info2022-11-08T01:01:19-06:00November 8th, 2022|
While both businesses are owned by the same group, the two businesses operate under different rules when it comes to getting a liquor license. "This law was enacted in 1986 and each county had to opt in to one of three rules. They could either have a dry county, they could have a wet county or they did this hybrid where there are 30% of sales required to be food." Source: KAKE - News
info2022-11-08T06:52:16-06:00November 8th, 2022|
Topeka residents will be able to use city transportation for free on Nov. 8 for the Kansas General Election. The Topeka Metro announced earlier this month that it would be making an additional effort to help residents exercise their civic duty to vote in the upcoming election. All of the Metro's fixed bus routes will be free and paratransit passengers will receive two free rides on Nov. 8. Source: KSNT 27 News
info2022-11-08T06:52:28-06:00November 8th, 2022|
The Wichita school board voted unanimously Monday to authorize the special transfer of up to 260 Southeast High School students to Heights High for the start of the spring semester in an effort to alleviate disruptive overcrowding. Current Southeast students will not be required to switch schools if they don’t want to, but the district boundary change approved by the BOE means future students from within the Adams, College Hill, Jackson and Price-Harris Elementary boundaries will now attend Heights instead of Southeast. Source: Wichita Eagle
info2022-11-08T06:53:51-06:00November 8th, 2022|
Getting engaged. Planning a wedding. Then suddenly having five kids. It’s been nearly two years since Lenexa Police Department Public Service Officer II Sarah Bell got married to her husband, Jeremy, and became a stepmom to their five children, ages 4 to 12. ... Connecting a citizen with the appropriate county services. Handling record requests. Processing paperwork for a report. Sarah is typically the first person you see when you enter the police department lobby. “You need to have the ability to talk to all kinds of people and keep a calm attitude,” she said. “I could have three people waiting [...]
info2022-11-08T00:52:30-06:00November 8th, 2022|
Wichita State University has been designated as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity University, which recognizes public research universities and their work with public and private sector partners to support economic development. Wichita State is one of 80 higher education institutions to earn the national designation from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Source: Wichita Business Journal
info2022-11-08T00:45:46-06:00November 8th, 2022|
After months of tense debate, the Gardner Edgerton school board on Monday approved a policy prohibiting transgender children from using their preferred restrooms or participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity. The school board voted 5-2 to approve the policy, which has sparked ongoing controversy and student protests. It states that students must use the facilities, and participate on the athletic teams, that conform with their sex at birth. School board members Katie Williams, the lone liberal on the board, and Greg Chapman voted against it. The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas argued that the policy violates [...]
info2022-11-08T00:43:36-06:00November 8th, 2022|
Terry Kaufman wears opposition on his shirt and his cap to development of a 2,000-acre solar energy facility on rolling hills in Jackson County. Kaufman, who handed out yellow “no solar” pins ahead of a public meeting Monday on the issue, said he supported imposition by the Jackson County Commission of an 18-month moratorium on consideration of applications for utility-grade solar. Commissioners listened to a couple dozen people eager to share clashing perspectives but didn’t vote on a pause that would give them time to study zoning regulations applicable to solar projects. Source: Kansas Reflector
info2022-11-07T12:41:08-06:00November 7th, 2022|
In a mega meeting, four different Harvey County cities came to an agreement about their shared water future. The governing bodies for Newton, North Newton, Halstead and Sedgwick all approved an agreement governing how the cities would share a possible 536 million gallons in annual water rights that the State of Kansas will soon consider granting. “I think we’ve accomplished what we needed to,” Newton City Engineer Suzanne Loomis said after all bodies approved the agreement. “This is just the beginning of a continued good relationship for neighbors.” Since 1997, the cities have been working together to perfect (secure) the water [...]
info2022-11-07T12:39:59-06:00November 7th, 2022|
Governor Laura Kelly announced today $15.7 million will be awarded to seven service providers that will bring high-speed broadband service to underserved, economically distressed, and low-population areas of the state. This is the first of three rounds of awards from the Kansas Capital Project Funds (CPF) Broadband Grant Program. This phase of funding will connect more than 1,900 homes, businesses, schools, healthcare facilities, and other public institutions to fast, reliable internet in the next 24 months. This funding aims to solve the “last mile” of broadband needed in critical areas. The targeted counties have as few as five locations per square [...]
info2022-11-07T12:33:07-06:00November 7th, 2022|
As overcrowding strains Southeast High School, the Wichita school board will consider altering district boundaries to move some students to another high school. Southeast’s functional building capacity is 1,982 students. This year, the school enrolled 2,192 students, the second most of any Wichita high school behind East. “Building and classroom safety due to overcrowding at Southeast is a problem that will continue to harm students and faculty at Southeast until we do something about it,” debate teacher Michael Harris told the board of education last month. Source: Wichita Eagle
