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Maize draws from Mulvane to hire its new school superintendent

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An assistant superintendent in the Mulvane school district will become the new superintendent in Maize. The Maize school board voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Raquel Greer to replace Chad Higgins, who is leaving at the end of the school year. Greer has a doctorate in educational leadership from Wichita State University. She has worked as a third-grade teacher, elementary counselor and principal, and has been assistant superintendent in Mulvane since 2018, according to a Maize news release. Source: Wichita Eagle

State, county mourn fallen Marion County sheriff

info2022-03-03T08:06:01-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

As it was when Rob Craft’s body was returned to Marion after his death, a large crowd of emergency responders lined streets Saturday and attended his Saturday funeral to bid him farewell. More than a dozen fire trucks from all Marion County lined E. Denver St. at the entrance to the cemetery. Trucks from Butler, Chase, and Morris County also parked along the street. A large flag dangled from a boom on a Hillsboro truck. Source: Marion County RECORD

Riley County fire crews contain 700-plus acre wildfire

info2022-03-03T08:04:52-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

Fire crews on Monday finished a two-day battle to extinguish a 700-plus acre wildfire in north Riley County. Officials said no one reported injuries or structural damage from the fire. Riley County Fire District No. 1 responded to reports of a large outdoor fire at 10 a.m. Sunday near Carlson and Rosehill Road by Tuttle Creek Lake. Fire crews worked until 7 p.m. Monday to contain the fire. Source: themercury.com

Manhattan gives initial OK to STAR expansion for Museum of Art and Light

info2022-03-03T08:04:19-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

The Museum of Art and Light is one step closer to reality. Manhattan city commissioners on Tuesday unanimously gave their initial approval for expanding the sales tax and revenue (STAR) bond district boundary for the proposed museum, which would be west of Manhattan Town Center on Third Street. Bob and Tracey DeBruyn, the museum developers, asked for the district expansion because they want to use sales tax revenue from the city’s STAR bond district to generate $23 million for the project. The DeBruyns have secured $21 million in private donations. Source: themercury.com

Newton Fire/EMS sees triple the fires for 2022

info2022-03-03T08:01:24-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

Newton Fire/EMS has seen the number of fires it responded to triple in the first two months of 2022. Since Jan. 1, the department has responded to 35 calls involving fire compared to 12 from the same period last year. “We’re seeing everything from car fires, building fires and grass fires,” Fire Marshall Andy Harder said. He added that the department didn’t know why there’s been an uptick. “I don’t want to say I’m superstitious. Nothing has stood out as this is what’s causing them.” Harder said he’d be interested to look at weather data to see if that could in [...]

Hiawatha Commission bids farewell to City Clerk

info2022-03-03T07:48:44-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

At Monday’s meeting of the Hiawatha City Commission, City Clerk Tish Sims, who has been with the city for nearly four years, made it official that she will be leaving the position, thanking the commission for her time in Hiawatha and saying that she has appreciated her time here. Mayor Bill Collins, City Administrator Mike Nichols and members of the Commission all praised the work Sims has done with the City of Hiawatha and wished her well in future endeavors. Source: hiawathaworldonline.com

Sedgwick County commissioner with personal knowledge of Ukraine asks for prayers for the people

info2022-03-03T01:49:53-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

The chairman of the Sedgwick County Commission has a unique perspective on the situation in Ukraine. Commissioner David Dennis is a veteran. He says he spent three years in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. During the Board of County Commissioners meeting Wednesday, he asked the people of Sedgwick County to keep Ukraine in their prayers. "What is going on over in Ukraine right now is absolutely tragic," he said. "They are some of the finest people that I have ever met." KSN spoke to him after the meeting about his remarks. He said the conflict in Ukraine hits close to him [...]

Horse in Wichita Police Department Mounted Unit dies

info2022-03-03T01:42:59-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

In a Facebook post from the Wichita Police Foundation on Tuesday, they announced the death of Scout, a saddlebred paint gelding who had been serving with the Wichita Police Department Mounted Unit since 2014. "Scout was fearless, not afraid of anything. Rode him in some tough situations on patrol, and he always did great. He was my horse until I retired," said retired Wichita Police Department Sergeant and former Unit Commander Clark Bolan. Source: KSN-TV

Wichita City Council approves SAFER Grant application for fire department staffing

info2022-03-03T00:58:55-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

Wichita City Council is asking for millions of dollars to help the Wichita Fire Department (WFD). This SAFER Grant would add somewhere between 36 and 39 firefighters to WFD's staff. The additional staff would be added to two brand new ladder truck companies as well as supplement other ladder companies that are currently running with a three-person crew. "It'd be the added bonus that we're really needing to continue to serve the citizens as we're accustomed to and making the efforts to make sure that we have everybody safe," WFD Battalion Chief Jose Ocadiz said. While going from three to four [...]

Baxter Springs welcomes back former officer as new police chief

info2022-03-03T00:57:01-06:00March 3rd, 2022|

Law enforcement in southeast Kansas is getting a brand new face -- but it's one that's pretty familiar in a different part of the Four States. It's the new police chief for the Baxter Springs Police Department. Brian Henderson is in just his first week on the job, but it's a career he's familiar with. "January 1996 was my start date," said Henderson. The first time Brian Henderson was hired by the Baxter Springs Police Department as a reserve officer. Now he's back in a much different role. "So it's coming back home for me, after serving citizens of Joplin for [...]