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GCCC Celebrates 100 Years

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This past weekend, Garden City Community College celebrated its 100th birthday with a day of activities. Garden City Community College is the oldest community college in the state of Kansas, with its formal inception date on April 1, 1919. The weekend activities were kicked off on Friday evening with the Endowment Association Centennial Gala. Tickets were sold out and the event was a huge success. Saturday morning started off with “100 Years of Community” parade through the campus and then moved into the ‘quad’ area on campus for a family friendly scavenger hunt, activity booths, food and entertainment. (Read more: Greater [...]

Millions in Kansas economic development fund used for other purposes, audit finds

info2019-10-02T22:39:54-05:00October 2nd, 2019|

Millions of dollars intended for economic development in Kansas have been spent on other purposes with no tracking of whether it was used effectively. Lawmakers said they were appalled and called for an overhaul of the Economic Development Initiatives Fund on Wednesday after state auditors revealed a lack of accountability in management of the fund. The Legislature created the fund in 1986. It’s replenished each year with lottery and gaming revenue. (Read more: Government & Politics News |)

HPD puts cops on buses for “stop” enforcement

info2019-10-02T22:39:26-05:00October 2nd, 2019|

The kids on a few Hutchinson school buses were probably on their best behavior Tuesday.A couple of motorists were not.Hutchinson police, responding to complaints about vehicles disobeying stop signs on loading and unloading school buses, placed officers on a pair of buses on their afternoon routes. Another officer in marked patrol unit cruised out-of-site nearby, and when the officer -- or students -- on the bus spotted a “stop” violation... (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)

A look inside Wichita’s water treatment plant

info2019-10-02T22:36:58-05:00October 2nd, 2019|

The future of a new water plant for Wichita, and who will build it, has dominated local news this week. And the question, can the current water treatment plant meet our short term needs? Today KAKE news got a look inside the plant. It's 80 years old and on its last leg. There are plans in the works for a new plant. But in the meantime, for the next couple of years, the challenge is to maintain quality drinking water... (Read more: KAKE - News)

Hesston firefighter retiring after nearly 40 years as a volunteer

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Chago Mendez is a rarity in today's world — not only has he worked for the same company for more than 40 years, he has been a volunteer nearly as long. That volunteerism has led to 38 years with Hesston Fire/EMS."They don't come around very often that they are willing to dedicate that much time and effort to staying involved in something that doesn't buy their groceries," said Hesston Fire Chief Russ Buller. (Read more: Newton Kansan)

County, wind farm still dispute responsibility for road repair

info2019-10-02T22:41:39-05:00October 2nd, 2019|

No progress is being made toward ending a dispute over repairing the county’s roads between county officials and Enel Green Power, the company developing Diamond Vista wind farm in the northern section of the county. County engineer Brice Goebel told commissioners Monday that Enel continues to deny it’s their job to repair road damage caused by flooding. “They kind of left it up to the local guy,” Goebel said. “One road has a steel plate over it and they don’t plan to do anything more. I really see no uptick on this.” (Read more: Marion County RECORD)

Fort Scott hires new finance director

info2019-10-02T22:40:29-05:00October 2nd, 2019|

The city’s new finance director was announced during Tuesday’s meeting of the Fort Scott City Commission, and she is no stranger to working with the city. City leaders announced that Susan Bancroft (Peery) will replace outgoing director of finance Rhonda Dunn, who last month announced her plans to resign to pursue another job opportunity. (Read more: Fort Scott Tribune)

Douglas County Commission to discuss responsibility over cemeteries in unincorporated areas

info2019-10-01T22:39:35-05:00October 1st, 2019|

The Douglas County Commission at its next meeting will discuss the county’s responsibility for cemeteries in its unincorporated areas. During its work session on Wednesday, the commission is expected to receive a report from county staff regarding the active and abandoned cemeteries in the county. The report is also expected to discuss the statutory responsibility of the county regarding those cemeteries. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Douglas County mail-in ballots now include prepaid postage

info2019-10-01T22:38:59-05:00October 1st, 2019|

Residents in Douglas County who wish to cast election ballots through the mail will no longer need to pay postage to do so. Advance ballot envelopes will now be marked with postage already paid, the Douglas County Clerk’s Office announced in a Monday news release. Previously, voters who cast their advance ballots through the mail needed to provide a first-class postage stamp. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Longwell responds: ‘Public-private partnership is an ideal model for city development’

info2019-10-01T20:05:40-05:00October 1st, 2019|

In response to a weekend investigative article from The Wichita Eagle that asserted he violated a City Council ethics policy, Mayor Jeff Longwell says building and maintaining positive relationships in Wichita's business community is "an essential part of my job." On Sunday, Longwell shared on social media a two-page statement in response to the Eagle article published over the weekend that he says "misinterpreted" his influence. (Read more: Wichita Business Journal)