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Hundreds of USDA jobs headed to KC after ‘united effort’ by Kansas and Missouri

info2019-06-13T10:29:58-05:00June 13th, 2019|

Hundreds of lucrative federal jobs are headed to the Kansas City area after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to relocate two research agencies to the region. A two-state proposal from Kansas and Missouri beat out 135 other bids to become new headquarters of the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture, two of the USDA’s principal research agencies. It’s a major win for policymakers in both states who worked closely on a collaborative bid, a sign that the long-term border tensions on economic development may be easing. (Read more: Politics & Government News |)

City of Topeka to offer free vinyl siding removal workshop

info2019-06-13T11:06:45-05:00June 13th, 2019|

Former PBS TV show host Bob Yapp on Friday evening and during the day Saturday will teach a free public vinyl siding removal workshop being sponsored by the city of Topeka's planning department.Molly Hadfield, media relations coordinator for Topeka's city government, said the workshop is important because it helps lay the ground-level work that is necessary for the city to establish an area as a Garlinghouse Show Homes National Historic District. (Read more: Local - The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Doggone confusing: Reports, postal changes differ

info2019-06-13T11:06:15-05:00June 13th, 2019|

After months of claims that dogs are affecting Marion mail carriers’ ability to do their jobs, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indicate Marion postal workers have filed no dog complaints in two years and only three in four years. However as recently as this week Marion police reported ticketing a dog owner after a postal worker said the owner’s dog was dangerous and running free. According to documents released by the USPS, there have been 13 dog reports under the jurisdiction area of Marion post office from 2016 to 2019. (Read more: Marion County RECORD)

2020 budget process hits busy period

info2019-06-12T10:17:02-05:00June 12th, 2019|

t’s summer and that means the heat is turning up both outside and on the city’s budget 2020 timeline, which has a Aug. 25 deadline. While the process had its start back in mid-January with a review of the upcoming year’s budget priorities and goals, it really gets going during the next several months. In that regard, a three-hour budget workshop was held June 4 at the City Council chambers with the city’s department heads presenting their recommendations to the council. Most of the items were small in comparison to the city’s overall budget but they did provide members an insight [...]

Sedgwick County to collect household hazardous waste

info2019-06-12T10:15:52-05:00June 12th, 2019|

Sedgwick County residents can dispose of hazardous waste from their homes at an upcoming county waste collection event in Derby. The collection will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22 at Calvary Baptist Church, 1636 E. Patriot Ave. Disposable items include paint, batteries, motor oil, pool chemicals, fluorescent lights, and household cleaners. (Read more: Derby News | derbyinformer.com)

USD 308 approves classified, administrative pay

info2019-06-12T10:13:19-05:00June 12th, 2019|

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The USD 308 School Board in Hutchinson Monday approved pay scale increases for both classified and administrative staff members. Pay for licensed staff will be set during negotiations later this summer with NEA-Hutchinson. Under the proposal adopted by the board, the classified and administrative pay schedules will provide an average increase in pay of 4.5%. The proposal does not impact the salary of incoming superintendent Mike Folks because the superintendent is not on the salary matrix. (Read more: Hutch Post)

Haven school board agrees to sell Partridge school building

info2019-06-12T10:12:23-05:00June 12th, 2019|

HAVEN, Kan. — The Haven USD 312 School Board gave approval to sell the Partridge Elementary School building during Monday’s meeting. After several months of negotiations, the board agreed to sell the vacant school to Plainview Church for $100,000. The church has agreed to purchase the building and placed $5,000 upfront with the desire to move into its new home by the end of the calendar year. If that doesn’t happen, the church can put up another $5,000 in earnest money and extend the deadline until May of 2020. District Superintendent Clark Wedel said he fully expects the church to have [...]

County finds protest petition on NextEra project valid

info2019-06-12T09:58:31-05:00June 12th, 2019|

The Reno County Commission accepted a determination Tuesday that it will require a unanimous decision by their board to approve a permit for NextEra Energy’s proposed wind farm in Reno County. That after a consultant and county staff established that owners of close to half the property abutting land that would house turbines for the proposed wind farm had filed a successful protest petition on the project. The commission vote on NextEra’s conditional use permit application remains set for a special meeting 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fox Theatre. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)

Topeka city council delays vote on water division pay increase, second shift

info2019-06-12T09:56:34-05:00June 12th, 2019|

A lengthy hearing and discussion during Tuesday’s city council meeting led council members to delay voting on a proposed wage issue involving Topeka’s water division until next week. The motion to delay passed on a 7-2 vote with Councilmen Michael Lesser and Mike Padilla voting no. The three resolutions up for discussion and a vote included implementing the proposed 2 to 10 p.m. second shift for the water division, pay raises over a three-year period totaling 11.5 percent and arranging for those raises to occur retroactively as part of their first pay period for 2019. (Read more: Local - The Topeka [...]

Maize High flips the switch on huge solar project

info2019-06-12T09:55:10-05:00June 12th, 2019|

On Tuesday, a Sedgwick County school, Maize High School, set live a solar power system capable of producing enough energy in one day to power the school for a month. The 720 solar panel, 240 kw (kilowatt) system is the largest privately-owned system in Kansas, said Stan Bergkamp, physics and chemistry teacher, and the instigator of the project. The system is 400 feet long and 75 wide and stands in an empty field adjacent to the high school. Bergkamp said the threat of climate change was one of the driving forces for pursuing the project. (Read more: Local News |)