Kids catch a lot of fish at Sedgwick PD’s derby

9 Thursday, June 9

Kids catch a lot of fish at Sedgwick PD’s derby

info2022-06-09T07:38:33-05:00June 9th, 2022|

The Sedgwick Police Department held its first annual kids’ fishing derby on Sunday with 45 participants, according to Police Chief Brian Daily. Daily estimated they had over a hundred total in attendance. Six-year-old Callen Leiker won two categories—the most fish caught (6) and the largest fish caught (4 pounds, 10 ounces). Bradyn Hansen (13 years old) won the smallest fish category with his 14-ounce catch. Daily said the highlight for him was seeing the kids having a good time. “It’s been an interesting journey because we just started with a pond dredging and from that, it’s turned into all these other [...]

9 Thursday, June 9

Stalled train makes ambulance re-route

info2022-06-09T07:40:02-05:00June 9th, 2022|

A 60-year-old woman having trouble breathing Saturday in Ramona had to be taken to Salina Regional Health Center because a railroad crossing was blocked by a stopped train. The ambulance originally was headed to Hillsboro Community Hospital, but after waiting 10 minutes for a slow-moving Union Pacific train to clear the crossing, ambulance attendants saw that a second track was blocked by a stopped train. “We did get hold of dispatch, and dispatch got hold of UP,” emergency medical services director Travis Parmley said. “UP said there were more trains to come. With the condition the patient was in, it was [...]

9 Thursday, June 9

Wichita looking to improve notifications in times of crisis

info2022-06-09T07:40:31-05:00June 9th, 2022|

The City of Wichita said they are working to improve notifications following recent boil orders and the COVID-19 pandemic. Right now, the city relies heavily on media partners and social media accounts to spread the word in times of crisis. Jim Jonas, director of communication for the City of Wichita, joined the news conference Wednesday to talk about the work to improve the city's website and said immediate access to information for residents is vital. "We are working towards a revised, updated, better website that will build in some of these capabilities with text and email so we'll be able to [...]

9 Thursday, June 9

Dighton pool reopens after cleanup from beer party

info2022-06-09T07:46:14-05:00June 9th, 2022|

The City of Dighton said the swimming pool reopened Tuesday after it had to be drained and swept. Late last week, the sheriff’s office says several beer bottles were broken during an after-hours party. The damage was discovered when lifeguards and the pool manager arrived Saturday morning. The pool was drained, swept and refilled within just days. Source: KSN-TV

9 Thursday, June 9

Andover tornado victims can apply for mortgage and rent assistance

info2022-06-09T01:30:45-05:00June 9th, 2022|

Victims of the tornado that hit the City of Andover on April 29 can now apply for mortgage and rent assistance through The REALTORS of South Central Kansas (RSCK). RSCK is collaborating with the National Association of REALTORS' REALTOR Relief Foundation (RRF) to provide the support. A grant totaling $300,000 has been awarded to RSCK to give to tornado victims. A maximum of $2,000 will be provided to each qualified household. The assistance is for housing relief only and will go toward covering one month of mortgage or rent payment. According to RSCK, assistance will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis [...]

9 Thursday, June 9

Udall opens up new community building

info2022-06-09T07:41:41-05:00June 9th, 2022|

Decades after a tornado wiped out a Kansas community, it is growing. Udall cut the ribbon on its new community building on Monday. Inside the million-dollar building is a library, fitness center and medical center. The mayor tells KSN News is a game-changer for the area. "So having the clinic here where you can see a provider, and you don't have to leave town, you can go to the fitness center, and you don't have to go to Winfield or Wichita or Derby to have those amenities. I think that's a big draw for folks," said Mayor Kenny Alt. Source: KSN-TV

9 Thursday, June 9

Judge sets Golden bond at $3,500

info2022-06-09T01:25:57-05:00June 9th, 2022|

During a hearing in Miami County District Court conducted via Zoom on Monday, June 6, District Judge Steven Montgomery set bond in the Golden appeal at $3,500 and scheduled an in-person bench trial for October 2023. In October 2021, the County Commission voted 3-1 against incorporation of a proposed city of Golden in northern Miami County. Jennifer Williams, who filed the initial petition to incorporate about 9 square miles north of Hillsdale Lake into a city to block the march of intermodal warehouses into Miami County, is named as one of the plaintiffs in the case along with Golden supporter Charlie [...]

9 Thursday, June 9

Johnson County cleans up after possible tornado, 95th Street closed in Leawood

info2022-06-09T07:42:37-05:00June 9th, 2022|

Downed trees, fallen tree limbs and snapped power lines from last night’s storm had forced the closure of 95th Street between Mission Road and Lee Boulevard in Leawood Wednesday. ... A powerful line of storms barreled through the Kansas City metro early Wednesday morning, producing at least one tornado in Johnson County. At 1:25 a.m. Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service’s Kansas City field office tweeted that “radar confirmed a tornado” moving east near Leawood. Other local forecasters also preliminarily concluded later Wednesday morning that a tornado had formed in Johnson County around 95th Street in Overland Park and Leawood. According to [...]

8 Wednesday, June 8

Salinans voted on ordinance to limit the commission’s powers. That ordinance is now void

info2022-06-08T08:23:03-05:00June 8th, 2022|

Months after citizens in Salina voted in favor of it, an ordinance that put limits on the power of the City Commission was struck down after review by a judge. The ordinance stopped the commission from imposing restrictions on citizens and businesses if a state of emergency was declared by the county or the state and was brought about after citizens' concerns about the city adopting mask mandates and other restrictions placed on the city and its residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the vote in November, the commission voted to send the ordinance to district court for a summary judgement [...]

8 Wednesday, June 8

Douglas County leaders to consider replacing a chapter of construction codes for unincorporated areas of the county

info2022-06-08T08:15:13-05:00June 8th, 2022|

Douglas County leaders will consider repealing and replacing an entire chapter of county construction codes this week. If approved by the Douglas County Commission at its Wednesday meeting, construction codes for the unincorporated areas of the county would be updated to align with the 2018 International Code Council series of construction codes, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Other changes would include a new permit fee methodology assigning valuations for new residential, commercial and accessory building construction, and the adoption of appendices allowing for light straw-clay construction, straw-bale construction and tiny-house construction. Source: LJWorld