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Patron surprises Erie library with gift

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Small, rural town libraries usually operate on pretty tight budgets, and Erie City Public Library is no different. A few weeks ago, during the library’s summer reading program, the children had the opportunity to watch a movie on the little 24-inch television in the community room at the library. Following the movie, a woman in attendance asked head librarian Julie Coover Kent if the library had a bigger screen for movies, lecture materials and other things to be displayed. Kent assured her that was the biggest screen the library had because of budget restraints. (Read more: Parsons Sun)

In response to resident concerns, Shawnee improves communication on strategic visioning process

info2019-07-25T21:49:00-05:00July 25th, 2019|

After a Shawnee resident raised concerns about Imagine Shawnee, city staff is working to create “a more informed environment” around the strategic visioning process for the city. Imagine Shawnee is the city’s first ever strategic plan. As part of the process, city staff and consultant Strategic Government Resources are seeking public input on the strategic plan through three “imagineering” sessions — the first of which took place earlier this month. (Read more: Prairie Village Post)

YMCA celebrates grand opening of ‘Dome’ project in Garden City

info2019-07-25T21:37:28-05:00July 25th, 2019|

The Garden City Family YMCA celebrated the grand opening of the YMCA Dome on Thursday morning, located just northeast of Kenneth Henderson Middle School at 1706 E. Mary St. The Dome began as a joint partnership with the City of Garden City, USD 457, and the YMCA, according to information on the YMCA’s Facebook page. Both KHMS and the YMCA needed additional gym space so they came together to create a mutually beneficial solution. “It’s been a long journey,” said a visibly moved Chad Knight, CEO of the YMCA of Southwest Kansas, during the ceremony inside the facility. (Read more: Greater [...]

Wichita on track for new water plant in 5 years, city says

info2019-07-25T21:53:44-05:00July 25th, 2019|

Wichita is on track to receive a $270 million federal loan that would help pay for a new water treatment facility, Director of Public Works and Utilities Alan King said. The loan could save the city more than $70 million and allow the project to break ground by the end of 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency gives loans, called Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, or WIFIA, to repair the country’s crumbling infrastructure. Wichita needs a new water treatment facility because the old one is in bad shape. (Read more: Local News |)

KDOT announces I-135 mill, overlay work in McPherson County

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The Kansas Department of Transportation will begin a mill and overlay project on Interstate 135 in McPherson County. The project is scheduled to begin Monday one mile south of the Kansas Highway 61 junction and continuing north to the Saline County line for approximately 19 miles. Traffic will be reduced to one lane with a 14-foot width restriction at the location the contractor is actively working. APAC Inc. of Hutchinson is the prime contractor and have scheduled this project to be completed by Sept. 9, weather permitting, at a cost of $5.8 million. (Read more: The Salina Post)

Douglas County will continue using one herbicide for invasive plant in Lone Star Lake, discontinue another that’s likely killing trees

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Douglas County will end the use of one herbicide and continue using another for the treatment of unwanted vegetation at Lone Star Lake. After hearing from public works director Keith Browning during their regular meeting on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners accepted his plans for herbicide use at the lake. But before that, the commissioners heard from a local fishing enthusiast who argued that some of the unwanted vegetation was actually beneficial. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Topeka Metro gets $1.7 million federal grant for electric buses

info2019-07-25T12:06:11-05:00July 25th, 2019|

The financially strapped Topeka Metro bus service got a jolt of good news Thursday in the form of a nearly $1.74 million federal grant to help it buy or lease environmentally friendly electric buses. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has awarded the Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority, which oversees Topeka Metro, that grant to buy or lease of “zero-emission and low-emission transit buses,” Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., announced in a news release. The grant — totaling $1,737,825 — may also go to cover costs that include the “acquisition, construction and leasing of required supporting facilities such as recharging, refueling [...]

Kansas school district votes to protect students from ICE

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The USD 497 Board of Education in Lawrence approved a resolution this week in response to recent decisions made at the federal level regarding immigration and customs enforcement, according to the district’s web site. “The school board objects to Immigration and Customs Enforcement making any attempt to use public schools to interview students or gather information on potentially undocumented students and families.” The proclamation references board policies related to law enforcement access to students and families’ educational rights to privacy. (Read more: Junction City Post)

New police chief named for Olathe

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Mike Butaud, who has been acting police chief in Olathe since June 1, has been tapped to stay in the position permanently. He has spent his entire career with the Olathe Police Department and replaces Chief Steven Menke, who retired in April. “Olathe is one of America’s safest cities for a number of reasons, but none more so than the men and women who serve in the Olathe Police Department,” City Manager Michael Wilkes said in a news release. (Read more: Joco 913 News)

Central Kansas Community Foundation hands out funds to area agencies

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Four area organizations have been awarded funds from The Central Kansas Community Foundation (CKCF) as part of the Kids FUNd program. The program is funded from proceeds from the L. Marie Haun Charitable Fund for Children. The four area organizations included in the grant are: *Harvey County DV/SA Task Force, Inc., Building Better Lives for Children and Youth, Newton *Heart to Heart Child Advocacy Center, H2HCAC Stewards of Children, Newton *Mirror Inc., STAND (formally known as Youth as Resources), Harvey County *CASA A Voice for Children, Inc., Conversations with CASA, Harvey and McPherson Counties (Read more: Hutch Post)