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Lansing City Council denounces commissioner’s comments

info2018-11-20T09:23:25-06:00November 20th, 2018|

Lansing City Council members on Thursday joined a growing number of governmental agencies calling for the resignation of Leavenworth County Commission Chairman Louis Klemp. Council members voted 7-0-1 to approve a proclamation requesting Klemp’s immediate resignation for “egregious and outrageous conduct steeped in racism and bigotry while acting in the capacity of a county official.” Council member Dave Trinkle abstained, noting that he works for the Klemp Corporation. The council’s proclamation says the remarks are “unacceptable, exhibit an extreme lack of professional judgment, and simply are not representative of the values” held by local and all American residents. (Read more: Leavenworth [...]

New director chosen to lead Riley County Police Department

info2018-11-20T09:21:57-06:00November 20th, 2018|

Dennis Butler, the current Chief of the Ottawa Police Department, has been selected as the next Director of the Riley County Police Department. Butler was selected after an extensive nationwide search conducted by the Riley County Law Enforcement Agency Board in coordination with McGrath Human Resources Group. According to a media release, Butler will begin serving the citizens of Riley County when current Director Brad Schoen retires at the end of December. Butler is the 5th Director since the RCPD was established in 1974. “I am thrilled to be selected as the next Director of the Riley County Police Department. Once [...]

Wichita making major changes to free downtown shuttle service

info2018-11-20T09:05:10-06:00November 20th, 2018|

Wichita Transit has reworked its Q-Line free downtown trolley service to make it easier to go farther on Douglas Avenue, while eliminating all other lines, officials said Tuesday. The new routes will expand Q-line service to the west and to the east on Douglas. On weekends, it will run all the way from Seneca on the west to Edgemoor on the east. Trolleys will run approximately every 10 to 15 minutes during service hours. The changes will take effect Dec. 15. “We think this is the next iteration of a very successful program that has been run so far,” said Mike [...]

Parsons OKs retail contract

info2018-11-20T09:02:49-06:00November 20th, 2018|

The city of Parsons will pay a firm $25,000 annually for three years to try to boost retail recruitment efforts. Parsons city commissioners on Monday evening approved a letter of engagement between the city and Retail Strategies to begin the contract on Jan. 1. The city negotiated the contract amount with Retail Strategies as a dual contract with Chanute Regional Development Authority. A sales tax approved in Chanute won’t go into effect until July, so CRDA decided to delay its contract with the company until late 2019, Zaleski said Monday. Still, Retail Strategies has decided to stick with the original contract [...]

City of Merriam Wins Prestigious National Award for Innovative and Effective Workplace Practices

info2018-11-20T09:00:10-06:00November 20th, 2018|

With a culture of flexible workplace practices, the City of Merriam received the 2018 When Work Works Award for best practices of effective organizations by the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM). The award recognizes organizations across the country that excel at offering a variety of employee initiatives such as work-life policies and flexible scheduling while also including learning opportunities and a culture of respect and trust. Two-thirds of Merriam’s winning score was based on a survey sent to its employees. Merriam City Administrator Chris Engel said it’s an honor to receive this award and is committed to establishing a set [...]

Sedgwick County’s top attorney leaving with $77,000 payment

info2018-11-20T08:58:53-06:00November 20th, 2018|

Sedgwick County commissioners have agreed to pay County Counselor Eric Yost $77,000 to leave. The commission majority and Yost didn’t see eye-to-eye on the handling of an FBI investigation. (Read more: Local News |)

Fight to save Starlite Drive-in not over, councilman says

info2018-11-20T08:58:26-06:00November 20th, 2018|

A Wichita city councilman says the fight to save the Starlite Drive-in isn't over. Monday, Wichita Council member James Clendenin posted a video on Facebook, encouraging supporters of the drive-in theater not to give up. "We're working hard on it. I wanted people to know even though they don't see a headline, there is work being done to save the Starlite Drive-in," Clendenin says. (Read more: KWCH News)

Prairie Village Adopts Ordinance Barring LGBTQ Discrimination

info2018-11-20T08:57:19-06:00November 20th, 2018|

Prairie Village City Council members debated the wisdom and scope of an LGBTQ non-discrimination ordinance and ultimately voted unanimously Monday night for a broader ordinance than it originally contemplated. The suburban council took action where state and federal law hasn’t yet reached — barring discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity by the city, landlords and any business offering services to the public. After being formally adopted in a roll-call vote in December, the ordinance should take effect in January, said Tucker Poling, a co-sponsor of the ordinance. “We made a statement about who we are as Prairie Village,” he [...]

Chanute city commission wants to negotiate; proposes counter offer on city-owned building

info2018-11-20T08:56:34-06:00November 20th, 2018|

Chanute city commissioners gave a counter offer Monday evening on the cash bid for the sale of an industrial building. The commission approved a motion to ask for $350,000 for a city-owned building at 615 W. Cherry. Todd Morris and Lamar Eby have offered $291,000 to buy the building that they would then lease to a so-far unnamed company. Chanute businessman Jim Caldwell of Bridgewood Custom Cabinetry has offered $500,000, but also seeks economic incentives including rebates for 20 jobs created and reimbursement for equipment investment. The offer by Morris and Eby does not require incentives. Caldwell’s offer would rebate up [...]

No city code prevents semi-trucks from parking in old Kmart parking lot

info2018-11-20T10:01:16-06:00November 20th, 2018|

A parking lot on S.W. Wanamaker once used by Kmart shoppers incurred damage from semi-trucks that used the lot overnight, but no city code expressly prevents trucks from parking in vacant lots. A reader asked The Topeka Capital-Journal’s #TopCity What?, which answers reader-submitted questions, if there are any codes prohibiting semis from parking in the old Kmart parking lot overnight because they were tearing up the lot. Patrick Lockett, of Topeka, said he first noticed semis parking in the lot when Kmart, 1740 S.W. Wanamaker, closed its doors in November 2017. He used to see several trucks parked there at a [...]