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Newly discovered photos tell unique Udall tornado story

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Greg Proctor, 69, said he was helping his friends Joyce and Bill Shook at their home this summer when the couple showed him some photos they found buried away in their belongings. “So I took them home and looked at them. The more I looked at them, I realized they were original pictures because they had original handwriting on the back from whoever took them,” said Proctor. Proctor scanned the photos depicting the aftermath of the tornado and posted them to Facebook. “People started piping in that they had never seen those pictures before,” Proctor explained. “Gosh, within just a few [...]

COVID-19 hits the Great Bend Police Department prompting a request for assistance from the Barton County Sheriff’s Office

info2020-09-16T07:29:27-05:00September 15th, 2020|

Overwhelming call loads and officer shortages is the reality the Great Bend Police Department is facing after more than two dozen employees have either tested positive or are in quarantine for COVID-19. The exposures have impacted officers from command to patrol, straining the Great Bend Police Department’s rank-and-file and making it difficult to keep up with the call load. The department has even been forced to start moving their detectives to patrol. However, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office is now offering their help to keep up with the demand. Source: KSN-TV

Wichita Police Department launches program to help clear non-DUI traffic warrants from records

info2020-09-16T07:29:36-05:00September 15th, 2020|

The Wichita Police Department announced Tuesday they are launching ‘Second Chance Thursday’ — a program providing an opportunity for citizens to quickly clear traffic warrants on their records without going through the Sedgwick County jail. This opportunity is only for city-issued traffic citation warrants that don’t involve driving under the influence. Second Chance Thursday will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Patrol West Community Policing Office, 5803 W. Central. Source: KSN-TV

Harvey County Commission extends face mask order through Oct. 19

info2020-09-16T07:29:56-05:00September 15th, 2020|

The Harvey County Commission voted at its commission meeting on Tuesday to extend a local order requiring face masks to be worn through Oct. 19 in a continued effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The face mask order requires individuals to wear a face mask over their nose and mouth in any indoor or outdoor public space where social distancing cannot be maintained at all times. It is the second extension of the local face mask order. The commission implemented a local order beginning July 15, and extended it on Aug. 11. Source: KSN-TV

Girard residents to receive free meals thanks to grant

info2020-09-16T07:30:19-05:00September 15th, 2020|

Starting this Friday, Girard residents will be eligible for free meals through a grant. Greenbush and the city of Girard partnered together to offer this with CDBG funds. Residents can get free meals from September 18th through the 25th at 102 North Ozark from 10:30 a.m. To 12:30 p.m. All they need to bring is either their driver’s license or a bill to show their proof of residency. Food will be given out on a first come first served basis. Source: KSNF/KODE

Continuing mask order in Johnson County, Kansas, will go up for debate this week

info2020-09-16T07:30:40-05:00September 15th, 2020|

Johnson County, Kansas, leaders will consider whether to keep requiring residents to wear masks this week. It comes after a county commissioner falsely claimed the mask mandate had already been lifted. ShananiGanns Boutique in Shawnee is chock full of unique items. Tucked in with all the merchandise are row after row of face masks. “We have masks for first communions, for weddings, for every high school and grade school,” said ShananiGanns owner Kristina Gann Albright. Sales of the coverings have helped lift the small business up after losses suffered during the stay-at-home orders when its doors were closed. Source: fox4kc.com | [...]

Basehor establishes Municipal Services Department

info2020-09-16T07:30:53-05:00September 15th, 2020|

The city of Basehor has created a new Municipal Services Department. City Administrator Leslee Rivarola said in a news release that the department will oversee all public infrastructure in Basehor. This will include building permits and inspections. According to Rivarola, the city is taking a "one-stop shop" approach to deliver construction services by consolidating certain services under the leadership of one department." Source: Leavenworth Times

The Federal Reserve will stay on hold until 2023, according to CNBC survey

info2020-09-16T07:31:34-05:00September 15th, 2020|

In the first CNBC Fed Survey since the Federal Reserve announced its new, more dovish monetary policy strategy, respondents now forecast no rate hikes from the central bank until 2023. The results are a potential first sign that the Fed's new strategy of targeting average inflation, where it will allow inflation to run above its 2% target for an unspecified time, have had an immediate impact on the rate outlook. The new average forecast, which has the Fed on hold until February 2023, is six months later than the July survey and comes amid more upbeat views on the economic recovery [...]

A production company is filming a Netflix-funded documentary at Haysville’s Campus High

info2020-09-16T07:31:45-05:00September 15th, 2020|

Haysville, Kansas, is getting a shot at stardom. Some of its high school students are, at least. A New York City television production company called Left/Right Productions now has at least three camera crews at Haysville’s Campus High School following 10 different seniors through their final year of high school. They’re working on a documentary project titled “The Graduates” that has funding from Netflix and may eventually be picked up and aired by the streaming service, said Adia Ludwig, the communication director for USD 261 in Haysville. Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

The Keeper statue stolen from Planeview Park has been recovered

info2020-09-16T07:31:56-05:00September 15th, 2020|

The Keeper statue that was taken from Wichita’s Planeview Park by vandals over the weekend has been found and returned to Together Wichita, the group that initiated the Keeper 150 project. But it’s so badly damaged that it’s not likely repairable, they said on Tuesday. On Monday, a resident spotted the missing statue in the grass beside a creek that runs by Colvin Elementary School, said Tessa Brungardt, who manages the Keeper project for Together Wichita. That resident called Brungardt, who alerted the city of Wichita. Its maintenance workers retrieved the statue on Monday evening. The creek is not far from Planeview [...]