County uses rail cars for bridges

Work began Tuesday on unloading and placing two of four railroad flat car panels that will form the base of two bridges being replaced northwest of Edna.

The bridges are on 6000 Road west of K-101, the highway that goes to Edna and connects to U.S. 166. The first bridge is about 8/10ths of a mile west of K-101 and was built in 1925 and had a 60.5 sufficiency rating in 2017. The second bridge is on 6000 Road near the intersection with Irving Road, about a quarter of a mile west of the first bridge. It was built in 1920 and had a sufficiency rating of 49.5 in 2017.

(Read more: Parsons Sun)

Ranson Financial2019-09-18T20:58:31-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Thomas County voters approve sales tax to complete criminal justice center

Voters in Thomas County Tuesday night approved a one-quarter-cent sales tax increase.

The additional money will go to complete the criminal justice center in Colby …

Unofficial results show the sales-tax increase passing by a margin of 700 to 412.

(Read more: KWCH News)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T22:21:01-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Pottawatomie County Commission approves disaster emergency proclamation; will submit application for Kansas Department of Transportation grant

The Pottawatomie County Commission approved a proclamation of a State of Local Disaster Emergency during their meeting Monday Morning.

This is in response to sinkholes that recently formed along Hayes Drive due to flooding a couple weeks ago.

The commission also unanimously voted to submit an application for a grant from a new Kansas Department of Transportation cost-share program. Public Works director Peter Clark describes the project for which the grant would be used.

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This project would cost between $1 million and $1.5 million to complete. K-DOT would look for the party receiving the grant to provide at least 15 percent of the cost to the project.

(Read more: 1350 KMAN)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:28:24-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

USD 250 bond project is complete

Walking through the entryway, Pittsburg High School is nearly unrecognizable in comparison to years ago.

What was once low ceilings and closed-in space is now a tall, brightly lit area which welcomes students, staff and guests into the building.

PHS was one of the largest projects from the USD 250′s $31 million bond issue which voters approved in March 2017. With only a few “button” items to do, the district has announced the completion of the project which was led by Crossland Construction.

(Read more: Education – Morning Sun)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:26:42-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Four Olathe middle school students collecting goods for kids at school with special needs

Four metro girls are spending some of their lunch hour collecting supplies for a special needs class at Mission Trail Middle School in Olathe.

“The whole reason why we’re doing this project is because we’re reading ‘Flower for Algernon.’ The lead character has a disability. It made me feel like I wanted to help and do something,” Kolby Brown said.

This may have started out as a class project. Now, it’s turned into something even bigger.

Right now, Kolby and her friends, Laci Lister, Lydia Fink and Emmy Harkrader are collecting everything from laundry detergent to board games.

“We asked her (special needs teacher) her specific needs. What do you not have enough of? What do you need new?” Lister said.

(Read more: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:25:12-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Series of earthquakes continues to rattle Kansas

After four earthquakes over the past two days, the U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.4 magnitude quake approximately 8 miles southeast of Caldwell in Sumner County Tuesday morning.

Just before 9p.m. Monday, the USGS reported a 3.2 magnitude quake approximately 8 miles east of Marion, Kansas. Just before 10a.m. Monday, a magnitude 3.6 quake shook the same area.

The quake follow a 3.9 magnitude quake at 2:37 a.m. Monday approximately 10 miles west of Cottonwood Falls in Chase County and a magnitude 2.8 quake at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Reno County.

(Read more: Hays Post)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:23:28-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Ellis Co. Conservation District photo contest opens

Local photographers are encouraged to participate in the Ellis County Conservation District plat book cover photo contest. Entry forms may be picked up the ECCD office, 2715 Canterbury Drive, Hays.

The rules are:

ELIGIBILITY: The Ellis County Conservation District Photo Contest is open to amateur photographers who are residents of Ellis County, KS. (An amateur photographer is one whose majority of income does not come from photography.) Persons of any age may compete in this contest. Ellis County Conservation District board of supervisors and employees and family members and employees working in the Hays Field Office are not eligible to enter.

SUBJECT MATTER: Photos should be taken within Ellis County. Photos can be of community events, friends, family, scenic, historical structures, or conservation practices** within the county. Do not use or show any copyrighted material in the photo.

(Read more: Hays Post)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:22:35-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Former Kansas officer fights brain cancer, hopes to wear uniform again

A former Rose Hill police officer is in a fight for his life.

Steve Frahm, 30, always dreamed of becoming a police officer.

“There are so many things police officers can do to impact people’s lives,” said Steve Frahm.

Steve was the victim of a robbery when he was a teenager.

“I got to see how, when police officers arrived, they kind of took that bad feeling away, made you feel safe and from that point, that’s what I wanted to do,” he said.

(Read more: KSN-TV)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:20:28-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Greater Salina Community Foundation announces grant awards

The Greater Salina Community Foundation announced $41,000 in grants were awarded to projects and organizations in Saline County.

The 11 organizations receiving funds were:

The Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas received $5,000 to purchase playground equipment for children who access services a the new DVACK facility.

The Heartland Early Education received $5,000 for food to send home with children from birth to age five with food insecurities.

(Read more: News – Salina Journal)

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:19:06-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

Museum opens exhibit on GCCC’s 100-year history

The latest exhibit in the Finney County Historical Museum’s Front Door Gallery opened Monday, marking the 100th anniversary of Garden City Community College.

Entitled “Institution with a Distinctive Heritage,” the display draws its name from a 1960s era sign that marked both the former and previous campuses of the college. The exhibit includes nearly 20 early photographs, six historic documents and a few artifacts representing GCCC’s 100 years of service to the community and to southwest Kansas.

Among the oldest items are a 1918-1919 advertisement promoting the then-upcoming opening of the school and the first Manual of Studies for students, published in 1919 by Ernest F. Monroe, the college’s first dean. The artifacts also include the shovel used to break ground on the present campus in September of 1967, and scenes from each location where the college has been housed over 10 decades.

Ranson Financial2019-09-17T21:17:37-05:00September 17, 2019|News|

County uses rail cars for bridges

Thomas County voters approve sales tax to complete criminal justice center

Pottawatomie County Commission approves disaster emergency proclamation; will submit application for Kansas Department of Transportation grant

USD 250 bond project is complete

Four Olathe middle school students collecting goods for kids at school with special needs

Series of earthquakes continues to rattle Kansas

Ellis Co. Conservation District photo contest opens

Former Kansas officer fights brain cancer, hopes to wear uniform again

Greater Salina Community Foundation announces grant awards

Museum opens exhibit on GCCC’s 100-year history

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