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Prairie Village city councilman highlights support of local faith leaders for non-discrimination ordinance

info2018-10-11T09:24:49-05:00October 11th, 2018|

Chad Andrew Herring is highlighting the support of Prairie Village faith leaders for the proposed non-discrimination ordinance he and fellow Prairie Village City Councilman Tucker Poling will introduce on Monday. The duo had planned to introduce the measure, which would provide legal protections for LGBTQ individuals in matters of housing, public employment, and service from businesses that are not provided under current state or federal law, last month. But an unexpected slew of late absence notifications forced the cancelation of that meeting due to a lack of quorum. Now, with the proposed NDO set to come before the council for a [...]

Wichita to replace Lawrence-Dumont Stadium

info2018-10-11T09:23:55-05:00October 11th, 2018|

Wichita plans to raze the 84-year-old Lawrence-Dumont Stadium this fall and replace it with a new $75 million stadium that will play host to a AAA minor league team. (Read more: Local News |)

Topeka Police Department receives international recognition at conference

info2018-10-11T09:41:50-05:00October 11th, 2018|

The Topeka Police Department received international recognition at a recent conference. TPD attended The International Association of Chiefs of Police in Orlando with around 50,000 other law enforcement leaders and agencies from around the world. The police department was first recognized for its work in the Strengthening Police and Community Partnerships program with the Department of Justice, said Gretchen Koenen, TPD public relations specialist. A video of the recognition created by the DOJ can be viewed here. TPD was also recognized as a featured agency and a video was created to tell the story and mission of the TPD along with [...]

Students from Fort Scott Community College Building Trades Program build gazebo for Community Health Center

info2018-10-11T09:21:49-05:00October 11th, 2018|

A gazebo built specially for the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas is getting its final touches in preparation for building day on Thursday. The structure is being built as a community project by Fort Scott Community College’s Building Trades students at the Southeast Kansas Career and Technical Education Center of Crawford County. In a few short months, the students measured, cut and designed a gazebo which will sit near the pirate ship playground equipment which CTEC students also built. The materials for the gazebo project were purchased by CHC/SEK, which construction trades students assembled inside CTEC’s construction labs. Arma High [...]

Saline County applies for grant to renovate Senior Center

info2018-10-11T09:19:07-05:00October 11th, 2018|

The Saline County Commission voted Tuesday to apply for a grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDOC) to help pay to renovate the Salina Senior Center. Senior Services Director Rosie Walter will apply for $60,200 in grant funds and Saline County will provide $60,200 in matching funds for the project. The community development block grant is administered by KDOC’s Kansas Small Cities Program. Walter said the funds would be used to remodel two restrooms at the Salina Senior Center, replace the toilet fixtures and plumbing in all of the building’s restrooms, and restore or replace the building’s roof. Commissioner Bob [...]

Rivers, creeks overflow banks after heavy rain across Kansas

info2018-10-11T09:13:33-05:00October 11th, 2018|

At least one Kansas school district has canceled classes and many roads are closed as rivers and creeks overflow their banks. The closures come as the National Weather Service issues a flood warning for a large swath of central and eastern Kansas. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Ketcham said that the weather system is a “beast.” The Sedgwick school district near Wichita has called off classes for at least two days as a creek floods, forcing some residents to sandbag around their homes. Superintendent Larry Roth told KWCH-TV that the district wants to ensure buses are safe and that it can [...]

Hoisington City Manager Jonathan Mitchell comments on how the city handled over 9 inches of rain

info2018-10-11T09:12:29-05:00October 11th, 2018|

The city of Hoisington has received 9.35 inches of rain since last Friday. City Manager Jonathan Mitchell was live on the 7:07 News Wednesday morning on 1590 KVGB and 97.7 FM to talk about how the rainfall impacted the city and how improvements to Blood Creek over the years have helped mitigate flooding issues. (Read more: Great Bend Post)

Leavenworth County Commissioner proposes work session for funding mental health program for schools

info2018-10-11T09:11:10-05:00October 11th, 2018|

A Leavenworth County commissioner proposed Tuesday that commissioners schedule a work session to discuss a proposal for funding a mental health program for schools. This past summer, Kim Knight, an assistant principal at Leavenworth High School, appeared before the County Commission with a proposal for a program for school districts contracting with a mental health provider to provide services for area students for suicide prevention and other mental health issues. The program would provide services to students in the Leavenworth, Lansing, Easton, Basehor-Linwood and Tonganoxie school districts. Knight asked that a question appear on an election ballot to see if voters [...]

Former downtown Overland Park car wash coming down to make way for 20 new parking spaces

info2018-10-11T09:07:17-05:00October 11th, 2018|

Demolition crews today are at work taking down the former car wash in downtown Overland Park to make way for more parking. The city purchased the former Dyna-Jet Car Wash for $600,000 earlier this year as it sought to address continued parking issues in the area. Once demolition is completed, crews will resurface the site, which sits due north of the Farmers Market structure, and create a parking lot with 20 new spaces. The city posted video of the demolition in progress earlier today. (Read more: Prairie Village Post - Neighborhood news and events for Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills)

Haysville works to compromise over political signs

info2018-10-11T09:02:30-05:00October 11th, 2018|

The issue easily took up most of the night at the Haysville City Council meeting Tuesday. "My biggest concern is the state overstepping their bounds," Steven Crum said. Crum is a Haysville city council member but also a state representative. He said he advocated to repeal the law in the previous session and the majority of the Kansas House of Representatives voted to do just that. However, the bill died in the Kansas Senate. "I think cities and counties should be able to choose when they want these signs displayed," Crum said. "So I have more of a problem with what [...]