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If you’re looking for the Overland Park Farmers Market this year, it’s moving back to its usual spot. The market’s 85 vendors will set up shop for the Saturday market April 16 at 7950 Marty St. to start the market’s 40th season. It still won’t be the shoulder-to-shoulder crowded experience many remember from years past. Although the market will operate under its pavilion, it won’t be limited to that space. To encourage better social distancing, the market is “expanding its footprint,” said Kristina Stanley, recreation supervisor for the city’s parks and recreation department. The old pavilion set-up used about 22,000 square feet. This year’s will be roughly 70,000 square feet, which will include parking lots north and south of the pavilion, as well as parts of Marty Street that will be closed to traffic during market hours.
Source: Joco 913 News
Late last fall, Shawnee put the downtown stretch of Johnson Drive on a “road diet,” halving the number of through traffic lanes, creating a dedicated turn lane in the middle and adding 19 parking spots. It was an experiment that officials hoped would reduce traffic speeds, improve safety for pedestrians and others, increase street parking and promote downtown as a destination. But Johnson Drive, which is to be repaved starting in late May, will be going off its diet and returning to two through lanes in each direction.
Source: Joco 913 News
The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates substantially to control inflation but may not be as “behind the curve” as it appears, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said Thursday. One of the Federal Open Market Committee’s most “hawkish” members in favor of tighter policy, Bullard said a rules-based approach suggests the central bank needs to hike its benchmark short-term borrowing rate to about 3.5%. However, he said bond market adjustments to the Fed’s more aggressive policy, in which yields have surged higher, suggest rates are not that far askew. “If you take account of [forward guidance] we don’t look so bad. Not all hope is lost. That is the basic gist of this story,” Bullard said in a speech at the University of Missouri.
Source: CNBC – Bonds
Several school districts in Marion County canceled classes on Thursday after a report of a telephone threat. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said a Wednesday night call made to law enforcement in the Kansas City area reported that kids were planning to bring guns to school in Marion County. The information was given to Marion County agencies and school officials, who decided to cancel classes. The KBI has been working with the Kansas State Department of Education and its Safe and Secure Schools Unit to monitor the situation.
Source: Country 101.3 KFDI
The Wichita City Council approved $100,000 for the continuation of the Water Conservation Rebate Program. The program encourages residents to purchase water-saving household devices by offering rebates in the form of a credit to their water account. This is the 10th consecutive year of the program. Rebates are available to customers who have active utility accounts with Public Works & Utilities for the delivery of potable water. The application, list of qualifying items, program requirements and submittal instructions are available here. Online and paper applications will be accepted through December 31st, 2022 or until funds are exhausted. Devices purchased after January 1st, 2022 will be considered for rebate. There are 7 devices and appliances that are eligible for rebates. There is a limit of five rebated items per water account. Rebates will not exceed the purchase price.
Source: Country 101.3 KFDI
The Emporia City Commission gave the green light for the next phase of improvements at the David Traylor Zoo of Emporia, Wednesday afternoon. Zoo director Lisa Keith asked the commission to allow for a request for quotation on the expansion and renovation of the zoo education center. She expected work to begin this fall. “This would be an expansion/remodeling project that would bring the square footage from 3,600 square feet to 8,600 square feet with an additional outdoor space that would add an additional 1,500 square feet outdoors,” Keith said. The project encompasses a number of improvements including the additional of two classrooms, indoor space for “ambassador” animals, a library, and general building improvements.
Source: Emporia Gazette
Downtown Newton has a rich history of buildings and the people who owned them and worked there. There’s the Ragsdale Opera House, which burned at the beginning of the 20th century and no longer is standing, to the Anderson’s Book Store location, which has stood the test of time for decades. There are the old and “new” courthouses with one replacing the other and the old First Presbyterian Church, torn down to make way for the current Harvey County Courthouse. Several local entities have combined efforts to help youth in grades four through eight learn about the rich history of Newton as part of the town’s sesquicentennial, this year.
Source: Harvey County Now
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) invites citizens across the state to join a live Telephone Town Hall event to discuss the future of electric vehicle charging. The meeting will be conducted entirely by phone and start at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 (CDT). Citizens planning to attend the meeting are encouraged to sign up in advance. By signing up, each participant’s phone number will be automatically called at 6:30 p.m. that night and connect them to the meeting.
Source: hiawathaworldonline.com
As officials continue to investigate last month’s shooting at Olathe East High School that left three injured, they say they are reviewing whether the incident might have been better handled. They are looking at what led up to the shooting, how it was handled and how procedures were followed, Brent Kiger, the district’s director of safety services, told the Olathe school board Thursday night. He said administrators are meeting with law enforcement to review protocols, as well as interviewing all personnel who responded to the shooting. “But we also understand that there might have been a few things we could do different,” Kiger said. “And that’s what we’re doing now, sitting down with these groups of folks to figure out what can we learn in the unfortunate event of something happening similar, how can we do it better.”
Source: KC Star Local News
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