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Pottawatomie County reviews plans for Blue Township transportation and thoroughfare study

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County Planner Stephan Metzger says the project essentially creates a road map for future development. “This plan is really going to dive down into individual roads need to go here, this is kind of what the material costs are going to be, these are the long term maintenance costs are going to be, which is something that we’ve never done,” he said. Metzger says they’ll use some of those previous plans that looked at the area from a higher level as an initial guide and then drill down on specifics for the future, Source: 1350 KMAN

Monday marks 22 years since deadly Haysville tornado

info2021-05-04T07:05:30-05:00May 4th, 2021|

Severe storms are no stranger to the Midwest. On this day in 1999, an F-4 tornado ripped through the heart of Haysville. The tornado touched down about four miles north of Wellington and tracked north for 24 miles, according to the National Weather Service. The storm was so powerful that winds were estimated between 207 to 260 miles per hour. Debris was found as far north as the College Hill area in Wichita. Overall, the tornado killed six people and damaged 150 homes and 27 businesses. Source: KAKE - News

Lawmakers support expansion of passenger rail service through Wichita

info2021-05-04T07:05:55-05:00May 4th, 2021|

The push to bring passenger train service back to Wichita is gaining steam and dozens of state lawmakers are on board for the idea. They lined up Monday to sign on as co-sponsors of a new resolution urging Kansas congressional delegation to support one specific part of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill that would pump $80 billion into the nation’s railways. Amtrak has said if that passes it will create 30 new routes and extend service to 160 new communities, including a return to service of the route from Oklahoma City through Wichita to Newton. Source: KAKE - News

Overland Park dedicates permanent memorial to fallen officer Mosher one year after his death

info2021-05-04T07:06:11-05:00May 4th, 2021|

Overland Park dedicated a street and a marker in honor of fallen police officer Mike Mosher. The 1/2 mile stretch of 123rd Street between Blue Valley Parkway and Metcalf was renamed Mike Mosher Boulevard. Mosher was shot and killed in a shootout during a traffic stop in that area on May 3, 2020. The suspect also died in the shooting. Source: KSN-TV

Power pole and tree damage caused by 85 mph wind in Russell County storm

info2021-05-04T07:06:24-05:00May 4th, 2021|

Storms that moved through the KSN viewing area Sunday night caused some damage in Russell County. Keith Haberer, emergency management director for Russell and Ellsworth County, told KSN News an 85 mph gust was reported at the Russell Municipal Airport southeast of town. He said most of the damage was to tree limbs. "We had some tree damage here, some trees down, we had some flag poles snapped off, we had some power poles down on 181st and south of the interstate snapped off, so we had quite a bit of limb damage and tree damage," Haberer said. Source: KSN-TV

Southeast Kansas artists are getting a chance to show of their work

info2021-05-04T07:06:39-05:00May 4th, 2021|

Southeast Kansas artists are getting a chance to show of their work over the next week. The Pittsburg Artwalk returned this weekend under a new name The Artcrawl. Over the next week art will be displayed throughout local businesses in Pittsburg. Usually the artwalk would be hosted over the course of one day, but due to the pandemic this had to change. Source: KSNF/KODE

Labette County approves wind farm resolution

info2021-05-04T07:07:18-05:00May 4th, 2021|

A resolution laying out proposed points to be included in an agreement with RWE Renewables wind energy company was brought to the table by Labette County Commissioner Cole Proehl on Friday and approved in a 2-1 vote. The matter was not included on the agenda for the end-of-month meeting of the commission and was brought up after all other business had been conducted. Proehl said he felt “the time for input and discussion and civil discussion has come and gone,” adding he believes it is time to move ahead as too much time and energy are being expended. Having gone over [...]

Salina community comes downtown for SculptureTour 2021 unwrapping

info2021-05-03T10:50:52-05:00May 3rd, 2021|

Seventeen sculptures were unveiled Saturday morning as part of the 11th edition of SculptureTour Salina. At 11 a.m. Saturday, tarps were removed from the 17 pieces of art along Santa Fe Avenue created by artists across the nation, including two from Kansas and one from Salina. The Salinan Bob Peck, who has submitted pieces in the tour for a few years, helped unveiled "Santa Fe Strut," for the 2021 edition. He said he enjoys submitting and coming to this particular tour, and not just because it's in his city. "It's always kind of fun to see what everybody else does," Peck [...]

New legislation, financial sector expansion, brings millions of dollars to rural Kansas

info2021-05-03T07:47:19-05:00May 3rd, 2021|

Wednesday afternoon, a consortium of legislators and private business investors announced the passage of the Technology-enabled Fiduciary Financial Institutions Act; that would root a budding financial industry in Kansas. This new financial industry, under the direction of new legislation, would inject millions of dollars in cash into the economic development of rural Kansas communities. Hesstonian Rep. Stephen Owens was approached by Brad Heppner, a five-generation Hesstonian and business mogul, about the opportunity to grow the financial sector in Kansas, and inject cash into the economic development of rural communities. Owens explained, rather than Technology-enabled Fiduciary Financial Institutions (TEFFI) paying the state [...]

Estimated Local Allocations in the American Rescue Plan (Search for your City here)

info2021-05-03T07:12:14-05:00May 3rd, 2021|

The historic American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on March 12th, delivering $65 billion of direct and flexible aid to America’s cities, towns and villages. After a year of advocacy, the National League of Cities is proud to be a part of this historic victory that will provide much needed relief for local communities across the nation. The U.S. Department of Treasury is in the process of refining the estimates for allocations from the State and Local Fiscal Relief Funds, but estimations for each municipality have been released. Source: NLC.