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Colyer administration settles on new marketing slogan: ‘Land in Kansas’

info2018-07-20T06:38:16-05:00July 20th, 2018|

Gov. Jeff Colyer embraced formation of a new economic development marketing strategy Thursday shaped to convince investors that Kansas possesses opportunities for business expansion and to persuade outsiders it was appropriate to shed images of Kansas as a flyover state. Under the umbrella of an initiative tagged “Land in Kansas,” the Colyer administration will begin by emphasizing a marketing pitch to draw potential investors to the state’s strengths in agriculture, aviation and a handful of other industries. “We want people to come to our state,” said Colyer, who is seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for governor in the Aug. 7 primary [...]

New development planned for old Mission Mall lot

info2018-07-20T05:31:37-05:00July 20th, 2018|

ears after the demolition of the Mission Mall, Roe Avenue and Johnson Drive will finally see new tenants. Prep work has started on what will be the new Mission Gateway. Crews have started to lay the groundwork for a multi-million dollar project that has been more than ten years in the making. Advertisement "If something about retail patterns or living habits change, we have something that can really ebb and flow with changing times," said Emily Randel with the city of Mission. The Mission Gateway project will be built in three phases, and will include retail, hotels, apartments, office spaces, and [...]

Kansas Turnpike toll prices to increase beginning in October

info2018-07-20T04:29:02-05:00July 20th, 2018|

Drivers on the Kansas Turnpike will pay more beginning Oct. 1. The state announced Wednesday that tolls on the turnpike will increase about 5 percent for passenger vehicles with a K-TAG pass. Commercial vehicles with a K-TAG may see an increase because electronic fares will be rounded to the nearest nickel. Fees for passenger vehicles paying cash will increase about 12.5 percent, while commercial vehicles paying cash will see a 10 percent increase. All cash fares will be rounded to the nearest quarter. The turnpike authority says about 40 percent of customers pay cash, while 60 percent use an electronic system [...]

Grievance policies vary among cities

info2018-07-19T11:29:56-05:00July 19th, 2018|

Neither the City of Winfield nor the City of Arkansas City has any sort of formal grievance policy for employees wishing to challenge a firing or other issue, although other local government entities have such policies on their books. The issue has come to the forefront after the City of Winfield denied former police officer Sean Skov’s request last month for an appeal process and the city attorney told Skov he found no basis to allow a hearing before the commission. Skov was fired May 24 after a video of a traffic stop involving Jeremy “Rudy” Samuel went viral, prompting claims [...]

Kansas governor announces 11-mile expansion of Highway 69 project in Crawford County

info2018-07-19T11:10:37-05:00July 19th, 2018|

Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer announced Wednesday that 11 miles of Highway 69 in Crawford County will be expanded into a four-lane expressway in a $57.4 million project scheduled to begin in 2019. Colyer visited the admissions office of Pittsburg State University, where he announced the project expansion in a room crowded with Highway 69 supporters, state senators, city officials and PSU representatives. The 11-mile expansion of Highway 69 will take place north of Pittsburg and will connect Kansas Highway 47 with the “Arma connection.” The “Arma connection," which is an ongoing Highway 69 project, widens a six-mile stretch south of Fort [...]

Kolb set to bid farewell to Great Bend

info2018-07-19T11:09:24-05:00July 19th, 2018|

George Kolb was hired last October to become the Interim City Administrator for Great Bend after a tumultuous summer that saw the city lose it’s previous Administrator of 36-years along with the Police Chief. Now he is getting ready to see his time in Great Bend come to an end. Kendal Francis was officially hired Monday to become the next City Administrator and will begin his new duties on July 30th. Kolb says he feels good about his time in Great Bend as he helped calm the waters after a firestorm of controversy that also saw the addition of a new [...]

City gives initial approval of contract for Tonganoxie Public Library land

info2018-07-19T11:08:29-05:00July 19th, 2018|

Tonganoxie is one step closer to having a new library. The City Council approved Monday a resolution of the first amendment to the contract between Tongie 5, LLC and the city on 2 acres of land where the elementary school campus once was. The sale and price is expected to be final with a closing next month. Plans call for the library to be built on the south end of the property. The remaining 2.5 acres is expected to be developed, but there are no specific plans as of yet. (Read more: TonganoxieMirror.com stories)

McCue: ‘No confidential info’ lost in hack threat at Ellis Co. EMS

info2018-07-19T11:07:14-05:00July 19th, 2018|

No confidential information was obtained during last year’s alleged denial-of-service attack against computers hosting the Ellis County Emergency Medical Service (EMS) administrative voice lines, according to county health administrator Kerry McCue. “There were no administrative phone calls overheard and no patient information was obtained or lost from our possession,” McCue said Wednesday afternoon. “There were no HIPAA concerns or violations.” McCue wants to assure the public that “no confidential information” was accessed by the alleged computer hacker. A Larned man, Michael D. Golightley, 34, is charged with seven counts of damaging a protected computer and one count of threatening to damage [...]

Fashionable new face brings fresh perspective to city planning in Newton

info2018-07-19T11:04:42-05:00July 19th, 2018|

After growing up in a Silas, Ala. — a small, southern town of close to 400 residents — Ryan Sellers is adjusting to “big city” life in Newton. “This place is huge for me,” Sellers said. “In my hometown, we had one stop sign and maybe two mom and pop restaurants. Sellers made his move to Newton last week after being hired as the City Planner, a position that was recently created. The adjustment hasn’t been hard, he said. He has already found a new favorite restaurant — Back Alley Pizza. “I read in a magazine that it was one of [...]

Grant helps city of Ottawa put new tables in Forest, Goppert parks

info2018-07-19T10:59:10-05:00July 19th, 2018|

Eight picnic tables in two Forest Park shelters and two tables at Goppert Teen Park were replaced last week through a grant from the State of Kansas Health and Environment Department and matching funds, city officials said Tuesday. The grant of $4,425 and matching funds of $2,985 were provided to partially fund the purchase of products made from waste tires. Nearly 3 million tires are generated as waste annually in Kansas, according to a city news release. The program is intended to stimulate the market for recycled rubber products rather than landfiling or other illegal disposal practices. This is the third [...]