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What should a cemetery look like? New draft rules would allow for additional decorations at Lawrence gravesites

info2018-09-14T11:50:16-05:00September 14th, 2018|

City officials presented the first draft of new rules for grave decorations at the city’s cemeteries, which would allow plot owners more decoration options, including limited borders and ground cover. The Parks and Recreation Department oversees three cemeteries — Oak Hill, Maple Grove and Memorial Park — and already has rules regarding decorations, but those rules have not been strictly enforced. The draft, which was discussed as part of a public meeting Wednesday, allows additional decorations, such as shepherd hooks, borders and personal items, as long as they are placed within 6 inches of markers and not on the side of [...]

Shawnee PD’s new 3D laser scanner halves investigation time

info2018-09-14T11:44:59-05:00September 14th, 2018|

Shawnee police officers’ investigations of crashes and crime scenes just got more detailed and more than twice as efficient. The 3D Scanner software produces a detailed and scaled map of a crash or crime scene, including a 360-degree perspective, according to Shawnee city records. One officer utilizing a 3D Laser Scanner can record a scene in about 60 percent of the time required by four officers using a Total Station, the Shawnee Police Department’s current device. In fact, the city’s traffic safety unit recommended purchasing the FARO 3D Laser Scanner because it can record and measure a 150-meter area in roughly [...]

Clay County Commissioners approve ‘cow patty Bingo’ on the Courthouse Square

info2018-09-14T11:44:27-05:00September 14th, 2018|

Clay County 4-Hers will be offering something new on The Square for Piotique. Shannon Stark, Chamber Director, and two FFA members at Clay County Community High School, Logan Fickes and Alex Benson met with Clay County Commissioners on Monday to ask permission to use the Courthouse Square for Cow Patty Bingo during Piotique. They will use a small bucket calf and a tarp to help keep the mess as minimal as possible. The event will help raise money for the FFA members to attend Leadership Conference in June. Commissioners granted them permission. (Read more: www.ccenterdispatch.com)

The Highlands’ ballot lands on the green, 135-1

info2018-09-14T11:39:21-05:00September 14th, 2018|

Residents told The Highlands City Council in July they would support a budget levying $60,000 in property taxes. They were true to their word. In a special election Thursday, Sept. 14, voters in the small city built around a golf course voted 135-1 for the budget ballot, according to unofficial results. Four provisional ballots will be considered by a Reno County board of canvassers Tuesday. The city mill levy could be about 14.5 mills under the $60,000 budget scenario, residents attending a July town hall meeting were told. Residents indicated they found a $60,000 budget more palatable than a $90,000 or [...]

New Overstock distribution center to open in KCK

info2018-09-14T10:22:13-05:00September 14th, 2018|

Overstock.com will open a new distribution center at 5300 Kansas Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas, according to an announcement today. Overstock.com is a leading online home goods and furniture retailer. According to a spokesman, about 100 jobs are expected to be created in the next two years at the distribution center. The distribution center is not moving but is a new facility in the Overstock.com network, according to Ashlie Hand, vice president of communications for the Kansas City Area Development Council. (Read more: Welcome to Wyandotte Daily!)

Johnson County approves adding more jobs, help at Mental Health Center

info2018-09-14T10:14:55-05:00September 14th, 2018|

As the number of calls for mental health services continue to rise, so do the number of resources around the metro. On Thursday, the Johnson County Board of Commissioners approved adding an extra dispatcher at the Johnson County Mental Health Center, two clinicians at the Olathe and Shawnee clinics and expanded two part-time positions to full-time. The transportation program is one of many programs offered at the center. It allows clients to find a way to get to work, school or doctor appointments. "It is going to help a lot of clients get to and from employment to work, school and [...]

Shawnee County Commissioner: $200 copper theft brings $100,000 in costs

info2018-09-14T10:13:47-05:00September 14th, 2018|

The theft in July of an estimated $200 worth of copper from the Kansas Expocentre grounds will ultimately cost the county about $100,000, county commission chairman Kevin Cook said Thursday. He asked what Shawnee County could do to deter copper thieves. “I wish I knew,” replied facilities maintenance director Bill Kroll. Commissioners Cook, Shelly Buhler and Bob Archer voted 3-0 Thursday to approve two proposals enabling Kroll’s department to pay costs resulting from the crimes. Kroll said a security camera video showed burglars on July 17 entered the Expocentre grounds and tried unsuccessfully to steal copper from a 40-ton DX chiller [...]

JoCo adds to parks: Big Bull Creek Park and one in the Stilwell area

info2018-09-14T10:12:46-05:00September 14th, 2018|

Johnson County is celebrating two additions to its parks system this month: the colossal Big Bull Creek Park in southwest Johnson County and a playground in the Stilwell area that’s accessible to all children, including those with disabilities. Officials will cut the ribbon Sept. 22 on Big Bull Creek Park, an expanse of about 2,000 acres at 20425 Sunflower Road in Edgerton. It is now the largest park in the county system, which also includes Shawnee Mission and Heritage parks. According to a county planning document, the idea of acquiring land for the park dates to 1997 when a Citizens Visioning [...]

Shawnee dissolves TIF district for controversial development proposal at 62nd and Pflumm

info2018-09-14T06:57:27-05:00September 14th, 2018|

Shawnee leaders have decided to dissolve a decade-old public financing district established in hopes of helping spur a housing project at 62nd and Pflumm. Developers tried twice to move forward with projects at the northwest corner of the intersection, but they never got out of the ground. In late 2008, the council had approved a project plan and redevelopment agreement with Cobblestone Village LLC for a mixed-use housing and retail project aimed at seniors. That project was never started because of the onset of the Great Recession, so the council terminated the project plan in January 2014 and approved a [...]

Leavenworth County responds to petition in lawsuit

info2018-09-14T06:55:59-05:00September 14th, 2018|

An attorney for the Leavenworth County Commission has filed a response to an amended petition in a lawsuit filed against the county by the city of Leavenworth. At issue in the lawsuit are county plans for improvements at the intersection of 20th Street and Eisenhower Road. An attorney for the city of Leavenworth filed an amended petition in the lawsuit late last month. The petition argues a 2016 agreement between the county and cities of Leavenworth and Lansing requires the county to pay for left turn lanes and traffic signals at the intersection. In a response filed Tuesday by Senior [...]