Kansas Municipal News
Hundreds turn out to welcome Big Boy steam locomotive to Topeka
Dozens of people stood on large piles of rocks, while others craned their necks, hoping to get the first view of steam from a last-of-its-kind locomotive Tuesday afternoon as it approached the Great Overland Station in North Topeka on the Union Pacific railroad tracks.
The steam locomotive, known as the Big Boy, started the day near Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. It was about a half-hour behind schedule when it arrived about 12:15 p.m. at the Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave.
No one seemed to mind the wait on the sun-splashed day, with the noon temperature hovering around 60 degrees.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
South central Kansans provide input at local consult meetings
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Waiting for Big Boy: Historical train moves across the country, stops in Kansas
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| Audience members wait for the arrival of Big Boy No. 4014 as it enters Coffeyville. |
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Garden City breaks ground on new sports complex with state leaders in attendance
On Tuesday, Garden City broke ground on an all-new sports complex with state leaders in attendance.
“This is an extraordinary project,” said Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary David Toland.
Governor Laura Kelly, Commerce Secretary David Toland, and other state and local officials came together to break ground on the almost $800,000 STAR Bond project.
“It’s going to bring new dollars into Garden City and Southwest Kansas that aren’t already here and so that’s why we’ve got this tool, it’s to be an attraction,” said Toland.
This tournament and outdoor entertainment space will feature a hotel, restaurant, outdoor space, and multiple courts inside.
(Read more: KSN-TV)
Reno County OKs RR cross-arms, supports TECH transportation grant
New automated railroad cross arms will be going up on a rural crossing off K-61 southwest of Turon. The Reno County Commission on Tuesday approved an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad and the Kansas Department of Transportation allowing the devices to be installed on Salt Marsh Road, also known as Northeast 150th Avenue, just north of K-61.The crossing is about 2 miles southwest of Turon and just south of the large Ronald Schwertfeger farm.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)
City of Topeka to retain option of plowing snow on residential streets
Topeka’s city government at times last year went against its established snow and ice removal plan by plowing residential streets when less than six inches llen.The city will retain the option of deviating from that plan this cold-weather season, public works director Jason Peek told Topeka’s mayor and city council Tuesday evening. "We won’t respond to local streets all the time, but we may if the conditions warrant that," he said.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
Hays Fire Department simulation provides cross-training
Black smoke billowed into the clear blue sky south of town Tuesday morning as Hays firefighters practiced extinguishing a burning car at their training facility off Old Highway 40.The simulation exercise, which the Hays Fire Department holds twice a year, also included using the Jaws of Life to extract a victim trapped by a vehicle rollover. “We do this twice a year now, spring and fall,” said Hays Fire Chief Ryan Hagans…
(Read more: News – The Hays Daily News)
Council votes to purchase new Derby Dash bus
As part of the consent agenda at last week’s City Council meeting, the Council voted to purchase a new Derby Dash bus from the Kansas Truck Equipment Company for $75,369.
The purchase would replace a 2006 bus with 180,000 miles, which normally serves as a backup to a 2014 bus, but is sometimes needed when demand is high.
The bus purchase was originally planned for 2021, but engine problems led to the Council voting to purchase a new bus earlier. The cost of repair would have been around $10,000, according to documents included in the Council agenda.
(Read more: Derby News | derbyinformer.com)
Education commissioner visits Frontenac to present awards
Kansas Commissioner of Education Randy Watson made a local appearance Tuesday, visiting Frontenac for a special assembly to present several awards to the school district.
Frontenac Unified School District 249 was presented with the Commissioner’s Award with Highest Distinction, as well as two Kansas Can Gold Star Awards — one for its graduation rate and one for post-secondary effectiveness — and a Kansas Can Copper Star Award for preparing students for post-secondary success.
“We calculate for every school district public and private in Kansas. The fact is that we know that you have to overcome to do well,” Watson said in presenting the Commissioner’s Award with Highest Distinction.
(Read more: Education – Morning Sun)
Olathe recognized as one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America
The city of Olathe has been recognized as one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America by the Health Intelligence company Springbuk.
The announcement concludes a year-long wellness awards program in more than 45 U.S. cities. The winners are recognized for investing in the health and well-being of their employers and for the effectiveness of those initiatives. Other local names on the list include Burns & McDonnell, J.E. Dunn Construction, CBIZ, the Raytown School District and KCP&L, which is now Evergy.
Applicants were evaluated across six key categories: culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, marketing and communications, programming and interventions, and lastly, reporting and analytics.
(Read more: Joco 913 News)
Overland Park police deploy 200 body cameras to officers in the field
Overland Park police officers this week began wearing body cameras that sync up with the existing dashboard camera systems in their vehicles, a move department officials say will help improve transparency.
However, some advocates say that to be truly effective in building community trust, the city must also set a policy ensuring that footage captured by the cameras is available to the public upon request.
The deployment of the new body camera systems comes after nearly 10 months of field testing, with six test cameras used by officers in the field since last December. On Monday, the department put the cameras into full circulation, deploying 200 of them to officers working in traffic safety, emergency services, community policing and school resource officer assignments. Cameras are also available to detectives working on investigations.
(Read more: Prairie Village Post – Neighborhood news and events for Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills)
Kansas unemployment drops to lowest in 40-plus years
Kansas is reporting that its unemployment rate in October dipped to 3.1% and was at its lowest rate in more than 40 years.
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The state Department of Labor said Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined from 3.2% in September and was below the 3.3% recorded in October 2018.
Labor Secretary Delia Garcia said the last time unemployment was 3.1% was in April 1979. The rate has stayed below 4% since January 2017.
(Read more: Great Bend Post)
Opportunities expanding for Remington students
As part of the Gemini II group in the Kansans Can School Redesign project, Fredric Remington High School introduced a new look this school year with one of the biggest changes geared toward preparing students to enter the working world.
With no previous internship program to speak of, the high school is building from the ground up to offer work experiences for its students, which are geared toward sophomores, juniors and seniors. This year, the school introduced three classes to help prepare students for post-graduation — including career exploration, diversified occupations and employability skills — with the district currently gathering feedback from area business partners to generate internship opportunities tied to the coursework.
“Our hope is to provide more opportunities for our students to get real world experience and to be able to get out into the community and neighboring communities to get some on-the-job training,” said high school counselor Desha Ayres.
(Read more: News – Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS)
Dodge City hires Nick Hernandez as new city manager
The city commission voted unanimously to approve the city manager employment agreement with Nick Hernandez at its meeting Monday night.
Hernandez’s employment with the city will take effect June 1, 2020, when long-time City Manager Cherise Tieben plans to retire after 30 years of service to the city.
Like Tieben, Hernandez is a Ford County native. He is the current manager of Arkansas City, a position he has held for eight and a half years.
Prior to that, he served as manager of Osage City for three years.
(Read more: News – Dodge City Daily Globe – Dodge City, KS)
Sheriff’s office awarded 911 grant to upgrade dispatch consoles
The Miami County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center is poised for an equipment upgrade.
The sheriff’s office has learned it will receive a $284,272.80 state grant to purchase four P25 IP based dispatch consoles, according to a news release issued Tuesday, Nov. 12.
“This grant will help offset costs to upgrade the radio communications system within the communications center,” Sheriff Frank Kelly said.
More than $2.75 million in grant money was awarded to the state of Kansas, 911 Coordinating Council, by the National 911 grant program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the National 911 Program.
(Read more: The Miami County Republic)
Spirit AeroSystems approved for up to $40 million in IRBs
The Wichita City Council on Tuesday approved the issuance of up to $40 million in industrial revenue bonds for Spirit AeroSystems Inc. to help the manufacturer finance upgrades to its facilities made in 2019.
The new IRBs, which were approved 6-0 as Council member Cindy Claycomb was not in attendance, come from the letter of intent for up to $280 million in IRBs approved for Spirit (NYSE: SPR) in 2016.
IRBs require no taxpayer commitment and the city acts only as a pass-through entity. However, using IRB financing can help the company secure a better interest rate on the projects.
The bonds will help cover 2019 upgrades including chillers, cranes, lighting and industrial waste line and road replacements.
(Read more: Wichita Business Journal)
Church set to celebrate 150 years
One of the oldest churches in the region is still going strong.
First United Methodist Church of El Dorado will celebrate its 150th anniversary in December. A combined service with a Christmas Cantata is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 8 with a potluck and time capsule burial to follow.
The day marks the significant rich heritage of the church in the Butler County Community. Based on research by RoJean (Erwin) Holem presented 125th anniversary in 1994, as well as information provided by the church’s history committee, First United Methodist is considered the first church of any denomination within the bounds of Butler County.
(Read more: andoveramerican.com)
Wichita plans to spend $602 million on new water plant project
The total cost of Wichita’s new water treatment plant project could top $602 million, the city told the Environmental Protection Agency in a federal loan application.
And water rates are expected to continue increasing for the foreseeable future, city projections show.
Wichita needs a new water treatment plant because its existing plant is 80 years old and could fail at any moment, city officials have said.
(Read more: Local News |)
New lawsuits in Finch swatting claim wrongful death and rights violations by cops
Two new lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts in connection with the “swatting” death of Andrew Finch, killed by Wichita police officers responding to a hoax emergency call at his home two years ago.
The state lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $75,000 on behalf of Finch’s two young children, identified in court documents as AF and DF. It alleges they’re due compensation for the wrongful death of their father.
In the federal suit, Finch’s mother, Lisa Finch, and her boyfriend, Ali Abdelhadi, claim that four Wichita police officers violated their constitutional rights during the follow-up to the shooting. They both seek damages in excess of $75,000. That amount is used as a placeholder for the actual damages that will be sought as the case develops.
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Overland Park hosting conversation on ‘small scale’ housing projects aimed at affordability
City leaders took it to heart when Overland Park residents said they wanted a future city with more moderately priced housing options – ones that would be within the budgets of the janitors, fire fighters, restaurant workers and school aids who work in the city.
On Thursday, residents can find out what it means to make that happen, as the non-profit Incremental Development Alliance holds a public discussion of the benefits of “small scale” development. The presentation will be at 6 p.m. at the Matt Ross Community Center Crown Room.
The meeting is an attempt to explain some of the ways the city can change its planning rules to become more inviting to small projects like courtyard cottages, accessory backyard units and apartments attached above stores and offices, said Matthew Petty, senior faculty member for the training and consulting firm. It is an early-stage effort that could eventually result in changes in zoning and planning guidelines so that more such projects can be approved.
(Read more: Shawnee Mission Post – Community news and events for northeast Johnson County)
‘We’re not going to let them die’
Rural Kansas has a storied past, but decades of population decline stand poised to turn many once-vibrant places into ghost towns.
The struggle for survival reveals itself in emptied Main Streets, shuttered factories and tired-looking neighborhoods dominated by houses built before World War II.
An exodus that started more than 100 years ago and gained momentum during the Great Depression has now thinned the population of most of the state’s 105 counties to fewer than 10 people per square mile.
“Quite a few counties peaked in the 1890 census in terms of total population and have never recovered,” said Kansas historian Virgil Dean.
At 2 percent, Kansas’ population growth rate lags far behind the nation’s 6 precent. And it’s uneven. Most of it is concentrated in the state’s urban areas — Kansas City, Wichita, Lawrence, Topeka and Manhattan. A forecast by researchers at Wichita State University projects growth in less than a fifth of the state’s counties over the next 50 years.
(Read more: Atchison Globe Now)
Hospital sales tax defeated by 2 votes
The half-cent sales tax question to benefit the Hiawatha Community Hospital on the Nov. 5 ballot was defeated by 2 votes.
That became official after canvassing 40 provisional ballots by the Brown County Commission Monday morning revealed the final count: No-1,285 to Yes-1,283 to a packed room that included Hiawatha and Horton city officials, along with representatives from Hiawatha Community Hospital. Assisting with the vote canvassing were County Clerk Melissa Gormley, Deputy Clerk Dawn Boyles and Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill, who advised the commissioners on state statutes for reasons to dismiss a provisional ballot.
On election night, Tuesday, Nov. 5, the final tally after counting all 18 precincts was 1267 No and 1264 yes votes. That Friday, an additional 7 mail-in ballots were counted, which brought the vote to No-1,270 to Yes-1,268 votes.
(Read more: hiawathaworldonline.com)
Wind farm fight moves into Kansas courts
“The wind farm fight is far from over,” Nick Egli said Sunday night.
Reno County landowners opposed to a wind farm are organizing again as the company takes its case to court.
It’s a fight over who has the right to say yes or no to wind energy development in Reno County, a fight some thought was over this summer but now is dragging on into the state’s courts.
This latest development in a story … is once again pitting dozens of landowners who want the wind turbines against their neighbors, who don’t.
(Read more: KAKE – News)
Wichita police to ask ‘what more can we do’ in public discussion on criminal justice
The Wichita police chief and other officials working in various roles in the criminal justice system will ask the public “what more can we do” in a community conversation on Saturday.
The event, titled “What’s Going On and What More Can We Do,” will be hosted by the Wichita Police Department. The event will consist of panel and round-table discussions with local criminal justice officials “focusing on where criminal justice is succeeding, identifying areas needing improvement, and moving forward.”
“Criminal justice involves many moving parts and can be difficult to navigate at times,” Police Chief Gordon Ramsay said in a statement. “The goal of the event is to build relationships and work with the community to provide understanding and clarity and learn where improvements can be made. We appreciate all the partners and their involvement.
(Read more: Local News |)
Lenexa hires Scott McCullough as new community development director
Lenexa has hired Scott McCullough as the city’s new community development director.
McCullough replaces Beccy Yocham, who had served as community director since 2011 before the city council appointed her as city manager in April. Tim Green, deputy community development director, had been leading the department in the interim while city leaders looked for Yocham’s replacement.
McCullough’s first day on the job in Lenexa was Nov. 4. Yoccham introduced him to the city council Nov. 5.
(Read more: Shawnee Mission Post – Community news and events for northeast Johnson County)
Greensburg wins tourism awards
Greensburg City Administrator Stacy Barnes and Director of Tourism Caitlin Matile attended the Kansas Tourism Conference awards banquet on October 23 at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, where Visit Greensburg won two awards presented by Kansas tourism professionals.
“These awards highlight the vital role of dedicated individuals and organizations in growing the tourism industry in Kansas,” said Bridgette Jobe, KDWPT Director. “Through their partnership, Kansas tourism will continue to be a significant part of the state’s economy. A recent economic impact survey indicates tourism has grown to an $11.3 billion industry in Kansas, one of the fastest growing industries in Kansas.”
(Read more: Pratt, KS – Pratt Tribune)
Augusta to revisit NRP proposal
The next step for Augusta’s Neighborhood Revitalization Plan is set for Monday. The city council will host a public hearing 7 p.m. before its regular meeting.
The current plan expires at the end of the year, and city officials have been at work re-structuring the existing plan to fit the mold for Jan. 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2022. The current plan has been in place since 2016.
Cody Sims, Augusta assistant city manager, outlined some key points for the NRP, including changing the date for residential properties to qualify for 10-year tax rebates from 1970 to 1990.
(Read more: andoveramerican.com)
Leveled By A Tornado, A Small Kansas Town Dreamed Big And Got Even Smaller
The massive tornado that leveled this town in 2007 pretty much defines disaster.
Eleven people dead. The place in ruins.
Yet without the tragedy, Greensburg wouldn’t have had the chance to transform itself into “the greenest community in America.”
It now runs on renewable energy wired into buildings and homes designed with the latest in conservation technology.
(Read more: Rural Messenger)
New signs will highlight U.S. Bicycle routes
Some new signs will be popping up along roadsides in Kansas — designating two different bicycle routes. One of those, U.S. Bicycle Route 76, also known as the TransAmerica Trail, passes through Harvey County as it connects the east and west coasts.
“Thousands of cyclists ride these routes through Kansas every year, offering great tourist opportunities for the over 30 communities they pass through, especially rural towns,” said Jenny Kramer, Kansas Department of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian coordinator. “Many towns take advantage of this opportunity for economic growth and development by making their towns more bicycle-friendly and creating attractive resting and overnight spots for travelers.”
The TransAmerica Trail brought a world-record holder to Newton in 2014, and cyclists from around the globe competing in the annual TransAm Bike Race since 2014. The next Trans Am Bike Race will launch June 7, 2020. In 2017, a veteran cycling to raise awareness of veteran suicide stopped in Newton.
(Read more: Kiowa County Signal)
What do the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan designs mean for Century II?
“How do we honor our past and move forward at the same time?” asks Evan Rosell with the greater Wichita Partnership. This is the question of debate for the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan.
Thursday Nov. 14, Project Wichita, released five potential designs. They have been working on these designs for five months. Of those options many include removing the old Central Wichita Library and Century II buildings.
“Even though we’re sort of removing something, an iconic thing from the city. We are giving something back,” said Amber Luther, Senior Associate for Populous design firm.
(Read more: KSN-TV)
Over 100 years of farming history up for auction in Mulvane
It’s a glimpse into how farming in Kansas used to be done more than 100 years ago.
Steam-engine tractors and other old farm parts are being auctioned off this weekend in Mulvane.
Hard to think that these antique machines operated solely on coal, and not diesel fuel, to plow Kansas fields.
(Read more: KSN-TV)
Will the county switch hours to match the city schedule?
Seward County commissioners are scheduled to hear from a county employee Tuesday about the results of survey work concerning possible new hours at the Administration Building.
Anabel Clinesmith, who works in the county clerk’s office, recently presented a Capstone Project to the commission at its Oct. 21 meeting to change hours in the Admin Building.
The project was required as part of the Certified Public Manager Program. Clinesmith suggested changing the hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday.
(Read more: Liberal First)
County commission to attend Nickerson city council meeting
The Reno County Board of Commissioners will attend the Nickerson City Council meeting Monday night.
The board meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 15 N. Nickerson Street.
Commission Chairman Bob Bush suggested back in October that the board meet in Nickerson when it had issues to update the public on.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)
Topeka mayor, council to consider scheduling term limits vote
Topeka’s mayor and city council members on Tuesday will consider giving Topekans a November 2020 ballot question vote on whether to impose term limits on the mayor and council.
A proposal that would make that move will be among items on the agenda when the mayor and council meet at 6 p.m. in their chambers at 214 S.E. 8th.
The Shawnee County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Monday in its chambers in Room B-11 of the County Courthouse, 200 S.E. 7th, where commissioners will hear an update on the county’s revenues and expenses as of Oct. 31.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
New signs to highlight bicycle routes
Hundreds of cyclists come through the southeast Kansas region every year, new signs will help guide cyclists who are taking the U.S. Bicycle Routes 76 and 66.
On Thursday in Riverton, the Kansas Department of Transportation and other organizations unveiled new signs that are part of the U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBRs) 76 and 66 signing initiative.
Present at the unveiling was Roger Lomshek who is a Crawford County Active Transportation Advisory Board Chairman, owner of Tailwind Cyclists and avid cyclist.
(Read more: State News – Morning Sun)
Counties, including Neosho, take on the opioid industry
More than two dozen cities and counties across Kansas have sued the opioid industry, from a small town with a population of 150 near the Colorado border to the state’s most populous county at its opposite end.
(Read more: The Chanute Tribune)
Harvey County Sheriff’s Office looking for good reads
For those being held in the Harvey County Detention Center, recreational outlets are limited. Inmates are allowed minimal time to play games, watch TV and exercise — so reading has become a big hobby for those being detained.
“They always want books. This is their big activity,” said Ray Nicodemus, detention center director of support services. “That library is a big boon to the inmates.”
Nicodemus noted inmates routinely look forward to their time in the library on Saturdays, so they can pick out what they’re going to read next. Limited to carrying paperback books, Nicodemus said wear and tear becomes an issue with the selection offered to inmates. To help, the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office recently launched a book drive to assist in restocking the library at the detention center.
(Read more: Newton Kansan)
Hays looks into nonprofit status of WaterPACK
Faced with one nagging enemy of its longtime effort to pipe water from Edwards County, the city of Hays is looking into the nonprofit status of the Water Protection Association of Central Kansas.
Known as WaterPACK for short, the group has been a thorn in the side of Hays and Russell for years. The group has tried to stop the cities from exercising their water rights on a 7,000-acre ranch the two bought in 1995 to ensure a future municipal water supply, according to City Manager Toby Dougherty.
“Throughout this whole process we have only had one active opponent of this project,” said Dougherty, speaking Thursday evening to the Hays City Commission at its regular meeting in City Hall.
(Read more: Newton Kansan)
If you could be mayor
And he loved every minute of it during his annual presentation to Scott City Middle School seventh graders as part of the “If I were mayor . . .” writing contest.
“This is one of the two things that I enjoy most as mayor,” said Green, who has met with SCMS students each of the past three years since taking office.
(Read more: Scott County Record RSS)
Lawrence’s marijuana experiment and the questions it creates
Plain and simple, the mayor of Lawrence wants marijuana to be legal.
In March, Lawrence city commissioners went about as far as they could go on that front. They lowered the fine for possessing 32 grams or less of marijuana to just $1 — not only for your first offense but also your second.
The penalty for marijuana possession was lowered after a lot of discussion about how justice wasn’t being equally served on this front. Studies have shown blacks, for instance, face more prosecution for marijuana than whites, even though use is higher among whites. There was a lot of discussion that the fine for the crime was impacting lives more than it should.
“Reasonable justice, equitable justice,” Mayor Lisa Larsen told me when we sat down together a few weeks after passage of the new Lawrence fines.
But that is a bit different than saying marijuana ought to be legal. Does Lawrence’s top elected official think the drug ought to be fair game in Lawrence? There was no hem-hawing from Larsen.
“For me, I think it should be legalized,” Larsen said. “Tax it just like any other product, and let folks make the decision from a health standpoint.”
Read more: LJWorld.com.
Petition aims to change the name of Wichita’s baseball team
Hours after Wichita learned the name of the city’s new Triple-A baseball team, someone has created a petition to change it.
Nearly 7,400 people have signed the online petition at Change.org as of 2:45 p.m. Thursday. The name, the Wichita Wind Surge, was revealed Monday evening in Old Town.
The petition, created under an account with the name ICT Radio, says the following:
“We love our city but when moves happen that we all question we all join together to do something about it! Wichita Wind Surge is a horrible name. The logo looks like Pegasus and the taxpayers had basically no say. At least let the taxpayers name the team. We paid for it after all. This petition is to change the name to anything else! We might as well be named the Wichita Mmmm mm mmm mudslides!!!!”
(Read more: KAKE – News)
Construction to begin next year on medical school in downtown Wichita
The city of Wichita has an agreement with a development group to convert four downtown buildings into a medical school, student housing, a culinary school and a hotel.
The city council has approved an agreement with Douglas Market Development, which owns the four buildings. The former State Office Building will be converted into the Kansas Health Science Center, and the former Sutton Place building will be remodeled to have 119 units for student housing.
The former Henry’s building at 124 South Broadway will be converted into a commercial kitchen and culinary school, and the former Broadway Plaza Building at 109 South Broadway will be remodeled into a 119-room hotel that will be operated as a Marriott hotel.
(Read more: KFDI 101.3)
Wichita State sophomore ready to step up as mayor of Geuda Springs
A Wichita State University sophomore is managing more than just class and responsibilities as the team manager for the Shocker women’s basketball team.
Starting in January, 19, soon-to-be 20-year-old Neil Terry will juggle mayoral duties, as well, leading the small community of Geuda Springs in Cowley and Sumner counties. The town of less than 200 people holds a special place in Terry’s heart.
When voters in Geuda springs elected Terry last Tuesday (Nov. 6), they chose what will be one of the youngest mayors in the state.
“I am so excited,but at the same time, I’m nervous because I want to be successful,” Terry says.
(Read more: KWCH News)