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Geary Community Hospital officials identify key issues for potential county commission assistance for the hospital

info2019-10-14T20:15:54-05:00October 14th, 2019|

This past week officials from Geary Community Hospital issued challenges to the Geary County Commission. A member of the governing body, Ben Bennett, said one is to advocate for medicaid expansion. “We’ve advocated for that with our elected representatives for the last year. Hopefully that will give us some relief from the non-paying public that we have to serve.” In the past officials have estimated that could mean one million dollars per year for Geary Community Hospital, if medicaid expansion is approved by the legislature. Another challenge involved discussion of a possible future property tax increase support the hospital. Bennett stated [...]

County health plan seeks to deal with suicides, food deserts

info2019-10-14T20:14:55-05:00October 14th, 2019|

Decreasing suicides and reducing the number of households that struggle to get enough food are among goals of a recently created health improvement plan for Shawnee County. The county health department is working to mobilize and engage community organizations and other government entities — including school districts — to team up with the county to address issues spotlighted in that 2020-2022 Community Health Improvement Plan, the county's community health planner, Susan Caman, said Monday. "I hope that this plan is a foundation for the start of those collaborations," Caman told county commissioners Bill Riphahn, Kevin Cook and Aaron Mays. Caman made [...]

German delegation visits Lawrence to celebrate 30th anniversary of Sister Cities program

info2019-10-13T19:45:58-05:00October 14th, 2019|

The world seems a little smaller thanks to a now 30-year relationship between Lawrence and its German sister city. The program has sent hundreds of students to live with host families in both countries, has facilitated regular visits from delegates, and has even led to at least three marriages, according to Sister Cities Lawrence Chair Bill Keel, who is also a University of Kansas German professor. But Keel, who has been involved with the related Friends of Eutin program since its beginning, said the biggest benefit was the perspective it brought to the individual participants. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Lawrence seeking feedback on desired developments in low-income ‘opportunity zones’

info2019-10-13T19:46:44-05:00October 13th, 2019|

The public will soon be able to provide input on what developments they would like to see in low-income areas of the city that have been designated as federal opportunity zones. There are two Lawrence census tracts designated as opportunity zones, and developments within their limits are eligible for tax incentives under a provision in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. One of the opportunity zones encompasses all or part of three eastern Lawrence neighborhoods, and neighborhood groups have pressed for more local discussion and input regarding the program. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Deputy vs. deer highlights fall hazard

info2019-10-13T18:54:47-05:00October 13th, 2019|

Cowley County law enforcement are warning drivers to be aware of deer near roadways now that the mating season is in full swing. Not even sheriff deputies can escape the wildlife darting in front of them. A Cowley deputy struck a deer at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday night in the 11000 block of 322nd Road, near the Kansas-Oklahoma border. advertisement The deer caused damage to the driver-side fender and door areas leaving minor damage. The deputy wasn’t injured, according to a report. (Read more: www.ctnewsonline.com - RSS Results)

Tiny house project has big impact for small schools

info2019-10-13T18:54:26-05:00October 13th, 2019|

Under the watchful eyes of their teachers, students drilled dozens of screws into metal frame after metal frame Wednesday morning at Ness City High School as they began a project that will provide vacation housing in Colorado and experience that will last the students a lifetime. While 6A and 5A schools like Hutchinson and McPherson take on large building projects and complete an entire house over the school year, that’s not feasible for smaller schools like Ness City. Instead, these mostly 3A, 2A and 1A schools are taking on a 3-1A-sized building project — tiny houses. (Read more: Local - The [...]

Kansas farmers use tech to save water, increase growth

info2019-10-13T17:31:24-05:00October 13th, 2019|

Father and son Ryan and Eugene Goering of Moundridge grow corn, soy and wheat. In the past, this team tried a variety of ways to save on output and to grow smarter. They used a few probes to decide how dry the soil was, and they used an app to determine their crop output by location. But they knew they had more to learn. Last year, when they heard about the Kansas Water Office’s Water Technology Farm program, they applied. With the help of KWO, manufacturers, the Kansas Corn Commission and Kansas State University, the Goerings restructured their pivot system, making [...]

USD 489 foundation to raise money for security upgrades through dinner, auction

info2019-10-13T17:11:29-05:00October 13th, 2019|

Tickets are now available for the second annual Hays USD 489 Dinner Show and Auction. Proceeds raised through the auction and dinner in part will be used to fund the completion of the district’s secure entrance project. The second phase of this project will include adding audio and video systems. This will allow office staff to speak to and see visitors before they are buzzed into school buildings. “It’s going to give a better view of who the person actually is as opposed to looking 10 or 15 feet through the door. It is going to give a better visual of [...]

Reno County Republicans make their pick for a new sheriff

info2019-10-13T17:10:21-05:00October 13th, 2019|

Thursday night, the Reno County Republican Party had to make a choice between two current members of the Reno County Sheriff’s Office to fill the position as sheriff. The two choices, were Captain Darrian Campbell who currently heads the patrol division and Captain Steve Lutz who heads the detective division. By a close vote of 23-18, Captain Darrian Campbell was selected by the Republicans and his name will be sent to the Governor to complete the process. The current sheriff Randy Henderson will retire and Campbell will then be the new sheriff on Dec. 28. (Read more: Hutch Post)

USD 308 Board to consider further improvements to sports complex

info2019-10-13T17:09:05-05:00October 13th, 2019|

The Hutchinson USD 308 School Board will consider further improvements to the USD 308 Soccer complex during Monday’s meeting. The district wants to make improvements to more fields and the one baseball practice field. The project includes regrading the fields, installing new irrigation and then planting turf. The work will start with the two south soccer fields in the spring and the two north fields next fall. The work will be done by Turf Solution who was also the contractor for the main soccer field renovation last year. The cost of the project is about $392-thousand along with an annual maintenance [...]