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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Kansas Lynne Hinrichsen today announced that USDA is investing $41,400 to renovate the public library in the city of Washington, Kan. “Modern, safe community infrastructure is essential for rural communities to thrive,” Hinrichsen said. … The city of Washington will use a $41,400 Community Facilities Grant to replace the roof and guttering of the public library facility and make other repairs. The Washington Public Library provides educational and public resources to nearly 1,200 people in Washington and surrounding townships. This project will ensure the continued viability of the public library and its efficient service for the community. This civic improvement is made possible because of the partnership with the city, which is contributing $29,510, and the community, which is contributing $47,486 in total donations.
At 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, thousands of Olathe students sat at their computers, ready to start the first day of school and meet their new teachers via a Zoom video chat. But within a few minutes, many realized they had been blocked from doing so. “At first I thought that maybe the internet wasn’t working in our whole neighborhood, since everyone was trying to get online. But then we figured out that (the district system) must have crashed,” said Cassie Collar, who has a middle schooler and high schooler in the Olathe district.
Source: Joco 913 News
Karen Kerkhoff’s job is situated within one of the largest plots of natural splendor in Overland Park. Yet now, working within a pandemic, it is the beauty of those who visit the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens that often catches her attention. “The most fun for me is when I see a family has come in; the kids may find a good stick walking the trail, and life is good,” says Kerkhoff, who been with the arboretum since 2004. “And when they are leaving, they are sweaty but they seem to be very happy.
Source: Joco 913 News
Just two years ago, the Country Club Plaza seemed poised for a bright future under new owners. Kansas City’s iconic outdoor shopping center enticed Nordstrom to leave rival Oak Park Mall and open a new store anchoring the Plaza’s west side in 2021. They also signed New York-based cult favorite Shake Shack for a prominent corner. But the COVID-19 crisis has upended the retail landscape.
Source: KC Star Local News
On August 18, the City Commission authorized City Administration to move forward with the design and construction of dining platforms for seven food establishments in Downtown Manhattan: MHK Brewing Co., Tap House, Bourbon & Baker, El Patron, V, The Chef, and Finn’s Pub. The platforms will be constructed on City parking stalls along Poyntz Avenue and 4th Street. In an effort to aid businesses impacted by COVID-19 restrictions, this project will provide food establishments an additional seating area while allowing for social distancing requirements. The City Commission awarded a maximum budget of $250,000 for design and construction. The platforms will be constructed of decking material and include a combination of planters, benches, fencing, and protective barriers. All platforms will meet ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) standards.
Source: Manhattan – News Flash
Manhattan City Commissioners voted 3 to 2 to extend the ordinance requiring masks or other face coverings in city limits at their meeting on Tuesday, September 2. The mask ordinance will remain in effect until December 31. Ordinance No. 7488 is posted on the City of Manhattan website at https://cityofmhk.com/DocumentCenter/View/59247/7488-Require-Face-Covering-070720 Please see the full text of the ordinance to see when masks are required and when people are exempt from mask requirements.
Source: Manhattan – News Flash
It’s a school’s football coaching staff in quarantine in one Kansas school district. In another, the entire kindergarten staff is in quarantine. In other schools, it’s just one or two students or staff members who test positive for COVID-19, but suddenly, the entire school has to quarantine. Those are just some of the situations Randy Watson, state commissioner of education, saw when he toured western Kansas schools last week, and they’re the challenges that each district, big and small, will eventually face, he told the Kansas State Board of Education Wednesday. Most rural Kansas schools opened before Labor Day, Watson said, and have been in school for a few weeks. In that short time, they’ve been tested already by the strains of keeping schools open during the pandemic, especially as cases begin to pop up among students and staff.
Source: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal
After a marathon of comments from residents opposed to Wichita’s mask mandate, the City Council voted to extend it by as much as another six weeks. The council voted 5-2 to extend the mask mandate until Oct. 21 or until the COVID threat drops below the green threshold and the countywide positive test rate drops below 5 percent, whichever comes first. Council members James Clendenin and Jeff Blubaugh dissented.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
The City of Lawrence will soon resume parking enforcement downtown after its temporary suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to resume all downtown parking enforcement beginning on Sept. 14, including parking meters, parking garages and overstays in the two-hour parking lots. Enforcement was suspended in March because of reduced activity downtown amid the pandemic, but Parking Supervisor Brad Harrell told the commission that demand had been steadily increasing and enforcement was needed again. “The most recent occupancy data suggest that there’s a need for metering and enforcement services to be reinstated,” Harrell said. “Monitoring parking is necessary to create the turnover and accessibility of available parking stalls for downtown visitors.”
Source: LJWorld.com.
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