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WPD joins hundreds of police forces partnering with doorbell-camera company Ring

info2019-08-29T19:20:51-05:00August 29th, 2019|

The Wichita Police Department has joined a growing number of law enforcement agencies nationwide partnering with Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring in an effort to make neighborhoods safer. Lt. Patrick Leon said Thursday that the department’s involvement with Ring began in February. But starting in September, Ring , based on information it receives from its customers, will able to send alerts to the police department’s community policing officers notifying them of crimes in Wichita neighborhoods. The officers will then be able to ask Ring to contact subscribers to the company’s video-recording service to request copies of any footage that doorbell cameras [...]

McPherson City Commission annexes land and considers CID

info2019-08-29T19:20:14-05:00August 29th, 2019|

Land development was the hot action item during the McPherson City Commission meeting, Monday morning. Commissioners first considered a motion to annex an area of land in the Eastlinks Development, Premier Subdivision and Barnstormers Development. Nick Gregory, city administrator, explained the city is in the process of spreading special assessments on several of the lots in the developments. During that process, it came to their attention that additional property needed to be annexed in the city of McPherson for the city to spread and collect special assessments. Commissioners reviewed a map of the requested area to be annexed and approved the [...]

KDOT seeking applications

info2019-08-29T19:19:19-05:00August 29th, 2019|

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is announcing a call for projects for the 2021 Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program. KDOT’s TA Program provides funding for a variety of alternative transportation projects. These include the construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities and infrastructure for non-driver access to public transportation, projects that enhance safety and mobility for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders, projects that improve scenic or environmental assets in the state, Safe Routes to School projects and more. (Read more: News - The Garden City Telegram)

Momentum 2022: Developing, retaining educated workforce key factors for community success

info2019-08-29T19:18:38-05:00August 29th, 2019|

One of the key components to the Greater Topeka Partnership’s Momentum 2022 idea is developing homegrown talent. Doing this requires two key elements: One is creating an educated workforce, the second is keeping educated workers in Topeka. “Cities continue to prosper on the ideas and work of the next generation,” Washburn University president Jerry Farley said. “Topeka’s graduates today are the interns and new hires of tomorrow that businesses need to continue operating and to keep generating new ideas. Topeka’s school districts constantly strive to enhance educational opportunities for all students to not only provide a holistic, quality education but because [...]

Johnson County Mental Center offering free mental health education in schools across county

info2019-08-29T19:17:10-05:00August 29th, 2019|

The Johnson County Mental Health Center this week announced a new program to bring mental health education to all public and private schools in Johnson County. Introduction of the digital resource, Mental Wellness Basics, is a direct result of efforts by the #ZeroReasonsWhy initiative, a collaboration of school districts in Johnson County to address the growing issue of teen suicide. Starting this fall semester, the mental health center will be providing the program at no cost to schools. Tim DeWeese, director of the Johnson County Mental Health Center, said an education component has been part of the strategic plan for the #ZeroReasonsWhy [...]

Overland Park in the top five in WalletHub survey

info2019-08-29T19:16:35-05:00August 29th, 2019|

The personal finance website WalletHub has released its 2019’s Best Real-Estate Markets and a Kansas community did very well. “We looked at over 300 cities of varying sizes across the United States,” said analyst Jill Gonzalez. “A lot of Kansas cities did pretty well. Overland Park, Kansas did the best. It came in at number 3 overall.” The real estate market is about more than just price. (Read more: WIBW News Now)

Wichita Leaders, Community To Celebrate Improvements To 9th Street

info2019-08-29T21:02:50-05:00August 29th, 2019|

State and local leaders will join with Wichita residents this weekend to celebrate improvements made to Ninth Street from Hillside to I-135. The $3.5 million project completed over the last year includes paving, drainage and pedestrian upgrades throughout the corridor. More than 100 residents also collaborated with local artist Ellamonique Baccus by painting and placing tiles on a Kwanzaa Plaza and a new mural titled "Cultivating the Seeds of Our Future." (Read more: RSS Feed)

Douglas County Commission approves program to offer tax relief for homes damaged in May tornado

info2019-08-29T21:01:52-05:00August 29th, 2019|

Some Douglas County residents whose homes were damaged during the May 28 tornado will receive tax relief from the county government. The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday approved the creation of a program that gives County Appraiser Steven Miles the ongoing authority to process and approve applications for tax abatements to those residents. The program is slightly different from what the commission was originally considering, which would have called for the commissioners themselves to give final approval to batches of applications. The abatements, which are property tax reductions, vary for each property based on the amount of their assessed damage. To [...]

New signs for Marion County roads

info2019-08-29T08:00:41-05:00August 29th, 2019|

All Marion County road signs will be replaced because many are missing or in poor condition. County engineer Brice Goebel said emergency medical services director Travis Parmley has asked for replacement signs because missing and rotated signs confuse many drivers. Goebel said signs along Mustang Rd. are a problem because people take down the signs for themselves. (Read more: Marion County RECORD)

Newton moves forward with Sunday sales election

info2019-08-29T07:56:05-05:00August 29th, 2019|

There will be a vote on whether or not alcohol can be sold by retailers on Sundays by Newton businesses. The commission approved a resolution more than two months ago that could allow for Sunday sales of alcohol. That resolution was subject to a 60-day protest period. During that period, a valid protest petition was filed with the Harvey County Clerk's Office — meaning that if Sunday sales are to become a reality, it will require a public vote. (Read more: Newton Kansan)