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Property owner in Marion granted extension to move 8 million pounds of silage from residential area

2018-09-19T14:01:00-05:00September 19th, 2018|

Mike Beneke, owner of Double B Cattle of Lincolnville, was granted a 30-day extension to remove about 8 million pounds of silage from his property at 601 W. Main St., at a hearing Sept. 16. City administrator Roger Holter said Monday that it’s his understanding that if the silage isn’t removed, the city will do it at Beneke’s expense. “The city has attempted to administer the laws of the city in a fair and consistent manner,” he said. “Our goal has remained consistent throughout the process and remains unchanged.” At the first hearing Aug. 30, Holter said this was a safety [...]

Old downtown firehouse has new mission after culinary school cease-and-desist

2018-09-19T13:45:44-05:00September 19th, 2018|

A former fire station on Topeka Avenue downtown will become a shared workspace for artists and business startups after Wichita State University objected to Butler Community College’s proposal for a culinary arts school there. The Wichita City Council voted to accept the proposal from Commerce Street Development Partners LLC., which will pay $100,000 for the 16,000-square-foot property at 500 S. Topeka and redevelop it into a shared-space concept called FireWorx. “I hope it will do what it’s designed to do and truly be a catalyst for that area,” said Mayor Jeff Longwell. The council didn’t have much choice. Of the original [...]

Reno County Commission OKs fire station spending, Highlands sewer funding allocations

2018-09-19T13:41:51-05:00September 19th, 2018|

The Reno County Commission, as expected, approved on Tuesday authorizing the sale of temporary notes to fund Buhler fire station improvements and voted to authorize the use of a combination of property tax and sewer fees to pay for The Highlands sewer upgrade. When the commission met with residents of The Highlands in June, close to 95 percent of those asked to vote by a show of hands supported splitting the cost of paying off sewer improvements between a monthly use fee and property taxes. Since that meeting there have been some who questioned the split, said Councilwoman Bonnie Teal, with [...]

City manager: Topeka entry doing well in online vote

2018-09-19T13:39:48-05:00September 19th, 2018|

With a week to go, Topeka is in second place in the online voting competition to earn a spot among finalists for the $50,000 Gen2Gen Encore Prize, city manager Brent Trout said at Tuesday evening’s city council meeting. People can cast votes daily, Trout said, and he encouraged residents to do so. Topeka earned a place in the online vote as one of 25 semifinalists out of 110 applicants for the prize, which is awarded to an organization that comes up with an innovative solution that will tap into the talent of people over the age of 50 to partner with [...]

12 Kansas National Guard nurses go to provide hurricane aid

2018-09-19T13:37:38-05:00September 19th, 2018|

Twelve nurses, including eight from the Kansas Air National Guard and four from the Kansas Army National Guard, are going to provide emergency aid to North Carolina officials dealing with Hurricane Florence. The nurses will assist North Carolina Public Health officials at local shelters in the area of Brunswick, N.C., said Jane Welch, acting director of public affairs for Kansas Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli’s office. Kansas Gov. Jef Colyer said, “We are grateful to the members of our Kansas National Guard for always being ready to lend a hand when called upon, and thank them for their willingness to assist the [...]

States and Cities’ Battle for Control of 5G Reaches the FCC

2018-09-19T13:34:04-05:00September 19th, 2018|

ack in 2016, several major phone carriers approached the city of McAllen, Texas, about building state-of-the-art 5G wireless networks. With the promise of ultra-fast internet connection speeds and an array of potential commercial and public applications, city officials eagerly entered into discussions about amending local ordinances to accommodate the necessary infrastructure. Months later, they were close to reaching an agreement on establishing a large-scale pilot program. It all started to unravel, though, when McAllen and other Texas cities heard about a proposal in the legislature setting statewide rules for 5G installation and prohibiting local governments from negotiating their own deals. McAllen [...]

New infrared laser technology to help Shawnee police work efficiently

2018-09-19T13:30:30-05:00September 19th, 2018|

New technology that could save some of your tax dollars is coming to the Shawnee Police Department. The Shawnee City Council recently approved about $70,000 to buy a Faro 3D Laser Scanner. It will help officers map crime and crash scenes faster, with better accuracy. The Faros are infrared lasers. They collect scene measurements on a cloud, with accuracy of plus or minus one millimeter. Essentially, it does all the work by taking "pictures," and takes out room for human error, making for a more efficient process. "If we put the scanner out there we can get all the data we [...]

Riley County police director injured in bicycle crash, taken to hospital, officials say

2018-09-19T13:29:30-05:00September 19th, 2018|

The director of a Kansas law enforcement agency has been injured in a crash while he was riding a bicycle, officials said. Emergency crews were dispatched to a crash with injuries at around 12:55 p.m. Tuesday in the 2700 block of Moehlman Road, a rural area about 2 miles south of Manhattan, the Riley County Police Department said in a Facebook post. Riley County police Director Brad Schoen was riding a bicycle when he was involved in a crash with another vehicle, RCPD officials said. He was taken to Via Christi Hospital. The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, RCPD [...]

Open Streets ICT block party, a surprise hit last year, returns even bigger this weekend

2018-09-19T13:25:25-05:00September 19th, 2018|

It was just something that Wichita Park & Recreation Director Troy Houtman wanted to try, an idea he’d seen presented at a conference. So last September, not knowing how it would work out in Wichita, he and his crew closed down four miles of Wichita’s main downtown thoroughfare, filled it with food trucks and entertainment and invited Wichitans to ride their bikes over to enjoy it. He wasn’t sure anyone would come. But they did — by the thousands. By the end of the event, organizers Wichita Park & Recreation and the Wichita Park Foundation estimated, 18,000 people had biked or [...]

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