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Derby Recreation Commission fills Director of Marketing position

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The Derby Recreation Commission announced the hiring of Amanda Miller to fill the Director of Marketing position at the monthly DRC board meeting on Nov. 8. Miller previously worked at the Kansas Turnpike Authority in Wichita as a customer relations analyst. She had been with the KTA since 2014, first working as a communications specialist. Miller is a Derby resident and an Emporia State alum, graduating in 2014 with a bachelor’s in Communications and Public Relations. She officially starts with the DRC on Nov. 14. Source: Derby Informer | News

These 10 projects are reshaping the Kansas City metro area of tomorrow

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From the West Bottoms to Leawood, real estate development continues to proliferate in the Kansas City metro area. The Kansas City Business Journal selected 10 in-the-works projects spanning both sides of the state line that are making a mark on the city's landscape. Keep your eye on these buildings as they make progress. Source: Kansas City Business News

Overland Park wants public input on what city projects to prioritize

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The city of Overland Park is asking for public input on what projects to prioritize over the next few years. What are capital improvements? The 2024-28 Capital Improvements Program is the city’s five-year plan to forecast public improvements and facility needs in Overland Park. Park restroom and playground improvements, salt storage barns and major street reconstruction are examples of projects in the program. The program also provides data concerning need, costs, timing, funding sources, budget impacts and alternatives. Source: Prairie Village Post

Heartland grants aid local groups

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Two projects undertaken by organizations serving Allen County residents will soon be closer to reality thanks to funding from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative’s Concern for Community grant program. Fairview Chapel, a historical building managed by Osage Township and located at the Fairview Cemetery, received $2,500 for a new restroom. The restroom is among the final pieces of an ongoing renovation project at the chapel, which is used by families when a burial occurs at the cemetery. Meanwhile, Moran-Marmaton/Osage Fire Department received $2,500 to purchase new hoses and nozzles. Source: The Iola Register

Haysville master police officer receives life-saving award

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A Haysville master police officer (MPO) received a life-saving award Monday. Haysville Police Department Chief Jeff Whitfield presented MPO J.D. Willis with a life-saving award for his quick action at a scene earlier this year that saved a life. According to a post from the City of Haysville Kansas Facebook page, on Friday, May 20, Willis was working the night shift when he was dispatched to assist the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office with a car crash. Source: KSN-TV

Manhattan to consider predevelopment agreement with MHA for a city-owned parking lot

info2022-11-15T07:50:36-06:00November 14th, 2022|

The Manhattan City Commission will consider final development plans for a $40 million commercial and residential Aggieville project. The city commission meeting starts at 6 p.m. at City Hall on Tuesday. The meeting is a legislative meeting, meaning the commission will take action. Back 9 Development is behind the project — formerly called “Fuze,” now called “Midtown Development.” The concept consists of a proposed $40 million, five-story commercial and residential building to replace the parking lot on 12th and Laramie behind Kite’s Bar and Grill. In addition to the development agreement, the commission also will consider transferring the city-owned parking lot [...]

Paving Dodge City’s Future 2023 Street Sales Tax passes

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On Nov. 8, voters passed a citywide halfa- percent sales tax for street repair/maintenance and property tax relief. Sixty percent of voters were in favor of the proposal. The new sales tax is estimated to bring $3.5 million in revenue annually. “The people decided they didn’t like the roads in the shape they are in and that they needed this tax to fund streets and roads,” City Commissioner and sales tax supporter Joseph Nuci said Nov. 9. Commissioner Rick Sowers said he also supported the measure and sees the need for street repair in Dodge City but had some reservations about [...]

Fed officials see grounds for soon slowing rate-hike pace

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The Federal Reserve looked closer to moderating aggressive interest-rate increases after welcome news on inflation, with three officials backing a downshift even as they stressed that policy needs to stay tight. "While I believe it may soon be appropriate to slow the pace of rate increases so we can better assess how financial and economic conditions are evolving, I also believe a slower pace should not be taken to represent easier policy," Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan told a conference hosted by her bank in Houston on Thursday. Data released earlier on Thursday showed consumer prices cooling by more than expected [...]

Wichita is getting ready for winter street operations

info2022-11-14T00:43:09-06:00November 14th, 2022|

The City of Wichita is getting ready for winter operations to clear the major streets during snow and ice storms. Mayor Brandon Whipple said during his weekly news briefing that the city is above minimum staffing with 156 drivers, but the city is looking for people with commercial driver's licenses who would be interested in helping with the snow response efforts. He said the city has eight brine trucks for pre-treatment of the streets, 60 plow trucks, and three dispatch locations. The mayor said the city has 6,000 tons of salt and sand mix that is ready for use, but there [...]

Overland Park Police could soon start carrying anti-opioid overdose Narcan spray

info2022-11-14T07:00:45-06:00November 14th, 2022|

Overland Park police officers may soon begin carrying Narcan, a life-saving medicine meant to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose. On Wednesday, the Overland Park City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted to recommend approval of an agreement with the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners that would allow Overland Park police officers to carry Narcan. With the agreement, the department would partner with the Johnson County EMS division to establish a protocol for officers to obtain, carry and administer Narcan nasal spray. Source: Prairie Village Post

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