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Kansas sheriff wants help designing new patch

info2025-01-22T09:10:06-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

The Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) is asking the community to use their creativity to help design the new sheriff’s office patch. The WCSO is asking residents to help design a patch to be worn by deputies to represent the county. The Sheriff’s Office said it should stand as a symbol of the 166-year history of the county. “We look so forward to seeing all the creativity and passion you may conjure & we shall proudly wear on our shoulders this new sewn symbol of that which already rests within our hearts that will be made, by you,” the Sheriff’s Office [...]

City says freezing temperatures are putting pressure on pipe infrastructure

info2025-01-22T09:09:02-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

The City of Topeka is busy working on water main breaks following the sudden drop in temperature. City Infrastructure Communications Specialist Amanda Knowland said, since Friday, Jan. 17, city crews have responded to 38 calls for no water and emergency shut-offs for broken pipes. “Extreme weather is one of the highest contributors to water main breaks,” Knowland said. “Sudden drops in temperature freeze the ground, putting pressure on pipes.” Knowland said that in January city crews have repaired 36 water main breaks. She said city crews worked an “unusually high” number of breaks in January 2024 at 154 total. Source: KSNT [...]

Grinstead set to retire in July following six years as USD 284 Superintendent concluding 30 plus year career in education

info2025-01-22T09:07:37-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

USD 284 Chase County is searching for its next Superintendent. That’s because current Superintendent Glenna Grinstead is set to retire at the end of the current academic year following more than 30 years in education. Grinstead has led the district for the past six years following time as a teacher and principal at USD 452 Stanton County in Johnson City and USD 401 Chase-Raymond. Regarding her decision to retire, Grinstead says it was the “hardest decision” she has ever had to make, however, she felt the time was simply right. Source: KVOE Emporia Radio

New administrator, counselor hired

info2025-01-22T09:02:49-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

Nemaha County has hired a new County Administrator and County Counselor following the resignations of Mike Miller and Brad Lippert. The previous board of the Nemaha County Commission, including Ben Glace, Jason Koch and Dylan Keim, approved the two hires during their regular commission meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The new Nemaha County Commission board includes Ben Glace, Jason Koch and Joseph Dalinghaus, effective Monday, Jan. 13. Source: Sabetha Herald

Panasonic hiring as De Soto EV battery plant gets set to start production

info2025-01-22T08:58:27-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

With the first production of lithium batteries for electric vehicles expected in only a couple of months, federal, state and local officials on hand were in a celebratory mood. Some reminisced about the excitement of negotiating the tax incentives. Others looked forward to the economic boon and thousands of jobs the project is expected to create. De Soto Mayor Rick Walker remembered the “heavy sense of uncertainty” that overshadowed the site when the former Sunflower Army Ammunition plant stopped production and compared it to today. Source: Shawnee Mission Post

How an Oklahoma City sales tax fuels the city’s ‘renaissance’

info2025-01-22T08:56:30-06:00January 22nd, 2025|

Oklahoma City’s claim to fame may be its stockyards and oil fields, but today it is also a growing city of over 700,000 residents and home to hundreds of high-tech aerospace and aviation firms. Fueling the city’s evolution is a one-cent sales tax established in 1993 that is dedicated to public facilities projects. David Holt was elected mayor of Oklahoma City in 2018 and in 2019 led the planning process for the fourth voter-approved renewal of the sales tax, which will provide a projected $1.1 billion over eight years to fund parks, senior and youth centers, public transit, sidewalks and bike [...]

Opening eyes to town’s highlights

info2025-01-21T09:03:20-06:00January 21st, 2025|

An effort to remind the residents of Little Sweden, and maybe visitors, too, of some of the culture in the city is now underway. The second annual Lindsborg Cultural Crawl has begun and continues until Feb. 8, giving people the opportunity to not only visit seven nonprofit cultural organizations in the city but also a chance at winning some prizes. Source: Salina Journal

Schrage talks about the legacy he leaves behind as he steps down as Salina city manager

info2025-01-19T08:56:27-06:00January 19th, 2025|

After almost 20 years working for Salina, city manager Mike Schrage is leaving for the next step in his career in Missouri. Source: Salina Journal

ICMA spotlight: City of Newton’s Daniela Rivas

info2025-01-17T10:39:10-06:00January 17th, 2025|

Daniela Rivas recently participated in a global exchange with support from ICMA’s John Garvey Scholarship, which provides funding for young ICMA members to participate in global knowledge exchange through attendance at a local government management event in a country other than their home country. Source: ICMA Spotlight

Shawnee Mission cracks down on cell phones in school, following Johnson County trend

info2025-01-17T09:46:31-06:00January 17th, 2025|

Shawnee Mission School District teachers and staff will have a new set of rules to enforce after the district’s school board voted 7-1 during its Jan. 13 meeting to approve a new cellphone policy. The new rules vary by grade level but generally prohibit most headphone use and require students’ phones to stay in their lockers throughout most, if not all, of the day. Several other Johnson County districts approved similar rules in the fall. Source: Joco 913 News

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