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‘It’s going to change your life’: JoCo’s new $1M playground a sign of the future

info2019-07-18T19:22:02-05:00July 18th, 2019|

On the top of a small hill at Shawnee Mission Park’s new million-dollar playground, children swarm on an elaborate spider web of ropes. Down a wheelchair-friendly ramp to a more shaded area, families swing, slide and clamber over a myriad of structures that spin, bounce or make music. It’s all designed to be fun — and accessible — for kids of different abilities. The inclusive playground highlights a growing trend in the Kansas City area of helping kids with special needs get off the sidelines and into the action. The Kansas City Zoo opened such a playground in 2018, the first zoo [...]

Friday night lights could return to Eureka this season

info2019-07-18T19:19:11-05:00July 18th, 2019|

It has been more than a year since an EF3 tornado ripped through Eureka, causing widespread damage. The high school football team could not play a home game all last season. But now, there is hope Friday night lights may return soon. “It’s exciting. It gives us an opportunity to show off what we’ve been working on all summer,” said Cade Larcom, a senior on the football team. (Read more: KSN-TV)

Electric car charging stations introduced at turnpike service areas

info2019-07-18T19:17:12-05:00July 18th, 2019|

Electric vehicle drivers will be able to travel the entire 236-mile length of the Kansas Turnpike without ever having to exit to recharge their car’s batteries, thanks to the addition of “fast-charging” stations at the Topeka, Lawrence and Towanda service areas. The announcement came during a news conference Wednesday morning at the turnpike’s Topeka Service Area, located just east of the capital city along Interstate 70. Gov. Laura Kelly, who spoke at the news conference, called the charging stations “a game changer” for electric vehicle drivers. (Read more: Leavenworth Times)

Over neighbors’ objections, Overland Park council OKs developer’s affordable housing project rezoning request

info2019-07-18T19:13:00-05:00July 18th, 2019|

Neighbors petitioned against it, but the Overland Park City Council came down on the side of more affordable housing as they approved rezoning for a small plot of land surrounded by older homes a few blocks west of downtown. The alternative, they feared, would have been big “McMansions” akin to ones Prairie Villagers have seen. Council members unanimously overrode a protest petition from neighbors near 8505 W. 80th Street seeking to block a rezoning that would allow a developer to build four new homes there. (Read more: Prairie Village Post - Neighborhood news and events for Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills)

CS, Mulvane EMS services take over Sumner Co. territory

info2019-07-18T19:09:00-05:00July 18th, 2019|

The city of Clearwater’s June 25 decision to discontinue its local ambulance service leaves a 45-square-mile hole in Sumner County’s EMS coverage map. To fill the gap, Conway Springs EMS and Mulvane EMS are splitting Clearwater’s former territory, for now on an informal basis. The two services had already been covering for Clearwater for several months, as Clearwater struggled with volunteer availability and tried to keep its service going by hiring some full-time employees. (Read more: Times-Sentinel Newspapers » Feed)

Musician walking across America and through Emporia

info2019-07-18T19:07:32-05:00July 18th, 2019|

There is no better time than the present. For Grammy-nominated musician Mike Posner, there’s been something on his bucket list he’s been wanting to accomplish. Walk across America. That’s exactly what brought the famous musician to Emporia Tuesday. The singer of songs such as, “I Took A Pill In Ibiza,” “Cooler Than Me” and “Please Don’t Go” made his way through Emporia Tuesday on his way to his destination — Venice Beach, California. (Read more: Emporia Gazette)

Lawmakers warn USDA its move to Kansas City will decimate research

info2019-07-18T19:05:46-05:00July 18th, 2019|

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to grow — not gut — its research capabilities with its move to Kansas City, a top agency official testified Thursday. Scott Hutchins, the USDA’s deputy under secretary for research, education and economics, laid out the agency’s plans for its move during testimony in front of the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee. While the hearing was set to discuss implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill, much of the conversation centered on the USDA’s June announcement that it would move more than 500 jobs from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City. (Read more: Government & Politics News |)

KDHE requires students to get meningitis, hepatitis A vaccines

info2019-07-18T19:02:49-05:00July 18th, 2019|

Public school students will have to be vaccinated this year for meningitis and hepatitis A, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Thursday. Students entering kindergarten and first grade will need two doses of the hepatitis A vaccine, the department said. Students entering seventh grade need one dose of the meningococcal ACWY vaccine. Students entering their junior year of high school will need the meningococcal ACWY vaccine if not vaccinated before their 16th birthday. Exemptions are allowed for medical reasons or religious beliefs. The regulations go into effect Aug. 2. (Read more: News - The Hays Daily News)

‘It’s going to change your life’: JoCo’s new $1M playground a sign of the future

info2019-07-18T21:14:44-05:00July 18th, 2019|

On the top of a small hill at Shawnee Mission Park’s new million-dollar playground, children swarm on an elaborate spider web of ropes. Down a wheelchair-friendly ramp to a more shaded area, families swing, slide and clamber over a myriad of structures that spin, bounce or make music. It’s all designed to be fun — and accessible — for kids of different abilities. The inclusive playground highlights a growing trend in the Kansas City area of helping kids with special needs get off the sidelines and into the action. The Kansas City Zoo opened such a playground in 2018, the first [...]

How does Ark City’s water taste? Judges say better than most

info2019-07-17T21:55:42-05:00July 17th, 2019|

Tap water in Ark City was named the best tasting water in the state by the Kansas Rural Water Association this spring. Four judges at an annual conference in Wichita in March drank water samples from more than 20 communities, giving Ark City top tasting honors. The association plans to present the award to the city tonight at the City Commission meeting. The honor was highlighted in a July article in The Kansas Lifeline magazine and is posted on the association’s website. (Read more: The Arkansas City Traveler)