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Lenexa residents get to pick the new mural coming to Old Town

info2023-11-17T11:45:51-06:00November 17th, 2023|

As work on the Lenexa Community Center ramps up next month, the City of Lenexa is letting residents choose the mural that will grace it. Until Jan. 7, residents can vote here on what will be the next mural to greet visitors at the renovated location. The project called for designs for a 900-square-foot mural that will wrap around the southwest corner of the building. Two artists made the cut: IT-RA ICONS and Doodle Dood. Both artists hail from the Kansas City area, which was important to the project, said Logan Wagler, director of parks and recreation. “We’ve got great artists here in the Kansas City metro,” he said. “Why not tap [...]

Chef thinks his small-town ‘honor stands’ would also work in Wichita, plans to try soon.

info2023-11-17T11:44:10-06:00November 17th, 2023|

His new venture works well in Strong City, a town in the Flint Hills with a population of about 400. But will chef Stan Lerner’s “honor stands” — which invite people to grab fresh-baked bread and other items from unmanned pantries and trust them to leave the correct amount of cash on the “honor system” — also work in Wichita? Lerner, who owns Chef’s Stan’s Place — a tiny one-day-a-week brunch spot he opened last year in a former church building on the edge of Strong City — will be in Wichita this week scouting out spots where he might be [...]

Overland Park set to permanently allow backyard chickens on some lots

info2023-11-17T11:42:39-06:00November 17th, 2023|

Overland Park plans to permanently allow backyard chickens on smaller lots by making its backyard chicken pilot program into city code. Last week, the Overland Park City Council Public Safety Committee voted 6-0 to recommend the city adopt a new ordinance enshrining backyard chickens in Overland Park in city code. In early 2022, the city approved a temporary backyard chicken pilot program, following in the footsteps of other Johnson County cities. The proposed ordinance, which would codify it in a new chapter called “Keeping of Chickens,” does have some small changes from the short-term backyard chicken pilot. The two-year pilot allowed [...]

People in Fort Scott, Kansas, are trying to save their emergency room — or cope with the loss

info2023-11-17T11:41:19-06:00November 17th, 2023|

When Fort Scott’s Mercy Hospital closed in early 2019, the community of 7,550 people in southeast, Kansas, briefly lost its emergency room. Mayor Matthew Wells remembers the time without an ER clearly. “I watched several people, two in particular that I've known my whole life, die with injuries sustained that very easily could have been resolved in an ER,” Wells said. Now, the town is once again in that position after the community’s stand-alone ER closed, leaving residents to travel at least 20 miles to the nearest emergency center and raising concerns about attracting new residents and businesses. Local officials are [...]

‘Utmost respect’: Kansas City, Kansas’ interim fire chief to take on full-time role

info2023-11-17T11:40:04-06:00November 17th, 2023|

Dennis Rubin, who has served as the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department’s interim fire chief for almost six months, will soon take on the role full time. Wyandotte County’s administrator, David Johnston, announced at Thursday night’s Unified Government meeting that he has hired Rubin for the position, which he will take over in the new year. He will become the KCKFD’s 18th fire chief. “I pledge that I’ll do my very best to continue the direction that we’re going in to serve folks with dignity and pride,” Rubin told the UG’s Board of Commissioners. Before becoming KCK’s interim fire chief in June, Rubin previously [...]

Residents have mixed reaction about large-scale solar farms in Sedgwick County

info2023-11-17T11:38:38-06:00November 17th, 2023|

Should large-scale solar farms be allowed in Sedgwick County? Thursday night, the public told officials what they think. Because of a moratorium, there can't be any solar applications until March 20th. So, Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita want to know what should happen once the moratorium has passed. “I just moved back from California. There are solar farms and wind farms. They're ugly, they're huge. I don't want those farms here,” said an unnamed person who spoke during public comment. “Everybody says what they don't want. Where do you want that electricity to be generated,” said Sedgwick County resident, [...]

There’s a new way to talk to 911 in Stafford County

info2023-11-17T11:37:16-06:00November 17th, 2023|

New technology is being used by Stafford County dispatchers. They now have the technology to do video calls with someone calling 911. Here's how it works: When you call 911, the dispatcher can ask to send you a link. If you approve, you will start a live video feed from your phone to show the emergency as it's happening. "It's almost like having an extra person without them actually being there. To have eyes on the situation and they'll be able to see what's going on, or we can see something they're not telling us," said Stafford County Sheriff Robert Murrow. [...]

Sedgwick County K9 killed in line of duty

info2023-11-17T11:34:56-06:00November 17th, 2023|

A K9 with the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office was killed in the line of duty Thursday afternoon. According to Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter, the K9 killed was Bane. Bane came into service with Wichita Police Officer Daniel Gumm in Dec. 2017, after Gumm's previous K9, Rooster, was shot and killed in the line of duty. Rooster was the first WPD K9 to be killed in the WPD's history. Officer Gumm lost his battle with cancer in November 2022, and Bane was donated to the SCSO. According to WPD Lieutenant Aaron Moses, just before noon on Thursday, the WPD domestic intervention and violence [...]

Free Narcan and fentanyl test strip dispenser now open 24/7 in Salina

info2023-11-17T11:32:25-06:00November 17th, 2023|

An addiction treatment center in Salina says it's seen a big increase in fentanyl deaths, especially among younger people. But now, it's hoping to slow down those deaths by providing a free Narcan dispenser that anyone can access, 24/7. "I think it's important to educate and empower so we can save lives," said CKF Addiction Treatment Wellness Coordinator Chelsey Eberwein. "There will be boxes of naloxone. There'll be fentanyl testing strips and hygiene kits, free to any and everyone who would like to come and get one." It's an issue extremely close to mentor Valarie Hicks' heart. "I'm a person in [...]

Southwest Kansas to get a children’s museum

info2023-11-17T11:29:26-06:00November 17th, 2023|

Southwest Kansas will soon get its first children’s museum. Red Dog Children’s Museum received a $28,435 grant from Kansas Tourism Monday morning at the Russell Child Development building in Garden City. The museum was one of 14 recipients of Kansas Tourism’s 2023 Attraction Development Grants. Additionally, the museum received two other local grants from the Finney County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and the Garden City Co-op to help kickstart it. The museum has been a project of Jenny and Trevor Hands for the past two years. Together the couple has a son, Graden, and when they travel, they go to children’s museums anytime they’re near one, [...]