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Leawood council will discuss possible non-discrimination ordinance at future meeting

info2019-07-16T10:36:59-05:00July 16th, 2019|

The Leawood City Council on Monday moved to place discussion of a possible non-discrimination ordinance granting legal protections to LGBTQ+ individuals on the agenda of next month’s city council meeting. The unanimous decision by the council came after a man named Rob Groves presented the city with a petition he’d circulated among residents asking for the governing body to consider passing an NDO like several neighboring cities have in recent months and years. (Read more: Prairie Village Post - Neighborhood news and events for Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills)

Amended petition filed in Fire District No. 1 lawsuit

info2019-07-16T10:39:49-05:00July 16th, 2019|

Attorneys for the Delaware and High Prairie townships have filed an amended petition in a lawsuit related to Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1. Leavenworth County is now named as one of two defendants in the lawsuit. An earlier petition had named the city of Lansing as the only defendant. The case initially was filed in January by attorneys for the Delaware and High Prairie townships. The governing bodies of the townships are seeking a declaratory judgment regarding a section of a 2003 interlocal agreement that established Leavenworth County Fire District No. 1. (Read more: Leavenworth Times)

Wichita police officer raises more than $1,000 for 75-year-old purse-snatching victim

info2019-07-16T10:40:15-05:00July 16th, 2019|

A Wichita Police Officer is making us Kansas Proud after he helped raise more than a $1,000 to help a woman who was the victim of a purse snatching. (Source: Officer Jason Lane) Officer Jason Lane posted about the incident on his Facebook page July 9. He said the 76-year-old, Carolea Creekmore, called 911 on July 4 to report she was walking home from a family member's house when two men ran up behind her and took her purse from her walker. (Read more: KWCH News)

Governor appoints 3 members to Kansas Board of Regents

info2019-07-15T08:53:12-05:00July 15th, 2019|

Gov. Laura Kelly has appointed three members to the Kansas Board of Regents. The governor’s office announced in a news release Friday her picks for the governing body of the state’s six Regents universities and other educational institutions. Her three appointees are Cheryl Harrison-Lee, Jon Rolph and Shellaine “Shelly” Kiblinger. (Read more: Hays Post)

Vaccinations for school enrollment required by state law

info2019-07-15T08:50:51-05:00July 15th, 2019|

School begins soon and that means your child will need to be vaccinated. Kansas state law requires all students to be vaccinated before attending school each year or to provide annual documentation of an exemption. The list of vaccinations has been updated for this 2019-20 school year. The Hutchinson school district doesn’t consider a student enrolled and the student will not be allowed to attend school in August until the school receives documentation of the current vaccinations or a letter citing the exemption. Vaccinations are available from a family physician, Prairie Star Health Center, The Little Clinic inside Dillons on East [...]

A 95-year-old film just discovered in a junk shop shows glimpse of life in 1920s Wichita

info2019-07-15T06:13:34-05:00July 15th, 2019|

A rare — and remarkably clear — piece of footage that was recorded at a parade on Wichita’s Douglas Avenue on May 1, 1924, was recently discovered in an Arkansas City junk shop and shared with the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum under one condition: Make sure everyone can see it. The five-minute clip, now posted on the museum’s YouTube Channel, shows a snapshot of life in Wichita 95 years ago. In it, hundreds of people in dresses, suits and hats fashionable in the day are lined up along the 100 block and 200 blocks of East Douglas watching as men and [...]

Rental electric scooters to hit Wichita streets Monday

info2019-07-15T06:10:10-05:00July 15th, 2019|

Wichita’s first electric rental scooters will be rolling on downtown streets starting Monday. Zagster, the company that provides the bikes for Bike Share ICT, will begin operation using Spin scooters Monday morning, said Mike Tann, Wichita Transit director. Zagster obtained city permission to deploy as many as 500 e-scooters in Wichita. Two other companies, VeoRide and Slidr, have also obtained city permits to operate on the streets. (Read more: Local News |)

Wichita police planning to put Clydesdale horses on patrol

info2019-07-15T06:12:22-05:00July 15th, 2019|

The Wichita Police Department expects to put Clydesdale horses on patrol for the first time later this summer thanks to two nonprofit civic foundations. The pair of Clydesdales will replace two horses that soon will be retired. The yet-to-be named Clydesdales from a Goddard farm are in training. The Wichita Eagle reports that they’re scheduled to make their public debut Aug. 7 in the farmers market in the historic Old Town district downtown. (Read more: Junction City Post)

Old Abilene Town Gunfighters return

info2019-07-15T06:26:37-05:00July 15th, 2019|

His face is on billboards, brochures and You Tube videos promoting Old Abilene Town and its summer gunfights. But this Saturday Wade Tuxhorn will not be giving his usual lesson to kids on the dangers of guns nor participating in the ensuing gunfights, portraying Marshal Wild Bill Hickok. The gunfights in Old Abilene Town have been turned over to a new group, one that left in 2016. Tuxhorn said he believes gunfights in Abilene started 60 years ago in 1959. He has been participating in the unscripted all volunteer event for 20 years. Read more: Abilene R-C.

Geary County needs at least 15 additional volunteer firefighters, chief says

info2019-07-15T06:31:21-05:00July 15th, 2019|

A recent change in the number of first responders available to fight fires in Geary County has spurred a need for additional volunteers. Deputies from the Geary County Sheriff’s Department previously fought fires alongside volunteer firefighters. But a recent policy change was made — due to training, certification and liability concerns — and deputies will no longer fight fires. That change has necessitated a need for additional volunteer firefighters, Geary County Fire Chief Garry Berges said. Read more: Junction City Union.