info2025-01-13T09:44:35-06:00January 13th, 2025|
Olpe has accumulated $2.5 million in fundraising for Phase One of a three phase project intended to create state-of-the-art fitness facilities and parks for the enjoyment of the community. Phase One will fund the creation of a football field and track on the school grounds of USD 252, while Phase Two and Three will create a splash pad, a park, and softball and baseball fields. Source: Emporia Gazette
info2025-01-13T09:43:40-06:00January 13th, 2025|
A plan to redistrict the county by adding two additional county commission districts was approved by Bourbon County Commissioners Monday night. Commissioners reviewed three maps presented by Surveying and Mapping LLC (SAM), a company that was contracted to assist the county in the redistricting process. The boundaries for the districts are based on the county’s population. Source: Fort Scott Tribune
info2025-01-13T09:42:40-06:00January 13th, 2025|
With 44 years in city service, Cecelia Conrad has experienced several firsts in her career. A retirement reception was held Friday morning at the Hoisington City Auditorium in her honor, recognizing her latest service as City Clerk from 2019. Source: Great Bend Tribune
info2025-01-13T09:41:33-06:00January 13th, 2025|
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is once again managing the search. They opened the search around Thanksgiving and closed it a few weeks later. USD 439 BOE president Travis Francis said the board spent the last two weeks discussing candidates and comparing them to the priorities set by meeting with faculty and the community. Source: Harvey County Now
info2025-01-13T09:39:37-06:00January 13th, 2025|
Sedgwick’s City Council took action Wednesday evening to slow the growth of the population in the city during 2025—the population of stray cats. The council unanimously approved a contract with Caring Hands Humane Society in Newton for their Trap, Neuter, and Release program for 2025 for $3,000. Source: Harvey County Now
info2025-01-13T09:38:44-06:00January 13th, 2025|
When the newly formed Sedgwick EMS went live on the first of the year, it was a few days later before it fielded its first call on Jan. 4. Since the first call, the department has ran several others and EMS Chief Jaime Anderson couldn’t be happier. Source: Harvey County Now
info2025-01-13T09:35:47-06:00January 13th, 2025|
Details for a planned $320 million “ultra-accessible” sports and entertainment district in Olathe backed by state STAR bonds have started coming together. On Tuesday, the Olathe City Council unanimously approved a zoning amendment and a preliminary site development plan that paves the way for the first part of the development within the boundaries of a special incentive district at 119th Street and Renner Boulevard. Source: Johnson County Post
info2025-01-13T09:34:39-06:00January 13th, 2025|
Over several weeks in the fall, reporters from those 10 NPR stations hosted small groups of three to six people who had something in common and were comfortable sharing their stories — in Orlando, Fla., western Colorado, Kansas City, Kan., and many more communities, big and small. We asked every group the same set of open-ended questions: about their sense of community, what they thought people from other communities did not understand about them and what they wanted to learn about other people. Source: KCUR News
info2025-01-13T09:32:39-06:00January 13th, 2025|
Some Wichita City Council members made a last-ditch effort Tuesday to prevent a revised ordinance for stronger enforcement against illegal camping from going into effect. The ordinance passed on its second reading along the same lines of its first vote. Council members Mike Hoheisel, Maggie Ballard and Johnson voted no. The new limits, which go into effect this month, allow for rapid removal of reported encampments by law enforcement, city workers and contractors by eliminating the need to post notices to vacate. A particular focal point will be locations that “pose health and safety concerns” such as doorways, sidewalks, areas near [...]
info2025-01-13T09:30:55-06:00January 13th, 2025|
The Pittsburg Police Department is looking to add to its force. Officials say they haven’t been fully staffed for almost a decade — despite seeing an increase in interested applicants. The department has had to get help from other agencies — but continues to recruit through high school and college visits. The department is offering a sign-on bonus for new officers — as well as incentives for current ones who help in the recruitment process. Source: KSNF/KODE
