Emergency Declaration issued after GCFD battles mile-wide blaze in Finney County

14 Tuesday, June 14

Emergency Declaration issued after GCFD battles mile-wide blaze in Finney County

info2022-06-14T09:07:22-05:00June 14th, 2022|

The governor has issued an emergency declaration for a wildfire in Finney County Monday afternoon. Firefighters got the call around 2:20 PM that a large brush fire was located on Jennie Barker and Quarterhouse road nearing Residental structures. Upon arrival firefighters quickly realized that with the excessive heat and wind, the fire had grown out of control. The fire stretched to over 200 acres in what appeared to be a 600-acre wheat field that had yet been cut. The Kansas Highway Patrol and Finney County Sherriff’s office started a search and evacuation around 2:30 PM as fire units continued to battle [...]

13 Monday, June 13

Progress moving along on Saline County jail project

info2022-06-13T08:14:50-05:00June 13th, 2022|

Despite issues facing every construction project right now, including supply-chain problems, work on the Saline County Jail project is progressing well, and if things continue, is still on schedule to be completed next year. Saline County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes said the county is definitely experiencing these same issues, but the contractors, Turner Construction, are working to ease these issues for this project. "I give a lot of credit to the contract team we have in place because they've been really proactive," Smith-Hanes said. One example of this has been ordering supplies well in advance of when they will be needed for [...]

13 Monday, June 13

Hutchinson turns into Superman’s hometown of Smallville Thursday

info2022-06-13T08:08:54-05:00June 13th, 2022|

On the weekend of Hutchinson's transformation into Smallville, live music, food trucks, family fun events and costumes fill downtown. Nearly the entire town becomes involved, with organizations like Hutch Rec, the Hutchinson NAACP, The Historic Fox Theatre, the Kansas State Fair and Reno County Museum hosting events. More than a dozen businesses also join in through events or sponsorships, turning the city into a bustling metropolis of possibilities. Source: Hutch News

13 Monday, June 13

Osawatomie Announces New Director of Public Works

info2022-06-13T07:53:29-05:00June 13th, 2022|

The City of Osawatomie welcomes a new Director of Public Works to its leadership team this summer following the retirement of incumbent director Bill Roseberry. Local resident Michele Silsbee will assume the role of Director effective July 5th, 2022. In her new role, Silsbee will manage the City’s public works infrastructure and improvement projects, including storm water, street and alley repair and maintenance, parks, cemeteries, and the flood protection system. Silsbee brings over 10 years of public works project management experience, including work with large-scale storm water projects and developing and implementing asset management programs. Source: City of Osawatomie

13 Monday, June 13

Eisenhower Park murals depict cross section of Dodge City history

info2022-06-13T07:58:55-05:00June 13th, 2022|

Passersby Eisenhower Park can finally see what began in a barn in 2011 as a large mural project for Dodge City. Renaissance woman Inga Ojala said the mural was going to be painted directly on the wall at the park but decided to go with four panels instead. It really is a sight to behold in person, however here is what one can look forward to seeing up close should they visit the park, located at 205 Gunsmoke St., in central downtown Dodge City. The south panel of the mural depicts the history of the Dodge City Army Air Field back [...]

13 Monday, June 13

Here are the community members who will help hire Wichita’s next police chief

info2022-06-13T07:53:44-05:00June 13th, 2022|

A group of community members will have a large say in who will take over Wichita’s embattled police department. The group, made up of well-known names, will help in the national search process being done by a California-based company, will interview candidates vetted by that organization and give recommendations to City Manager Robert Layton for a final decision. Source: Wichita Eagle

13 Monday, June 13

KDHE lifts boil water advisories, clears communities to use tap water normally

info2022-06-13T07:54:00-05:00June 13th, 2022|

Derby, Valley Center, Kechi and Rose Hill residents can now drink and use their tap water normally. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment lifted Derby’s boil water advisory at 8:38 a.m. Friday. Valley Center, Kechi and Rose Hill followed suit later Friday morning, and Sedgwick County rural water district 3 was given the all clear at 1:38 p.m. Laboratory testing showed no evidence of bacteriological contamination in any of the water systems, KDHE confirmed. The only remaining boil advisory at mid-afternoon Friday was for Sedgwick County rural water district 2. KDHE spokesperson Matt Lara said jurisdictions that purchase water from [...]

13 Monday, June 13

McPherson officers participate in Torch Run

info2022-06-13T07:54:18-05:00June 13th, 2022|

On June 3, officers from McPherson Police Department participated alongside McPherson County Special Olympics Athletes for the 2022 Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run. The run started at Domino’s Pizza on the corner of Main St. and First St. and ended at Dough Co. Donuts on S. Main St. There was a brief ceremony on the Plaza, with County Commissioner Keith Becker speaking briefly. The ceremony was to honor the Special Olympics and local athletes Bethany Bigelow and Caleb Demaio who are participating in The Games in Orlando, Fla., through June 12. Bigelow and Demaio left for Orlando on June 4, [...]

13 Monday, June 13

Tornado damage reported as storms pass through Manhattan and Marysville, Kansas

info2022-06-13T01:31:23-05:00June 13th, 2022|

Tornado damage was reported Saturday night after storms moved through the Kansas cities of Manhattan and Marysville. The National Weather Service in Topeka warned about 7:13 p.m. that a radar-indicated tornado was moving south toward Manhattan. Reports of damage, including downed trees and power lines, soon followed. North of Manhattan, the police chief of Marysville, Kansas, took to social media to report damage in the city’s downtown area. Marysville is about two and half hours northwest of Kansas City. TOP VIDEOS × In a Facebook Live video, Police Chief Matt Simpson asked members of the public to say away from the [...]

13 Monday, June 13

Emergency crews in Johnson County rescue man stuck in 10-foot trench

info2022-06-13T01:30:13-05:00June 13th, 2022|

Emergency responders in Johnson County rescued a man stuck from the waist down in a 10-foot trench in Leawood, authorities said Friday afternoon. Authorities responded at 2:50 p.m. to the 10000 block of Meadow Lane in Leawood. The person who was stuck in the trench was awake and stable, said Alyson Angell, public affairs officer for Johnson County’s Department of Emergency Services. “These types of rescues are very tricky as we have to be very careful not to vibrate the ground in any way and trigger more dirt to collapse,” Leawood Fire Chief Colin Fitzgerald said in a news release. Source: [...]