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JCDHE works with City of Mission to improve recycling, decrease contamination

info2022-02-07T00:49:02-06:00February 7th, 2022|

Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is partnering with the City of Mission and GFL Environmental (trash and recycling hauler) to provide recycling education to reduce contamination and improve recycling habits as part of the “Recycle Right” campaign. On Monday, Feb. 7, JCDHE’s recycling specialists will be walking through neighborhoods in Mission, assessing the contents of recycle bins. If non-recyclable items are found, feedback offering tips on ways to improve their recycling will be left on the bin. The first area to be observed will be the part of the city that has a Monday recycling collection. Source: Johnson County [...]

Lenexa police officer helps deliver baby

info2022-02-07T00:41:44-06:00February 7th, 2022|

Police find themselves in all kinds of emergency situations. Even so, what happened on Interstate 35 early Thursday morning is something a Lenexa police officer will likely always remember. Officers responded to a QuikTrip at I-35 and 95th Street around 12:15 a.m. When they arrived they found a woman in labor. Her husband had been driving her to the hospital, but they weren't going to make it before the baby arrived. A 15-year veteran of the police force helped the woman deliver the baby in the family's car before paramedics arrived. "And units responding to 95 and Lenexa Drive, your baby [...]

Osawatomie reestablishes tourism committee

info2022-02-07T00:36:02-06:00February 7th, 2022|

A big box store may not be in Osawatomie's future. But city officials agreed tourism can play a larger role in driving Osawatomie's economy. With that in mind, the city has reestablished the Osawatomie Tourism Committee in part to promote signature events designed to draw people to the community. The city is seeking applicants for the newly reformed tourism committee, which was originally established in 2013 but has been dormant for some time. The city is accepting applications through Wednesday, Feb. 9. See the city’s website www.osawtomieks.org for more information and details about how to apply. Source: Local News | republic-online.com

Chanute tourism board continues work on proposed mini golf course

info2022-02-07T07:16:15-06:00February 7th, 2022|

Members of the Chanute Chamber Tourism Committee discussed proposals for a downtown mural and miniature golf course at Friday’s monthly meeting. The discussion continued plans to apply for grant funding for a miniature golf course along the hike-bike path near the Chanute Public Library and the Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum. The Chanute City Commission has approved $13,200 for design work on the course, to be paid from the Transient Guest Tax fund. The deadline is March 11 to apply for Tourism Attraction Sub-grants for Kansas program funding. New member Nancy Isaac, who is a city appointment to the committee, [...]

Two Columbus students start composting programs in Cherokee County

info2022-02-07T00:29:33-06:00February 7th, 2022|

Two Columbus High School seniors who aren’t afraid of getting their hands dirty to protect the environment have helped launch an effort to implement composting programs on campus and throughout Cherokee County. Emily Welch, 17, and Casey Soper, 18, have been composting at home with small containers since the onset of the pandemic, but they felt like they needed to step it up a notch. Now, they’re encouraging others to do the same. “Last year, I did a majority of the greenhouse work for my ag class,” said Welch. “I had started putting the plant scraps into a bucket and thought [...]

Scott City ‘port’ will expand rail import, export opportunities for region

info2022-02-04T09:30:35-06:00February 4th, 2022|

Why would Scott City be the destination for fertilizer from Russia and grain from North Dakota? The bigger question, asks Michael Deines, is, “Why not?” The local businessman and his partner, Woodrow Fanning, have a shared vision of making Scott City a regional trade hub with construction of additional railroad and warehouse facilities over the next year. Those plans are quickly moving from the drawing board to reality. “Even as we speak, our first shipment of fertilizer is being loaded in Russia,” Deines said on Tuesday afternoon. After being off-loaded in Texas, about 45 days from now that shipment will be [...]

Cities open to hiring non-residents to fill jobs

info2022-02-04T09:24:29-06:00February 4th, 2022|

Arkansas City commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance this week that will allow the city to employ outside residents. City Attorney Larry Schwartz said the ordinance will exempt the city from a state statute that requires individuals appointed to a city office to live within a two-mile radius of the city. “We are asking and recommending that you do away with that requirement,” he said. “We live in a different time and a different space.” Winfield City Manager Taggert Wall said Thursday that Winfield has the same exemption in place and does have several nonresident employees. Source: Cowley CourierTraveler

Andover helps KDOT clear icy roads on US-400

info2022-02-04T09:23:43-06:00February 4th, 2022|

Drivers who take US-400 on a daily basis say conditions on the road are the worst they've seen in years, and the Andover police chief said the department has responded to a jack-knifed semi, slide-offs and other crashes. "We've had about 12 cars that have either been an accident or have gone off the road," said Chief Buck Buchanan.... The highway is maintained by the Kansas Department of Transportation. A spokesman said five trucks are assigned to that area, but those crews have other highways to get to as well. ... The city of Andover posted this on social media: “While [...]

Cherokee Co. program brings citizens necessities during hard times

info2022-02-04T09:22:17-06:00February 4th, 2022|

Local law enforcement is braving the roadways to help out the community. The Cherokee County Sheriff's office is offering free grocery and prescription pickup. Also known as "Cherokee County Cares," the program started as a response to the lockdowns at the beginning of the pandemic. The department then formed partnerships with local pharmacies and grocery stores to help people get what they need. Source: KSNF/KODE

Lawrence City Commission extends fast-track economic incentives program for business parks, other industrial property

info2022-02-04T09:09:29-06:00February 4th, 2022|

Crediting it for helping spur recent additions at the city’s business parks, Lawrence city leaders have extended a fast-track economic incentives program. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to authorize an extension of the Catalyst Incentive Program for another three years, until April 1, 2025. ... Under the program’s shortened review and approval process, companies bypass the city’s regular economic incentives policy requirements and the commission approves incentives directly. When the program was introduced, city staff and local economic development leaders argued that the city’s usual economic incentives policy could not accommodate companies that wanted [...]