirt a long-standing city rule that requires many downtown establishments with liquor licenses to derive no more than 45% of their sales from liquor — the rest must come from food. The ordinance was originally passed to prevent downtown from becoming a problematic bar district. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, many smaller downtown businesses “struggled and continue to struggle to comply with the 45% cap,” [...]

Emporia Municipal Band celebrates Christmas with 80th annual concert

2022-12-21T09:31:30-06:00December 21st, 2022|

The Emporia Granada Theatre was filled with the joyful sounds of Christmas as the Emporia Municipal Band concluded its 80th season with a new director and old musical favorites Sunday afternoon. ... Nancy Riecker took up the conductor’s baton for the band at the end of the summer season this past August. She’s played flute with the Emporia Municipal Band since 2002. She was unaware, when she applied for the position, that she would become the band’s first female director in its 80-year history. “This Christmas concert is always our gift back to the city,” Riecker said. “We are so glad [...]

A little bit of old-time Hutchinson is now on display at the Reno County Courthouse

2022-12-21T08:06:42-06:00December 21st, 2022|

Oftentimes, pictures are more powerful than words, and that's the case with the new photographic exhibit at the Reno County Courthouse. More than 20 photographs from the Harmon/Conard collection were blown up and framed by Framagraphic on Main Street and placed on the walls of the courthouse. The pictures, which were chosen by a committee, represent a wholistic view of Hutchinson, beginning in the late 1800s. "It enriches a life to know more about the history of the place where we are living," said District Judge Trish Rose, one of the judges who works at the courthouse. "The remodel of the [...]

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