info2022-12-02T09:31:35-06:00December 2nd, 2022|
Students at Wichita West High School will be the first in the district to use security screening devices, starting Friday. The devices, approved by the school board in September, are being delivered and installed at all high schools. Staff at several Wichita high schools found guns at East, Heights and North in the first two weeks of the academic school year, The Eagle has previously reported. Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
info2022-12-02T01:40:31-06:00December 2nd, 2022|
Clerk of the District Court Donna Oswald is retiring after more than four decades of service in Atchison County District Court. Oswald plans to retire effective Friday, Dec. 9. Through mounds of court documents to the age of e-filing in the 1st Judicial District and the entire Kansas Judicial Branch, Oswald has overseen the district court operations for most of the 21st Century up to this point. Source: News | atchisonglobenow.com
info2022-12-02T01:34:07-06:00December 2nd, 2022|
Cost of water to the city of Altamont is going up from $0.004 to $0.0045 per gallon, lending to the Altamont City Council discussing the amount of water being purchased versus documented usage prior to signing a contract for 2023. Altamont City Council member Raymond Coffey told the council that Rural Water District No. 4 is checking with all cities to see if towns are wanting to decrease or increase their minimum usage and is looking at changing the maximum amount the city can purchase from three times the amount to two times the amount, which would lower the obligation of [...]
info2022-12-02T09:32:46-06:00December 2nd, 2022|
Local advocates are calling on Johnson County leaders to develop a comprehensive plan to end homelessness in Kansas’ most affluent county. The Good Faith Network, a group of more than 20 local interfaith communities, and Project 1020, Johnson County’s only winter homeless shelter that serves single adults, want county leaders to actively work toward ending homelessness. Source: Prairie Village Post
info2022-12-02T01:28:16-06:00December 2nd, 2022|
Now that Douglas County voters have called for an expansion to five county commission districts, new maps must be drawn and decided within one month. During a well-attended town hall meeting Thursday evening, Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said that out of 114 precincts, 109 voted in favor of adding two commissioner districts. Two of the five precincts that voted “no” to the Nov. 8 ballot question were in the city and the other three were in the county; there was no “county versus city” split, or anything like that, Shew said. Source: The Lawrence Times
info2022-12-01T12:29:33-06:00December 1st, 2022|
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is accepting grant applications for the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program to help people in rural and tribal communities access remote education and health care resources. The DLT program helps fund real-time, interactive distance learning and telemedicine services in rural and tribal areas to increase access to education, training and health care resources that are otherwise limited or unavailable. This effort is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal that every American has access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet. Digital equity is an important component [...]
info2022-12-01T12:21:42-06:00December 1st, 2022|
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) reported that trading volume reached another record in November 2022, with 1.29 million municipal bond trades recorded. November trades exceeded October’s previous record of 1.25 million trades and was more than double the volume in November 2021. Year to date, municipal bond trade count is up 63% compared to the same period in 2021, likely fueled by individual investor demand, as customer purchases and inter-dealer trades rose more than customer sales. As anticipated in a recent press release, November 2022 was the seventh month in the last eight months with more than 1 million trades [...]
info2022-12-01T11:24:31-06:00December 1st, 2022|
The owner of Hutchinson's newest coffee shop believes farmers and ranchers are in need of quality coffee and a space to meet. That's why Rodica Nisly started The Rendezvous Coffee Shop in Pleasantview. The gourmet coffee shop, which opened in late May, serves a variety of signature drinks with freshly ground coffee beans roasted in Galva. The beans come from Free Space Coffee company. The lattes, although they sometimes have names reminiscent of alcoholic beverages, are all alcohol-free. To pay homage to many in the area, Nisly serves up the Farmboy, a blend of butter rum and caramel; the Farmer's Daughter, [...]
info2022-12-01T11:20:37-06:00December 1st, 2022|
Assistant Superintendent Kim Glover, Atchison County Road and Bridge Department, has earned the distinction as being the first woman appointed to the position according to the current records on file. Road and Bridge Superintendent Joe Snyder recently announced Glover's appointment during a county commission meeting. Glover's appointment as the new assistant superintendent became official Nov. 16, according to Human Resource Director Jodi Moore. Source: atchisonglobenow.com
info2022-12-01T11:18:55-06:00December 1st, 2022|
On Tuesday, the city began taking water from Lake Fort Scott. Rock Creek and Cedar Creek lakes have supplemented the Fort Scott water supply for several months as the drought conditions have continued. Fort Scott Assistant City Manager Brad Matkin said recent rains have not helped and the lakes’ waters “are dropping to levels that is posing a problem to our city water supply.” Source: Fort Scott Tribune
