Fairway Stroud’s location on Shawnee Mission Parkway closes after a decade in business

Fried chicken lovers have one less spot to fill up in northeast Johnson County.

Stroud’s shuttered its location on Shawnee Mission Parkway in Fairway on Monday, bringing and end to a more-than-10-year run for the eatery.

A message posted on the restaurant’s door says that the location has closed “to make way for new development.” Information released by KC Hopps, Ltd., the majority owner of the restaurant, indicated that the company had signed a short-term lease for the property, but that “the current state of the building, space and parking lot are simply not to Stroud’s standards.”

Ranson Financial2019-10-01T19:36:58-05:00October 1, 2019|News|

Merriam names new directors of public works, finance departments

Merriam has named two new directors over the city’s public works and finance departments.

The city has promoted Public Works Superintendent Jim MacDonald to the position of public works director. He has served as interim director since April, after Kevin Bruemmer resigned.

The city also appointed Donna Oliver as the new finance director. Oliver replaces Cindy Ehart, who retired in September.

Ranson Financial2019-10-01T19:35:27-05:00October 1, 2019|News|

McPherson City Commission OKs new chief, assistant chief

On Monday, the McPherson City Commission made official the city’s chief of police and assistant chief of police.

According to information from the McPherson KS Police Department Facebook page, the commission “approved Mayor Thomas Brown’s appointment of Mikel Golden as the Chief of Police and Todd Martens as the Assitant Chief of Police of the McPherson Police Department.”

Golden and Martens had been serving as interims in those positions since Robert McClarty retired as chief at the end of June.

(Read more: The Salina Post)

Ranson Financial2019-10-01T19:30:12-05:00October 1, 2019|News|

Johnson County Government has hired its first housing resource recruiter

Johnson County Government has hired its first housing resource recruiter, who is working with existing and new landlords to generate more affordable housing for people who have qualified for the federal rent subsidy program commonly known as Section 8.

Pam Harris works for Johnson County Housing Services. Eventually, the county said, the position is expected to evolve into working with developers as well to create affordable places for people to live.

“There are two primary risks landlords face: payment and damage,” Harris said in a news release. “Participation in the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program significantly reduces both. We strive to make the landlord’s experience simple and profitable.”

(Read more: Joco 913 News)

Ranson Financial2019-10-01T22:34:05-05:00October 1, 2019|News|

New Bike Registration Program

The Pittsburg Police Department is announcing the release of a new bike registration program. Beginning Tuesday, October 1, 2019 members of the community can bring their bicycle to the Law Enforcement Center to have their bike’s information recorded into our system, including serial numbers and photos. The bike will be issued an official Pittsburg Police Department label with an identification number correlating to our records, in case the bike is ever lost or stolen. This program will allow our officers to identify stolen bikes and return them to their rightful owner quicker than before.

(Read more: City of Pittsburg)

Ranson Financial2019-09-30T21:39:30-05:00September 30, 2019|News|

A Small Kansas Town Bought A Tesla To Convince You To Use More Electricity

The city-owned utility here wants to sell more electricity to the 3,500 people in town.

So it bought a $40,000 Tesla Model 3 sedan. It wants to show that getting around in an electric car can make sense.

“We’re trying to sell more electricity in the face of LED bulbs and some of those things, which are great innovations,” Lindsborg Assistant City Administrator Lucas Neece said. “Electric cars are an opportunity to sell more electricity.”

(Read more: RSS Feed)

Ranson Financial2019-09-30T21:32:29-05:00September 30, 2019|News|

Pittsburg city commission discusses rental scooters

At various events in recent weeks the City of Pittsburg has been offering test rides on electric scooters that may soon become available to rent from the company VeoRide for short trips around town. At Tuesday’s city commission meeting, commissioners and city staff discussed some of the pros and cons of approving an ordinance to regulate use of the scooters.

“If a pedestrian or someone else is injured by the rider of this, does the person injured have the right to sue this company, the individual driving it, the City of Pittsburg?” asked Mayor Patrick O’Bryan.

Deputy City Manager Jay Byers said any lawyer will tell you that anyone can sue anyone else for anything.

Ranson Financial2019-09-30T20:52:32-05:00September 30, 2019|News|

New center to offer students help with public speaking

If you’ve been to college, you know all about speeches — particularly if you were a communication student.

There are now tutoring and mentoring services available for Pittsburg State University students who are preparing to present speeches. The Communication Center was created through a partnership between the Pittsburg State University Department of Communication, PSU Student Success Programs and the Axe Library. The center is located in Axe Library Room 026 and its grand opening was on Monday.

“In the last year or so, Dr. (Shirley) Drew really put it on the front burner of what she hoped to get done,” Department of Communication Chair Cynthia Allan said. “It’s very exciting that you’ve been able to bring this to fruition and I think this is going to create a tremendous amount of aid to our students.”

(Read more: Community – Morning Sun)

Ranson Financial2019-09-30T20:43:01-05:00September 30, 2019|News|

How A Rural Hospital In Kansas Survived Multiple Owners And Bankruptcy

Sitting at the edge of the gently undulating landscape of the Flint Hills in east-central Kansas, the town of Hillsboro boasts a small hospital that has survived a remarkable roller coaster ride even as other rural hospitals stagger and fail.

Nine months ago, everything seemed to be coming apart at the 15-bed facility, Hillsboro Community Hospital, which traces its roots back more than a century.

“In the period from November 2018 through about the 10^th of January of 2019, the hospital was essentially in abandoned condition,” says Brent King, who was appointed bankruptcy trustee after the hospital filed for Chapter 11 protection in March. “No bills were being paid, employees’ wages were often not being paid.”

(Read more: High Plains Public Radio)

Ranson Financial2019-09-30T22:28:00-05:00September 30, 2019|News|

Series of 11 earthquakes in 24 hours shake Jewell County in northern Kansas

Geologists recorded 11 earthquakes in about 24 hours in the same northern Kansas county over the weekend.

Kansas Geological Survey data shows the cluster of quakes struck north and east of Randall in Jewell County on Saturday and Sunday. Four of the 11 earthquakes had a magnitude of at least 3.0.

The first tremors came with a 3.3 magnitude quake at around 6:45 p.m. Saturday, and the ground last shook with a 2.5 magnitude quake at around 6:46 p.m. Sunday. Nine other earthquakes struck Sunday morning, with the strongest quake a 3.5 magnitude at around 3:53 a.m.

(Read more: Local News |)

Ranson Financial2019-09-30T22:20:35-05:00September 30, 2019|News|

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