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Trail at Fort Larned historic site designated as national recreation trail

info2018-06-01T07:02:15-05:00June 1st, 2018|

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has designated the nature trail at the Fort Larned Historic Site as a national recreation trail. The trail was among 19 trails in 17 states -- and the only one in Kansas -- receiving the designation this week, according to release from the agency. On the grounds of Fort Larned National Historic Site, which is located six miles west of Larned on K-156, the 1.1-mile loop trail highlights both history and nature. Fort Larned is located on the historic Santa Fe Trail and is also on the Central Flyway, a major bird migration corridor. [...]

Themes From ‘State of the City’ Addresses

info2018-06-01T07:00:58-05:00June 1st, 2018|

Now in its 5th year, the National League of Cities’ annual State of the Cities report provides an in-depth analysis of mayoral speeches. The analysis pinpoints specific tactics and policies, as well as broader policy directions, and finds that: Economic development is the most prevalent major policy issue across mayoral speeches (58%) and has been for the past 5 years. Infrastructure, budgets and housing rise in importance this year, overtaking public safety. Mayors offered more detailed infrastructure plans this year, while presenting a narrower scope of discussion on public safety. Economic development, infrastructure, budgets, housing and public safety are consistently the [...]

Tonganoxie Planning Commission to hear proposal today for $30 million luxury RV resort

info2018-08-04T13:27:56-05:00April 6th, 2018|

The Tonganoxie Planning Commission will decide whether to approve plans for two projects that could have major implications on the Tonganoxie landscape. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in Council Chambers to decide whether to approve plans for a proposed luxury RV resort just east of Tonganoxie and a new Casey’s General Store south of the U.S. Highway 24-40 and Kansas Highway 16 intersection. The resort portion of the development would be an estimated $30 million project completed in two phases and would be the only of its kind in any direction for 700 miles. The gated community would [...]

Augusta’s new police chief sworn in

info2018-08-04T13:27:56-05:00April 6th, 2018|

Monday’s City Council meeting Police officers and firefighters attended Monday’s Augusta City Council meeting to watch Robert Sage take the official oath of office as the new Director of Public Safety for the City of Augusta. Sage has more than 30 years experience and is replacing Tyler Brewer who retired last October. Following the ceremony Chief Sage shared that he had started his career in public service at 13, when he became a junior firefighter with the Augusta Department of Safety, and that he is looking forward to leading the department. (Read more: Augusta Gazette)

Mission residents renew calls to reject Martway apartment building despite developer’s tweaks

info2018-08-04T13:27:57-05:00April 6th, 2018|

The Mission city council on Wednesday got a preview of an updated plan for a new apartment building on Martway, with a group of neighborhood homeowners again coming forward to say the project isn’t appropriate for the site. Since the proposal was introduced last summer, the idea of building a multi-story apartment complex on the site of three aging single-story office buildings has drawn pushback from people who live in the vicinity of the Martway site. Despite the fact that it had gained the support of the planning commission, Mission’s city council did not approve developer Christian Arnold’s scaled-back version of [...]

Want a say on what the Wichita area will look like in 10 years? Here’s your chance

info2018-08-04T13:27:57-05:00April 6th, 2018|

Does your book club like to digress into what Wichita needs to do to become a better city? Does your softball team grumble about how many swings and misses community leaders commit as they strive to move Wichita forward? You've got an opportunity to weigh in with your recommendations as Project Wichita launches the "listening" portion of its action plan. Project Wichita is a collaboration of business, education and government leaders with a goal to learn what people think about their city and the region — and where they want it to be in 10 years. "Any group, anywhere, any time" [...]

Mr. Haysville, Tim Norton named Admiral Windwagon Smith

info2018-08-04T13:27:57-05:00April 6th, 2018|

Mr. Haysville will be the face of this year’s Wichita River Festival. Haysville’s most visible resident, Tim Norton – who spent nine years as Haysville city council member, four years as Haysville mayor, and 16 years as a Sedgwick County Commissioner – was revealed last Friday as Admiral Windwagon Smith XLV, Riverfest’s official ambassador. The announcement was made at the Bracket Bash, one of the events held in conjunction with last week’s NCAA Tournament at INTRUST Bank Arena in downtown Wichita. “It’s very humbling and quite an honor. I’ve been involved in River Festival since the first year I came here [...]

Baldwin City Council approves $345,000 trail easement agreement with Midland Railway

info2018-08-04T13:27:57-05:00April 6th, 2018|

The Baldwin City Council on Tuesday approved a $345,000 agreement with the Midland Railway Historical Association that provides the city with a trail easement along the railroad from Baldwin City to Ottawa. Baldwin City Administrator Glenn Rodden said the easement would allow the installation of a 15-foot-wide trail along the Midland Railway line that would link to the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park in Ottawa. The 51-mile crushed limestone Prairie Spirit Trail connects Ottawa to Iola. The Midland Railway and the Prairie Spirit Trail were part of the Leavenworth, Lawrence and Fort Gibson Railroad built in the 1860s from Leavenworth south [...]

How often are ambulances needed in Marion County?

info2018-08-04T13:27:57-05:00April 6th, 2018|

In the first three months of 2018, predominantly full-time ambulance crews in Marion and Hillsboro handled nearly three-fourths of all county ambulance calls. Of the 328 times in which radio dispatches for ambulances were recorded, Hillsboro crews handled 38.1 percent of the calls, and Marion crews handled 35.7 percent. Predominantly pay-per-call crews in Peabody handled 18.0 percent of the calls, while similar crews in Tampa handled 5.8 percent and in Florence handled 2.4 percent. (Read more: HILLSBORO Star-Journal)

Miami County, Louisburg ready go after grant to improve Metcalf Road

info2018-08-04T13:27:57-05:00April 6th, 2018|

When Metcalf Road was built in the 1940s and 50s, it was a 20-foot wide swath of pavement bordered by gravel shoulders and ditches. Not much has changed since then, but the time could be nearing for an upgrade. Miami County and the city of Louisburg have partnered to apply for a federal grant to improve Metcalf Road south of Kansas Highway 68. The two face a rough road ahead, but officials are hopeful they will be successful. “It is a very competitive grant process,” said J.R. McMahon, county road and bridge director. “Our goal is to go in there and [...]