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Noble Health Announces Reopening a Hospital in Fort Scott

info2022-01-31T23:29:22-06:00January 31st, 2022|

Officials and community members gathered in the McAuley Center at the former Mercy Hospital building on Jan. 31, 2022, to hear Noble Health’s announcement to reopen a hospital. Fort Scott will get a new hospital. The Fort Scott City Commission and the Bourbon County Commission signed a contract in July 2021 to facilitate Noble Health Corp’s feasibility study of reopening the former Mercy Hospital building as an acute care hospital. Today, the decision was announced by Noble Health Corp. to move forward with the project. Bourbon County, the City of Fort Scott, and other government officials and members of the community [...]

For sale: Kansas missile silo, $380,000

info2022-01-31T23:24:27-06:00January 31st, 2022|

Yes, you will have privacy and the ability to withstand a nuclear strike. Although not unheard of, Zillow is offering a rare find, an old missile complex for sale that could be used as a home, apartments, or even a bed and breakfast for the right family. The property is a decommissioned Atlas F missile silo complex on 11 acres near Abilene. The 6,900 square foot complex has two upper levels once used for launch control and living quarters. The main missile silo is 170 feet deep. Zillow, who lists the property, said the facility has water, electricity, and a forced [...]

Girard fire department provides free smoke detectors

info2022-02-01T07:29:04-06:00January 31st, 2022|

First responders in Kansas are doing their part to keep the community safe. The Girard Fire Department is offering free smoke detectors for city residents. This was made possible through the Future Fund Giving Circle grant from the Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas. "In case if someone's house were to catch on fire, it would help alert them if they were asleep or they were home and they didn't know their house was on fire, it will help alert them that there is smoke inside the residence. So we don't have any victims trapped inside the residence," says Johnny Moutz Jr., [...]

Lawrence community replicates students’ steps through school closure, boundary revision scenarios

info2022-01-31T23:21:08-06:00January 31st, 2022|

A group set out Monday afternoon with a goal of showing what it’s like to walk a mile or two in a student’s shoes. Walkers began the 1.8-mile journey at Schwegler Elementary under a sunny sky en route to Broken Arrow Elementary. With water bottles and backpacks in tow, families marched south down Ousdahl Road hoping to show the school board the realities students would face trudging back to the Broken Arrow neighborhood should the board vote to close their neighborhood school. Save Our Schools 497 sponsored the gathering with the intent of following the city and school’s collaborative Safe Routes [...]

Legislature Looks At Adding Regulations On Green Energy

info2022-01-31T23:18:20-06:00January 31st, 2022|

Green energy companies and environmentalists are fighting a revived push in the Kansas Legislature for stricter limits on wind turbines and solar farms in a state where renewable resources account for nearly half the capacity for generating electricity. Two Senate committees have held hearings on bills backed by a key conservative lawmaker and landowners upset with wind turbines going up near their homes. Wind energy officials said the proposed rules would be so strict that no new wind or solar farms could be built in Kansas. The measures are pushed by Senate Utilities Chair Mike Thompson, who questions whether wind and [...]

Sedgwick County Sued For Racial Discrimination

info2022-01-31T23:16:20-06:00January 31st, 2022|

A former Sedgwick County employee alleges in a lawsuit that his coworkers called him the “colored guy” and sang spirituals from the slavery era while he worked as a bridge crewman. David Partridge filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Sedgwick County commissioners, The Wichita Eagle reported. Partridge alleges that he encountered a racially hostile work environment while working for the county from December 2019 to August 2021. After Partridge complained, a county investigation verified the racial discrimination, and Partridge was told he would not have to return to that work crew, according to the lawsuit. Source: WIBW News Now

Governor Laura Kelly announces Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) Grant Application

info2022-01-31T23:14:38-06:00January 31st, 2022|

Governor Laura Kelly, today, announced the launch of the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) program. BASE is a new grant opportunity to help support infrastructure development and advance economic development opportunities across Kansas. “Programs like this provide vital funding to ensure Kansas communities continue to recover from COVID-19 and grow their economies,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “These dollars represent an important opportunity for communities to build economic foundations for the future.” The grant program will be administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce. As proposed by the Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Executive Committee, the program offers matching funds to [...]

INTRUST Bank gifts $150,000 to Newton Public Library

info2022-01-31T23:12:48-06:00January 31st, 2022|

INTRUST Bank has gifted the Newton Public Library $150,000 as part of the Where Community Connects Campaign. "Libraries are a signature community asset, benefiting everyone in a community," Newton INTRUST Bank President Kimberly Richtig said. "INTRUST Bank is part of the Newton community, and we are proud to be part of the campaign to help build a 21st Century Library for this growing community." In 2018, the City of Newton, the Newton Public Library, and the Library Foundation formed a partnership to help fund and construct a new public library. After receiving this donation, the campaign has crossed the $1.6 million [...]

Should the next city manager come from Topeka? Efforts made to ensure Topekans have fair shot at job

info2022-01-31T07:46:18-06:00January 31st, 2022|

Topeka's last two permanent city managers, Brent Trout and Jim Colson, both left because there was someplace else they'd rather be. As Topeka elected officials recently laid the foundation for choosing a new city manager, they consequently left the door open for potentially finding a replacement who is from Topeka and wants to stay here. "I think there's people here who are homegrown who may have more of an investment in this position," said Councilwoman Sylvia Ortiz. Councilman Mike Lesser said he wanted to ensure qualified people who live here have a fair shot at the job. He suggested the mayor [...]

Ark City seeks ideas

info2022-01-31T07:40:50-06:00January 31st, 2022|

Arkansas City officials, hoping to bring new life to the downtown area, will ask local citizens for their ideas during a special public forum next week. The city, along with the Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce and Cowley First, the county’s economic development department, will host a public “visioning session” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Burford Theatre. City Planner Josh White said that a group of students from Kansas State University plan to tour the downtown area Friday, visit several of the buildings and talk to business owners. “Just to see what is in [...]