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A survey conducted on behalf of a Wichita government task force found that most respondents supported either a city-wide ban of single-use plastic bags or a fee to discourage their use. The survey was conducted to help task force members gauge citizen interest in measures that would reduce or ban plastic bag use and was developed by researchers at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. With just over 2,000 responses, the survey has limitations. However, of the Wichitans who did respond to it, 71% said they would support a complete ban on single-use plastic bags.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
Sergeant Lisa Hayes has seen a lot of changes in the makeup of local law enforcement over the course of her career. Perhaps the most exciting change for the 23-year-veteran of the Emporia Police Department, Hayes said, has been bringing more women into the ranks. “I believe more women are going into the field and are empowered to go into the field and want to do this type of work,” she said. “We are definitely getting to record numbers here.” Between the Emporia Police Department, Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, Emporia State University Police and Safety and Lyon County Detention Center — while detention officers aren’t commissioned to enforce laws, they are classified as law enforcement officers by the state of Kansas — there are more than 20 women working in law enforcement.
Source: Emporia Gazette
Two county officials brought back concerns with salaries and retention of employees to the Bourbon County Commission on Tuesday. Sheriff Bill Martin and Bourbon County Law Enforcement Center Major Bobby Reed spoke to commissioners about losing employees to higher pay elsewhere, and issues with setting wages.
Source: Fort Scott Tribune
Emergency evacuations underway in Natoma where 100 people have been displaced due to heavy flooding caused by life-threatening flash flooding. The National Weather Service in Hastings, NE reports between 3 and 6 inches of rain has fallen. Most of it has ended. However, the town is seeing runoff from Paradise Creek with boat rescues underway. The NWS reports citizens tell them the flooding is being compared to the significant floods seen in 1993. Other reports of flash flooding this morning were in Lincoln County where emergency managers say crews blocked several roads in town overnight. At least one homeowner had flooding in their basement.
Source: KAKE – News
Javion Napier is a freshman at South High High School and Wichita and a local entrepreneur. “I started a program about three years ago, I started selling lemonade to help the homeless and now I’ve started to sell hotdogs and hamburgers to help the homeless,” he said. Javion started cooking when he was just seven years old. Now he uses his skills to give back to the community. “You do it in love, not just for the money, you don’t ask for nothing. If they give you something, put it back in the business and give the rest to charity like I do.” It’s been a rough road for the teenager. He lost his dad in a hit and run and recently his family moved, so he takes the city bus to school, which isn’t always on time for first period cooking class.
Source: KAKE – News
The last two Kansas counties that require residents to wear masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 will keep the mandates in place for now to discuss new federal guidelines that loosened mask requirements. Health officials in Douglas and Wyandotte counties are reviewing guidelines announced Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that said people who are fully vaccinated do not have to wear masks outdoors and in most indoor settings. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the state would immediately begin following those guidelines. Dr. Thomas Marcellino, Douglas County health officer, said in a statement that health officials will discuss the new guidelines with county leaders during the county commission meeting on Wednesday. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, said Mayor David Alvey will convene the county commission on Thursday to discuss possible changes to the county’s mask mandate, which requires masks indoors unless everyone is vaccinated.
Source: KAKE – News
Kansas is starting to see some changes with the lifting of mask orders, after new CDC guidance for people that are fully vaccinated. The governor’s office confirmed with Kansas Capitol Bureau on Friday that counties and cities still have local control over mask orders, after the state adopted the CDC’s recommendation. However, the majority of Kansas cities and counties don’t have mask orders in place. All but four have gotten rid of them. According to county officials, Wyandotte County and Douglas County are the only two counties that currently have mask orders in place. “Counties are actually starting to see, in some cases, no new cases in their county, so things are definitely looking up in Kansas,” said Kimberly Qualls, Communications director of the state’s association of counties.
Source: KSN-TV
The news of her brother’s death wasn’t unexpected. But mid-March 2020 would prove to be an extremely unusual time for Margaret, an African American woman in her 70s living in Wichita, and for her family to bury a loved one. The novel coronavirus was beginning to reach Kansas. Just hours after Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly issued an emergency declaration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kansas recorded its first death linked to the disease. In about a week, Margaret would learn just how close to home the pandemic would hit, when she became Sedgwick County’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. The Journal is withholding her real name at her request to protect her privacy but has verified details of her account through hospital discharge papers and interviews with friends and family members.
Source: KSN-TV
West Mineral became the site of one of the biggest events of the year. It’s called the “Big Iron Overland Rally” which took place at the fairgrounds of Big Brutus. This was inspired after the success of the adventure enthusiast Moore Expo earlier this year. Guests got to camp at the base of Big Brutus, enjoy live music, equipment vendors and food. Chris Holloway, Show Promoter, says, “The biggest reason that we’re all here and our favorite thing to do is get out and support places like Big Brutus because that machine doesn’t maintain itself and these guys work really hard to keep this property beautiful and keep that piece of history alive.
Source: KSNF/KODE
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