Labette County commissioners haven’t reached consensus on how to form a board that will review wind farm issues and report to them with recommendations.
The commissioners still are far apart on board membership. After a 30-minute discussion Monday, commissioners agreed to each write outlines or proposals on how the board will be formed, operate and report.
(Read more: Parsons Sun)
Dozens of people stood on large piles of rocks, while others craned their necks, hoping to get the first view of steam from a last-of-its-kind locomotive Tuesday afternoon as it approached the Great Overland Station in North Topeka on the Union Pacific railroad tracks.
The steam locomotive, known as the Big Boy, started the day near Union Station in Kansas City, Mo. It was about a half-hour behind schedule when it arrived about 12:15 p.m. at the Great Overland Station, 701 N. Kansas Ave.
No one seemed to mind the wait on the sun-splashed day, with the noon temperature hovering around 60 degrees.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
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| Audience members wait for the arrival of Big Boy No. 4014 as it enters Coffeyville. |
On Tuesday, Garden City broke ground on an all-new sports complex with state leaders in attendance.
“This is an extraordinary project,” said Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary David Toland.
Governor Laura Kelly, Commerce Secretary David Toland, and other state and local officials came together to break ground on the almost $800,000 STAR Bond project.
“It’s going to bring new dollars into Garden City and Southwest Kansas that aren’t already here and so that’s why we’ve got this tool, it’s to be an attraction,” said Toland.
This tournament and outdoor entertainment space will feature a hotel, restaurant, outdoor space, and multiple courts inside.
(Read more: KSN-TV)
New automated railroad cross arms will be going up on a rural crossing off K-61 southwest of Turon. The Reno County Commission on Tuesday approved an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad and the Kansas Department of Transportation allowing the devices to be installed on Salt Marsh Road, also known as Northeast 150th Avenue, just north of K-61.The crossing is about 2 miles southwest of Turon and just south of the large Ronald Schwertfeger farm.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)
Topeka’s city government at times last year went against its established snow and ice removal plan by plowing residential streets when less than six inches llen.The city will retain the option of deviating from that plan this cold-weather season, public works director Jason Peek told Topeka’s mayor and city council Tuesday evening. "We won’t respond to local streets all the time, but we may if the conditions warrant that," he said.
(Read more: Local – The Topeka Capital-Journal)
Black smoke billowed into the clear blue sky south of town Tuesday morning as Hays firefighters practiced extinguishing a burning car at their training facility off Old Highway 40.The simulation exercise, which the Hays Fire Department holds twice a year, also included using the Jaws of Life to extract a victim trapped by a vehicle rollover. “We do this twice a year now, spring and fall,” said Hays Fire Chief Ryan Hagans…
(Read more: News – The Hays Daily News)
As part of the consent agenda at last week’s City Council meeting, the Council voted to purchase a new Derby Dash bus from the Kansas Truck Equipment Company for $75,369.
The purchase would replace a 2006 bus with 180,000 miles, which normally serves as a backup to a 2014 bus, but is sometimes needed when demand is high.
The bus purchase was originally planned for 2021, but engine problems led to the Council voting to purchase a new bus earlier. The cost of repair would have been around $10,000, according to documents included in the Council agenda.
(Read more: Derby News | derbyinformer.com)
Kansas Commissioner of Education Randy Watson made a local appearance Tuesday, visiting Frontenac for a special assembly to present several awards to the school district.
Frontenac Unified School District 249 was presented with the Commissioner’s Award with Highest Distinction, as well as two Kansas Can Gold Star Awards — one for its graduation rate and one for post-secondary effectiveness — and a Kansas Can Copper Star Award for preparing students for post-secondary success.
“We calculate for every school district public and private in Kansas. The fact is that we know that you have to overcome to do well,” Watson said in presenting the Commissioner’s Award with Highest Distinction.
(Read more: Education – Morning Sun)
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