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The Wichita City Council has approved a grant application with the Federal Transit Administration to purchase 24 electric buses. Wichita Transit Director Mike Tann said the buses would replace 24 gasoline buses that are beyond their prescribed useful life of six years. He said the gasoline buses have operated over 700,000 miles a year, burning more than 92,000 gallons of gasoline and emitting over 1.8 million pounds of carbon dioxide into the air. Tann said the electric buses would have a low floor for easy access, they will reduce costs and energy consumption.
Source: Country 101.3 KFDI
Unlike many municipalities across the state and nation, the City of Larned will receive a credit to its February energy bill. The welcomed news comes in the wake of the February polar vortex that locked itself over western Canada and the central, south central and western United States creating a record-setting energy crisis. Larned’s electric credit comes to the tune of $160,000 from Midwest Energy, the city’s electric provider. City manager Bradley Eilts said the city-owned power plant produced more electricity than the city consumed. “The net result is that instead of receiving a huge bill for energy costs during the cold snap, Larned customers are going to get a sizeable credit,” said Eilts.
Source: Great Bend Tribune
The Wichita City Council approved $100,000 to continue 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 ninth consecutive year of the program. Seven devices and appliances are eligible for rebates. General guidelines and eligible items are listed below. There is a limit of five rebated items per water account. Rebates will not exceed the purchase price.
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Downtown Belle Plaine will be a busy place this weekend, as the city will be hosting its annual spring festival April 9, 10 and 11. In the interest of safety during the pandemic, all events have been moved outside this year to better allow for social distancing. Events going on over the weekend include a barbecue competition, car and bike show, parade, vendor fair, golf tournament, live concert (featuring the Farnum Family and Mountain Deer Revival) and much more. There will also be a food court and carnival operating throughout the entire weekend. Buttons for admittance to the weekend festival cost $3.
Source: Derby Informer | News
The Kansas Department of Revenue’s Division of Vehicles on Thursday, April 1, launched a web-based version of its driver’s testing exam. The KnowTo Drive Online, powered by Intellectual Technology, Inc. (ITI), gives Kansans the opportunity to take their written test from the comfort of their home. Kansas is the most recent state to offer testing through KnowTo Drive Online. ITI also has self-service kiosks in 13 states. The KnowTo Drive Online testing portal is available 24/7 on the Division of Vehicles’ website. It’s $10 for the first test and $8.50 for any re-test.
Source: KAKE – News
Johnson County Community College is offering employees a one-time $250 payment to get the COVID-19 vaccine, as the college makes plans to open up campus more fully for in-person classes in the fall. The announcement comes as vaccines become increasingly available in Johnson County and local health officials project all Johnson County adults who want one should be able to get a vaccine within the next month.
Source: Prairie Village Post
Lawrence city leaders will soon discuss an outside study of the city’s agreement with Douglas County to jointly fund and provide emergency medical services, the results of which call for the county to increase how much money it provides toward the service. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a report regarding the EMS study, which was recently completed by The Public Policy and Management Center at Wichita State University. Currently, the city pays about three-quarters of the cost for the service and the county pays the remainder.
Source: LJWorld.com.
Some of the city’s unsheltered homeless people have set up their campsites along the Kansas River, where the budding trees will soon help obscure them from view. Others, though, seem to have decided the safest place to camp is out in the open. In Watson Park, a handful of tents are pitched among the park’s looping sidewalks. On Thursday afternoon, a jogger makes his rounds, people from the nearby neighborhood walk their dogs, and some of the tents’ occupants gather in the park’s gazebo. Among them is Roy Teal, neatly dressed and clean-shaven, who said he’s been homeless off and on for three years.
Source: LJWorld.com.
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