Riley County to host public meeting in Keats to discuss sewer benefit district updates

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Riley County to host public meeting in Keats to discuss sewer benefit district updates

info2023-02-27T09:15:05-06:00February 27th, 2023|

Riley County officials are planning an informational meeting early next month to discuss the future of the Keats Sewer Benefit District. Commissioners created the district in 2018 after more than 51 percent of affected property owners signed a petition. “After several years of analyzing options, costs, and funding mechanisms, the County sought to move forward with sanitary sewer collection and pump to the City of Manhattan Wastewater Treatment Facility,” said Amanda Webb, Director of Riley County Planning & Development. Source: 1350 KMAN

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USD 465 seeks citizen input to search for superintendent

info2023-02-27T09:12:49-06:00February 27th, 2023|

The Winfield Board of Education will hire the next superintendent, but they are looking for a little help from citizens within the USD 465 area. The Kansas Association of School Boards has been hired by the district to help search for a new superintendent after Nathan Reed announced he was leaving in June to take a job in Wichita. As part of its efforts, the association is conducting an online survey to find out what characteristics citizens might value in the next top administrator. The survey is linked to the usd465.com website. It was posted Feb. 14 and closes Sunday. There [...]

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Quality-of-life survey coming to Ark City

info2023-02-27T09:11:06-06:00February 27th, 2023|

A group of community organizations is launching a survey to learn more about what citizens in and around Arkansas City want and need from their community. The organizations include the Arkansas City Recreation Commission, City of Arkansas City, Cowley College and USD 470. The survey will focus on gathering information from residents about what services, programs and amenities they consider essential, as well as what they think might improve quality of life for current and future residents. Source: Cowley CourierTraveler

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Flock camera trial approved in Rose Hill

info2023-02-27T09:09:04-06:00February 27th, 2023|

In an effort to enhance community safety and further expand a resource available among area law enforcement agencies, a 45-day trial was approved for the utilization of five Flock Safety Cameras within the city of Rose Hill. Rose Hill would be looking to use Flock’s license plate reader cameras to monitor traffic and share information among departments about criminal activity identified through the system. Flock cameras are currently utilized by nearby departments in Butler County, Sedgwick County, Reno County, Andover, Derby, Mulvane and more. Source: Derby Informer | Area

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Solar project developer fields questions

info2023-02-27T09:06:57-06:00February 27th, 2023|

When plans for a proposed solar farm in south central Barton County emerged recently, along with the announcement came numerous questions from a curious public. Where will it be? How big will it be? What impact will it have on the nearby Cheyenne Bottoms? This is a project of Chicago-based Acciona Energy USA, an American subsidiary of Madrid, Spain-based Acciona Energy. They have developed solar and wind energy projects around the world, with over 2,000 assets across the United States. Source: Great Bend Tribune

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Overland Park residents are trying to save this 100-year-old oak tree along 69 Highway

info2023-02-27T09:02:38-06:00February 27th, 2023|

Local residents are calling for a century-old tree to be saved in Overland Park that is set to be removed as part of the 69Express toll lane project. A post on Nextdoor, a neighborhood social network site, has garnered more than 100 likes and comments from residents wanting to preserve the old bur oak tree, which is located at the southwest corner of 119th Street and U.S. 69 Highway. The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to grade down the area with the oak tree and use the space for a pond that would capture stormwater runoff, said Laura Wagner, public engagement [...]

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Wichita mayor cites economic development achievements in State of the City address

info2023-02-27T09:00:50-06:00February 27th, 2023|

As part of his State of the City address Thursday, Mayor Brandon Whipple says Wichita is well on its way to becoming a global leader not only in manufacturing but in technology. According to Mayor Whipple, the City of Wichita has competed for 10 economic development projects in the past six years, collectively worth a billion dollars in capital investment. Eight of those projects have been pursued in the past 24 months alone. Mayor Whipple says the city also competed for 15 economic development projects that provided 1,000 jobs each (more than half of which, again, were sought after in the [...]

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Concept for new sculpture shown to city commissioners

info2023-02-27T08:59:19-06:00February 27th, 2023|

The Atchison Art Association represented by Angie Cario gave a report on the new concept for the riverfront development area. KDOT donated the Amelia Earhart Bridge pieces to the Atchison Art Association in 2013. In partnership with Charles Sprouse of Benedictine College Art & Architecture and artist Vaughn Schultz, the Atchison Art Association has facilitated an artistic representation using pieces preserved from the original Mo-Kan Free Bridge, also known as the former Amelia Earhart Memorial bridge. With permission from the Chamber and the Historical Society, we’ve incorporated all the bridge elements, including the pieces reserved for the AAA. Source: News | [...]

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Fairway disputes ‘Save the Shawnee Indian Mission’ flyers

info2023-02-27T08:56:38-06:00February 27th, 2023|

The city of Fairway is pushing back against flyers bearing the message “Save the Shawnee Indian Mission” that began appearing in local residents’ mailboxes last week. Thousands of flyers paid for by the Shawnee Tribe started showing up at homes around the Mission site in northeast Johnson County, detailing the tribe’s argument that the historic site is in “distress” and that it should be transferred to the tribe for restoration. Source: Prairie Village Post

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Future of Winfield’s Walnut Valley Festival is in doubt

info2023-02-28T14:33:26-06:00February 27th, 2023|

The Walnut Valley Festival is on the ropes and it’s up to us to save it. ....Bart Redford, executive director of the Walnut Valley Association: “We’re definitely having this year’s festival and then we’ll just have to see where we’re at after that.” The music festival that draws thousands to Winfield every year is tapping financial reserves to stay in business, and that can’t continue forever, he said. “We need a few years of some good crowds, so we can kind of replenish our reserves,” Redford said. “I think it’s doable.” Source: The Iola Register