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Riley County Commissioners approve 13 CIP funded requests to improve county buildings and offices

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Riley County commissioners gave their approval for 13 department requests to be funded by the Capital Improvement Fund. The commission continued their 2019 first quarter CIP session from last week. The original estimate for all requests was $4.9 million out of the $5.3 million budget authority, but was reduced to $3.7 million. The total cost of the 13 requests is $990,700. Most of the requests come from public works and are facility maintenance for county buildings and offices . A last minute request was made by Public Works Director Leon Hobson for a new truck. This was due to one of [...]

Johnson County micro-breweries hoping to see 30% sales from food requirement lifted

info2019-04-15T06:24:41-05:00April 15th, 2019|

A proposal that would make it easier to run a brew pub in Johnson County is being discussed as a possible ballot issue in upcoming elections. The Johnson County Commission are looking into how soon voters might be able to decide whether to continue a requirement that an establishment must make at least 30 percent of its sales from food in order to also sell alcoholic drinks. The rule has been in place since the mid 1980s and has been a major impediment to craft brewers, which have become a popular draw in other parts of Kansas City. The county’s fledgling [...]

A conversation with Lawrence Mayor Lisa Larsen on city-county cooperation, a new fire chief, downtown growth

info2019-04-15T09:47:29-05:00April 15th, 2019|

Would anyone who lives in rural Douglas County really care if the city and the county merged their information technology departments? Or their purchasing departments? Or their payroll offices? Larsen’s best guess was that most residents wouldn’t object to that type of cooperation. “I would think any citizen would want to have their governments continue to look for efficiencies,” Larsen said. She said some of those administrative functions would be good places to consider for consolidation. After all, is overseeing the computer systems at City Hall really that much different than overseeing them at the Douglas County Courthouse? Such consolidation doesn’t [...]

City of Emporia discusses downtown sound system

info2019-04-12T11:21:56-05:00April 12th, 2019|

City commissioners will soon decide on the installation of a new sound system for downtown Emporia. Emporia Main Street Executive Director Casey Woods spoke to the city commission about the proposed project during a Wednesday morning study session. The system would be used to play music and relay messages downtown. It could also be used to announce emergencies during events. “The downtown speaker system is a project we have been working on in Emporia Main Street for a number of years,” Woods said. “We initially worked on a speaker system with Ed Rathke, the former facilities manager, and the technology didn’t [...]

City of Horton looking to take over nursing home

info2019-04-12T11:17:21-05:00April 12th, 2019|

The Horton City Commission, during a special Wednesday evening meeting, took action as part of the process necessary to attempt to save the city’s lone nursing home. It was a full house at the Horton Blue Building, and those in attendance, by a show of hands, indicated overwhelming support for the City to do whatever is necessary to keep the facility open. The City of Horton was notified at the start of the month regarding the decision of the Mission Village Living Facility Board of Directors to close the facility. Mayor Bryan Stirton told MSC News it’s the City’s intention to [...]

Main Street grants fund new signs in Winfield

info2019-04-12T11:15:47-05:00April 12th, 2019|

Mumford Kitchen, Bath and Flooring, at 715 Main St., has a new look thanks in part to a grant provided by Winfield Main Street. The Mini-Grant Program provides money for businesses in the WMS core district that would like to improve the façade of their building and add or improve signage. A few other businesses that have recently received grants are Shiok!, Ginny’s Gifts and Get Branded. To qualify for a mini-grant, businesses must be located in the WMS core district and must be a member of the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce. (Read more: www.ctnewsonline.com - RSS Results)

Mulvane cancels school after car crash causes city-wide power outage

info2019-04-12T11:14:50-05:00April 12th, 2019|

Power has been restored to thousands of Mulvane residents after an early morning car crash. ---- The Mulvane School District has cancelled school Friday after a car crash caused a city-wide power outage. Police say a car crashed into a power pole near 103rd and south Rock. The main line that feeds power was damaged in the accident. Officers say the driver was able to walk home and have someone take them to the hospital for treatment. No word on the person's condition. (Read more: KWCH News)

Johnson County breweries, taprooms hope for changes to old law

info2019-04-12T11:13:58-05:00April 12th, 2019|

Breweries in Johnson County are hoping to change an old rule, and now they're asking the county commissioners to step in and let them vote. If you plan on getting a beer in Johnson County, you may want to pick something up on the menu as well. Businesses like restaurants and breweries that serve beer or liquor are required to have 30% of their overall sales be food. "At this point in time there has been no action in the last 30 years plus to make any changes in Johnson County, but several microbreweries, taprooms I would call them, have suggested [...]

Hays, region could draw R9 water by 2022

info2019-04-12T11:12:18-05:00April 12th, 2019|

It might be another four years before Hays draws water from its R9 Ranch 67 miles away in Edwards County. But when it does, the city has promised the state of Kansas it will draw much less from the sandy soil than when the ranch was used for agricultural irrigation, according to Hays City Manger Toby Dougherty. “We told them we had no desire to use this source in an unsustainable manner, and so we’ve actually agreed with a 30 percent reduction in our available water rights in order to get this done,” said Dougherty on Monday evening during a presentation [...]

Neosho County wind project arguments focus on setbacks

info2019-04-12T11:10:34-05:00April 12th, 2019|

Concerned residents of southern Neosho County on Thursday evening wanted to get back to the basics of their argument against a proposed wind energy project — the setbacks. Lori Whitworth said during a regular county commission meeting that people concerned about the potential Neosho Ridge Wind energy project are just seeking responsible siting of the over 139 turbines measuring more than 600 feet tall. Whitworth said the county should require setbacks in a road-use agreement that would force Apex Clean Energy, the project’s developer, to build turbines far enough away from nonparticipating properties to allow people to continue enjoying and using [...]