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

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 area.
Source: KC Star Local News

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T01:31:23-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

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

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: KC Star Local News

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T01:30:13-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

Friday was your chance to drag race a Wichita police officer

The Wichita Police Department and Mel Hambelton Ford are teaming up again this year for an event to help curb illegal street racing. The second-annual “Beat the Heat” event is Friday, June 10 at Kansas International Dragway at 7800 West 61st Street North, near Maize. Each racer will be charged a $20 entry fee and will be required to sign a waiver. It’s $8 per person for spectators and kids 12 and under get in free. …The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office will have a couple of patrol deputies participating as well.
Source: KAKE – News

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T07:59:56-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

Finney County/Garden City discuss blackbird mitigation in joint meeting

Finney County Commissioners and Garden City Commissioners discussed nuisance bird mitigation at a joint meeting on Monday. … County Commissioner Lon Pishny said he started investigating mitigation of the birds, which include species such as European starlings, common grackles, great-tailed grackles, red-winged blackbirds, American crows, Eurasian collared doves and pigeons over a year ago. The large bird population is damaging the area with feces accumulation from roosting, which causes a human health and safety hazard; damage to HVAC systems, electrical substations and power stations; damage to vegetation including trees and landscaping within city limits; lost crop yields; and economic loss for feedlots, dairies and granaries throughout the county. They are also noisy.
Source: Garden City Telegram

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T07:55:47-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

Backyard poultry leads to salmonella outbreak in U.S.

One person has died and 27 have been hospitalized in over 38 states, including Kansas, as a salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry sweeps the country. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning people after recording 219 cases of salmonella across the country. Illnesses started appearing in February of 2022 and spiked on May 5, 2022, but were still being recorded as of May 22. Kansas has been fortunate with only one recorded case, while Texas, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin have all seen 10 to 15 cases.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T01:22:50-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

Community comes together to preserve Altamont Flag Day

A Southeast Kansas community came together to keep a tradition alive. Today marked the return of the annual Altamont Flag Day. It almost didn’t happen this year. A committee is usually in charge of putting the whole event together, but they were all unable to due to other commitments. Altamont city clerk Heather Beasley took it upon herself to rally volunteers together, and in just three weeks Flag Day was ready to go. “Luckily there was a whole notebook of stuff that they were able to give us, so we kind of had a starting point to go to, and just using all of my network people, we were able to reach out and throw something together, so it was really exciting to watch it all fall into place,” says Heather Beasley, Altamont City Clerk.
Source: KSNF/KODE

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T01:21:51-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

Topeka FD camp empowers women to get involved firefighting

The Topeka Fire Department is hosting the annual Camp Courage for women this week. Camp Courage is offered for women ages 14-20 who want to learn about the world of firefighting from a woman’s perspective. The camp is a way to encourage women to get involved in fire service and show what firefighting entails. During the weeklong camp that started Monday, campers participate in different real-world activities to teach them different experiences. This includes deploying hoses, search and rescue, medical protocols and more. The instructors for the camp come from all over the state of Kansas to teach women about being a firefighter.
Source: KSNT 27 News

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T07:57:00-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

Wichita will look to eliminate extra 1% sales tax at K-96, Greenwich early

A community improvement district anchored by the Wichita Sports Forum near K-96 and Greenwich Road has been collecting an extra 1% sales tax since October 2015, and has so far accumulated $1,836,810 in revenue. City economic development officials say that’s enough to reimburse the special assessment bonds used to help cover the costs of K-96 interchange improvements. Wichita’s City Council will decide Tuesday whether to terminate the CID early — eliminating the 1% sales tax effective Oct. 1. The CID up for consideration was established in 2013 in partnership with K-96 Destination Development Inc., developers of Greenwich Place shopping and dining district, and was set to expire in 2036. One of two CIDs in the area, the district encompasses the Sports Forum, Dave & Buster’s, Duluth Trading Co., Academy Sports and other businesses.
Source: Wichita Business Journal

Ranson Financial2022-06-13T07:57:39-05:00June 13, 2022|News|

Three bike tours coming through Kansas

While Biking Across Kansas will send about 600 cyclists streaming through the area next week, the annual non-competitive ride isn’t the only bicycle-related event that passes through central Kansas this month. With three riders killed while traveling through the state over the past five years, cyclists and event organizers are asking motorists to be aware and share the road. State law requires at least 3 feet of space between a cyclist and a vehicle when passing, so drivers should pass like any other vehicle, only when it is safe to do so with sufficient space. Two races — the Trans Am and the RAAM — should reach the western Kansas border around the third week of June, if not sooner. Those races follow different routes.
Source: Hutch News

Ranson Financial2022-06-12T14:50:47-05:00June 10, 2022|News|

100th Anniversary of Otis Volunteer FD

This year the Town of Otis and the Otis Volunteer Fire Department will be gearing up for a huge celebration on the 4th of July Celebration for the 100th anniversary of the Otis Volunteer Fire Department. … There will be a first Responder’s Parade down Otis Main Street starting at 9:30. This is something new to recognize all agencies of emergency responders.
Source: Otis Telegraph.

Ranson Financial2022-06-12T14:49:15-05:00June 10, 2022|News|

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