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Lawrence’s marijuana experiment and the questions it creates

info2019-11-17T21:21:14-06:00November 17th, 2019|

Plain and simple, the mayor of Lawrence wants marijuana to be legal. In March, Lawrence city commissioners went about as far as they could go on that front. They lowered the fine for possessing 32 grams or less of marijuana to just $1 — not only for your first offense but also your second. The penalty for marijuana possession was lowered after a lot of discussion about how justice wasn’t being equally served on this front. Studies have shown blacks, for instance, face more prosecution for marijuana than whites, even though use is higher among whites. There was a lot of [...]

Goddard police find missing nativity scene animals?

info2019-11-17T20:28:22-06:00November 17th, 2019|

Petition aims to change the name of Wichita’s baseball team

info2019-11-14T20:22:17-06:00November 14th, 2019|

Hours after Wichita learned the name of the city's new Triple-A baseball team, someone has created a petition to change it. Nearly 7,400 people have signed the online petition at Change.org as of 2:45 p.m. Thursday. The name, the Wichita Wind Surge, was revealed Monday evening in Old Town. The petition, created under an account with the name ICT Radio, says the following: "We love our city but when moves happen that we all question we all join together to do something about it! Wichita Wind Surge is a horrible name. The logo looks like Pegasus and the taxpayers had basically no say. At least let [...]

Construction to begin next year on medical school in downtown Wichita

info2019-11-14T20:10:06-06:00November 14th, 2019|

The city of Wichita has an agreement with a development group to convert four downtown buildings into a medical school, student housing, a culinary school and a hotel. The city council has approved an agreement with Douglas Market Development, which owns the four buildings. The former State Office Building will be converted into the Kansas Health Science Center, and the former Sutton Place building will be remodeled to have 119 units for student housing. The former Henry’s building at 124 South Broadway will be converted into a commercial kitchen and culinary school, and the former Broadway Plaza Building at 109 South [...]

Wichita State sophomore ready to step up as mayor of Geuda Springs

info2019-11-14T20:42:04-06:00November 14th, 2019|

A Wichita State University sophomore is managing more than just class and responsibilities as the team manager for the Shocker women's basketball team. Starting in January, 19, soon-to-be 20-year-old Neil Terry will juggle mayoral duties, as well, leading the small community of Geuda Springs in Cowley and Sumner counties. The town of less than 200 people holds a special place in Terry's heart. When voters in Geuda springs elected Terry last Tuesday (Nov. 6), they chose what will be one of the youngest mayors in the state. "I am so excited,but at the same time, I'm nervous because I want to [...]

Downtown Streetscape Project ribbon-cutting ceremony planned

info2019-11-14T20:00:07-06:00November 14th, 2019|

The Downtown Streetscape Project on Santa Fe Avenue will be substantially complete on Nov. 15. The final completion of Campbell Plaza, the Walnut Street intersection and various landscaping items will be complete in early 2020. To celebrate the conclusion of this important project, the city manager, city commission, Salina 2020, Salina Downtown Inc., the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and Smoky Hill Construction, LLC, (contractor) will host a plaque dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Philips Plaza, (between Iron Street and Ash Street on Santa Fe Avenue), at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. (Read more: News - Salina Journal)

Kansas tax council deluged with pleas for tax cuts, fiscal austerity

info2019-11-14T19:58:46-06:00November 14th, 2019|

Gov. Laura Kelly’s tax reform council got an earful Thursday from influential business lobbying groups yearning for hefty tax breaks, while individuals pleaded for a lower state sales tax on groceries and preservation of a tax credit for low-income Kansans. Woven into the discussion were warnings from the state budget director and a K-12 education advocate about avoiding tax overhaul that compromised the budget and gave traction to factions eager to abandon pledges to spend more on education, highways and other priorities. The bipartisan panel created by Kelly is expected to deliver recommendations before start of the 2020 legislative session in [...]

McPherson mural inspires book about 1936 U.S basketball team

info2019-11-14T19:43:33-06:00November 14th, 2019|

When Andrew Maraniss, a New York Times bestselling author, first came to McPherson for the first time, he couldn’t help but notice a giant mural painted outside of the McPherson Library. It was the ” McPherson Global Refiners” with the caption that says”1st Ever Olympic Basketball Champions—1936.” Once he saw the mural, he began working on his new book, “Games of Deception.” “I thought that was something really cool to see something that happened in 1936 is still being celebrated in town,” Maraniss said. “It’s a pretty cool thing for a small town in the middle of Kansas mean so much [...]

Garden City names new fire chief

info2019-11-14T19:42:14-06:00November 14th, 2019|

The City of Garden City announced Monday the appointment of William “Bill” Beaty as the City’s new fire chief. Beaty will fill the position vacated by former Chief Allen Shelton, who retired earlier this year. “Bill’s enthusiasm for the fire service and his commitment to education and training, both for himself and those who work for him, stood out during the process,” said City Manager Matt Allen in a press release. “Bill showed an appreciation for what has been done so far in Garden City by fire department leadership and staff but will undoubtedly contribute in new ways to the department [...]

Grow Hays project aims to build starter homes

info2019-11-14T19:40:40-06:00November 14th, 2019|

Grow Hays, the nonprofit economic development agency for Ellis County, is working on a project to build 18 affordably priced houses in town over the next 24 to 36 months. The homes would ease what Grow Hays executive director Doug Williams says is a serious shortage of starter homes in Hays. If all the parts of the project come together, the houses, on the east side of town, would be priced from $175,000 to $225,000, Williams said, using a program launched by the state of Kansas in 2014 called Rural Housing Incentive Districts. (Read more: News - The Hays Daily News)