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Sedgwick County DA report concludes school board did not violate Open Meeting law

info2023-04-03T09:10:48-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office recently released an opinion stating it did not believe USD 373 violated the Kansas Open Meeting Act, in an emergency Feb. 22 meeting. The office did not offer opinions on other complaints such as the legality of the meeting, or ethics complaints involving a conflict of interest with Board Members. All this originates following a Feb. 22 gathering of the Board of Education that resulted in a three-hour emergency meeting. The meeting was mostly held in executive sessions – or behind closed doors- under the premise of discussing matters that could positively or adversely affect a [...]

Ellinwood museum preps for spring

info2023-04-03T09:06:20-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

Joyce Schulte’s receptionist table at the Ellinwood Museum can resemble a mini-display itself some days — especially during the weeks prior to the Museum’s annual season-opening day in April. There’s a fair bit of tweaking that needs to be done ahead of time, and the table is a good place for keeping the odds and ends needed for readying the Museum’s permanent and new exhibits. The Museum’s opening day this year is Thursday, April 20, at 10 a.m. It’s usually a low-key affair, as visitors come for coffee, see what’s new, and talk about Ellinwood’s older days. A typical season runs [...]

New survey shows Johnson County residents are pleased once again with quality of life and county services

info2023-04-03T09:03:54-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

Results of Johnson County’s annual community survey were revealed, and residents consistently gave high marks for the county’s quality of life, services and programs, and voiced their opinions on the services most important to them. Results from the 2023 community survey were shared Thursday, March 23, with the Board of County Commissioners during a Committee of the Whole meeting. The six-page survey was conducted in January and February by ETC Institute of Olathe. “Ratings for Johnson County as a place to live, work and raise children are among the highest in the nation,” Chris Tatham, president and chief executive officer of [...]

Commission Chair Mike Kelly says the state of Johnson County ‘continues to be strong’

info2023-04-03T09:01:19-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

Three months after starting his role as Johnson County Commission Chair, Mike Kelly is set to give his first State of the County address at the Overland Park Convention Center on Tuesday, April 4. Kelly, who is also on the executive board of Climate Action KC, says that the state of Johnson County "continues to be strong" and is "uniquely poised to be stronger." "We're at this opportunity right now, with the economic development but also with the opportunities for partnership with the federal government," said Kelly. "You look at the Infrastructure and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, which has [...]

Talented Wichita firefighter prepares for a boxing match against a police officer

info2023-04-03T10:20:32-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

Wichita firefighter Carlye Anderson is stepping out of the fire truck and into the gym to train for the 8th annual Smoke & Guns fight. Anderson is set to box against a Tulsa police officer. It's all part of a fundraiser for the Tulsa Special Olympics and Tulsa Firefighters Burn Camp. "Getting to go down and compete and fight, but also getting to fight for the charity event that we're down there for, is really fun," says Anderson. The firefighter spends a lot of her off-time in the gym now. ... Anderson is coached by retired firefighter and WFD 135 Union [...]

Emporia fire department resources ‘tied up’

info2023-04-03T08:58:27-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

The Emporia fire department has deployed its entire fleet of trucks to deal with fires on this red flag day. "We are tied up right now," Emporia Fire Department Lt. Colter Serig said. "All of our county trucks are busy right now." There is a fire at 1761 Road G just north of Highway 50, a fire at 3100 W South Avenue and a fire at 1709 Road 175, according to Serig. East of Emporia at 1709 Rd. 175, a controlled burn got out of control, according to Serig. The EFD sent two grass rigs. A grass rig from Olpe District [...]

His rental house wasn’t up to code. After calling the city, he got a notice to leave.

info2023-04-03T08:57:12-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

It all started with the windows at Alvin Mitchell’s rental house, which he said were cemented shut. Mitchell said his brother, concerned, called the city of Wichita to inspect the Planeview duplex. “I’m his little brother,” Mitchell said. “He’s going to look out for me.” In late July of last year, a city inspector came out to look at the house. The inspector listed a multitude of code violations the landlord needed to fix by the end of August: the windows, doors, walls, ceilings and floors all needed to be repaired or replaced. Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Parsons artist paints mural featuring the LCC 1960 basketball national champions

info2023-04-03T08:55:28-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

Aaron “Skip” Smith stood beside his newest work of art, an 8-foot by 4-foot painting inside the new athletic complex on a wall at the entrance to the Labette Community College gymnasium. “They wanted something to accentuate their new sports complex and they wanted it to be something I did, so they commissioned me to do this,” Smith said. The mural, a combination of acrylic and oils took about eight months to complete. Source: Parsons Sun

Proposed changes could scrap some work of Lawrence’s police review board

info2023-04-03T08:51:16-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

More than a year of work by Lawrence Community Police Review Board members to engage with the community and revise the ordinance that outlines the board’s duties may have been for nothing. A resolution up for consideration at Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting would essentially scrap the draft ordinance that CPRB members and city staff members and attorneys worked to refine. If approved, a work group that has yet to meet will start from scratch, making amendments to the ordinance as it currently exists. The work group was formed to review the CPRB’s draft ordinance and the Lawrence Police Department’s current [...]

Selling some used items to Wichita businesses may not require fingerprinting for long

info2023-04-03T08:50:07-05:00April 3rd, 2023|

Wichitans who sell used appliances and trinkets to local businesses are used to having their fingerprint scanned and their personal information collected to share with police. That may not be the case for much longer. It’s standard protocol for discouraging thieves from attempting to sell stolen items, but some Wichita officials say the city’s secondhand dealer regulations are a burden on businesses and not particularly effective at preventing illegal activity. Source: Wichita Eagle