info2020-01-02T01:35:40-06:00January 2nd, 2020|
The Cherokee County Clerk’s Office has a new man in charge. The Cherokee County Clerk’s Office confirms Rodney Edmonson retired from his position as Cherokee County Clerk. Staff at the office says his official last day was December 27th. (Read more: KSNF/KODE – FourStatesHomepage.com)
info2020-01-02T01:34:32-06:00January 2nd, 2020|
A member of the Alcove Spring Historical Trust has written a letter asking a Florida wind energy company to not use Alcove Spring in the name of its wind farm planned for Marshall County. NextEra Resources LLC of Juno Beach, Fla., has plans to build a 108-turbine wind farm in southeast Marshall County in the next few years. The project has been named Alcove Springs Wind LLC. Current plans are to locate it generally about 25 miles southeast of Alcove Spring Historic Park, which sits along East River Road between Marysville and Blue Rapids. The wind project’s manager, Daniel Scheffler, said [...]
info2020-01-02T01:26:57-06:00January 2nd, 2020|
Baxter Springs’ newest police chief says, it’s good to be back. He’s returning to a post he held about 20 years ago. Chief Russ Harper, Baxter Springs Police Department, said, “This is my dream job. I love the community, it’s where I’m from. I never dreamed I would have an opportunity to be back at this position.” This isn’t his first rodeo. (Read more: KSNF/KODE – FourStatesHomepage.com)
info2019-12-30T20:53:01-06:00December 30th, 2019|
When he took the job as Reno County’s administrator, a post that had been vacant for several years and while the country was in the midst of a recession, Gary Meagher was forced to retrench, cutting jobs and deferring maintenance and purchases. As he leaves the job after 10 years, the county has a stable and satisfied workforce and boasts an AA bond rating. A new jail has been built and paid for, most county offices modernized and relocated, the county is now routinely replacing aging bridges and some 75% of county blacktop has been repaved. Meagher, 68, deflects the credit, [...]
info2019-12-30T20:52:40-06:00December 30th, 2019|
Atlanta, Kansas, lost one of its most dedicated residents this month when Mayor Carolyn Wilson died after a year-long battle with cancer. Wilson moved to Atlanta in 1979 when she married Jerry Wilson, a lifelong resident of the city. She had formerly lived in Topeka and Wichita. Wilson quickly became active in community affairs such as the annual Labor Day celebration, for which she served as chairwoman for a number of years, and the Atlanta Christmas Party. (Read more: The Arkansas City Traveler)
info2019-12-30T18:47:53-06:00December 30th, 2019|
Exit 157 on Interstate 70 at the northwest edge of Hays is set to transform beginning in spring 2020 from bare ground and narrow, hilly chalk roads to a $40 million travel plaza development. The project calls for a fully outfitted travel plaza, along with restaurants, a hotel, an upscale RV park, retail shops and a two-lane concrete highway bypass. The development by D&J Development LLC is a partnership of Hays businessman Dan Hess and Topeka commercial real estate developer John E. Brown. The 40-acre project sits at the crossroads of two major traffic corridors, namely east-west I-70 and the planned [...]
info2019-12-30T18:46:36-06:00December 30th, 2019|
At a special meeting Monday, Dodge City commissioners voted unanimously to approve a $137,335 contract with SMH Consultants for improvements to Iron Road and the platting of the future Candletree No. 6 subdivision north of town. They also voted unanimously to approve minor amendments to the city’s 2019 budget in time to comply with state budget requirements for Kansas municipalities. Because of phone difficulties, Commissioner Jan Scoggins was absent and didn’t vote. The Iron Road and Candletree #6 subdivision are installments that are part of the Rural Housing Incentive District program meant to meet the housing needs of a growing workforce [...]
info2019-12-30T20:51:51-06:00December 30th, 2019|
Osage City, Kan., has been designated as an opportunity zone after being one of 74 census tracts across Kansas nominated for the designation in April 2018. The opportunity zone designation by the U.S. Department of Treasury allows communities to be eligible to receive investments through Qualified Opportunity Funds to spur local economic growth. Opportunity zones are an economic development tool enacted by the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and offers investors preferential tax treatment for capital gains invested in designated low income communities. The program is designed to encourage long term investment in economically distressed areas and promote [...]
info2019-12-30T18:42:51-06:00December 30th, 2019|
The city of Lenexa on Dec. 17 agreed to establish a community improvement district that adds a 1% sales tax on all retail in the Lenexa Point Shopping Center. The funds from the sales tax, which kicks in April 1, 2020 and will be in place for 22 years, are to be used for renovations and improvements to the aging shopping center on about 14 acres at the northwest corner of 87th Street Parkway and Maurer Road. The property owners — HB Building LLC, Penn Properties Holdings LLC and Knewtson Properties LLC — applied for the CID. (Read more: Prairie Village [...]
info2019-12-30T18:41:51-06:00December 30th, 2019|
Lyon County Commissioners unanimously approved a pair of conditional use permits allowing for the construction of two new communications towers during an action session Thursday morning. The towers — which will be located in the 2300 Block of Road G near Americus and the 700 Block of Road M near Olpe — will be operated by US Cellular with the goal of providing a signal boost to customers in more rural areas. The towers are expected to be approximately 150 feet tall and could eventually be used by other cell service providers pending future leasing agreements. “These towers are stand-alone towers, [...]
