City looking for suggestions for old Wichita Public Library

25 Tuesday, October 25

City looking for suggestions for old Wichita Public Library

info2022-10-25T00:38:50-05:00October 25th, 2022|

The City of Wichita has put out a request for reuse for the former downtown Wichita Public Library. The building is located a 223 S. Main next to Century II. The location operated from 1967 to 2018 before the library was moved to its new location near McLean and 2nd Street. It also served as the county's COVID-19 vaccine clinic in 2021. "It is a beautiful building. It is one of those buildings that we know is still quite functional and in a great location," said Mayor Brandon Whipple on Thursday at his weekly media briefing. Source: KSN-TV

25 Tuesday, October 25

Crawford County program impacting neighborhood safety

info2022-10-25T00:36:26-05:00October 25th, 2022|

A program started by the Crawford County Sheriff's Office is becoming more popular throughout many neighborhoods. The program is called S.T.O.P. (Shared Technology on Patrol) and is a partnership between law enforcement and citizens living in Crawford County. The focus of this partnership is on crime prevention and solving. The S.T.O.P. initiative is aimed at deterring, apprehending and convicting criminals by utilizing key video evidence captured by residential and/or business security cameras during the process of a crime. Source: KSNF/KODE

25 Tuesday, October 25

Baxter Springs PD issuing free vouchers instead of citations

info2022-10-25T00:33:04-05:00October 25th, 2022|

Instead of giving out citations, the Baxter Springs Police Department wants to help drivers fix their broken headlights, taillights or turn signals. It's all part of a community-driven program called Lights On! The mission is to heal relationships between communities and law enforcement agencies. Friday, the Baxter Springs Police Department announced that Lights On! is expanding to their city, making them the second agency in Kansas to participate in this program. Source: KSNF/KODE

25 Tuesday, October 25

Kansas Water Office announces water warning for residents using Burlington water

info2022-10-25T00:29:06-05:00October 25th, 2022|

Ongoing drought conditions have prompted Chase County officials to ask a lot of county residents to conserve water. It’s not the only entity asking residents to cut back on their water use. The Kansas Water Office has issued a water warning for all residents using Burlington water, including those in Gridley, LeRoy and New Strawn and those served by Coffey Rural Water Districts 2 and 3. The city says Coffey County’s ongoing emergency drought declaration, the lack of inflow from the Cottonwood and Neosho Rivers and predicted levels at John Redmond Reservoir if the drought persists, has triggered the warning. Source: [...]

24 Monday, October 24

30-foot tower and sensory tunnel, anyone? Inclusive playground opens up in JoCo

info2022-10-24T01:05:00-05:00October 24th, 2022|

Strang Park officially reopened in mid-October with Overland Park’s first inclusive playground, designed for children to play together regardless of their abilities and challenges. Among other things, the playground features a 30-foot tower and slide, a sensory tunnel, climbing cargo nets and in-ground trampolines. A separate toddler playground includes Farmers’ Market-themed play structures and a nature play area. Source: Joco 913 News

24 Monday, October 24

Municipals sell off hard, 30-year muni nears 4%

info2022-10-24T06:55:02-05:00October 24th, 2022|

Municipals sold off Friday with losses of up to 18 basis points, with the damage felt across the curve, and the 30-year triple-A yield closed just shy of 4%. U.S. Treasuries ended mixed after the 10-year rose to levels not seen since 2007 earlier in the session, and the reversal led to an equity rally to close out a tumultuous day and week. Triple-A yields rose 10 to 18 basis points, moving the entire curve above 3%. Short UST made gains while the long bond saw losses of up to 11 basis points. Source: The Bond Buyer

24 Monday, October 24

Andover Breaks Ground on New Fire Department

info2022-10-24T01:01:11-05:00October 24th, 2022|

The Andover Fire Department along with mayor Ronnie Price, Crossland Construction and the Andover Area Chamber of Commerce held a ground breaking ceremony to commemorate the construction of a new fire department and remodel of the current house on October 11. The new building will be located south of US 54 at the corner of Andover road and Minneha road. ‘They have made the best out of this fire department for many many years,’ said Mayor Price. ‘We realized just how much we need a prompt response, and that’s what this is about, getting our citizens in the south a response [...]

24 Monday, October 24

Betting on downtown buildings

info2022-10-24T00:58:42-05:00October 24th, 2022|

Two vacant buildings in the heart of downtown Arkansas City will soon be back in business. Andrew Iverson and his partner, John Schamahorn of I.S. Investments LLC, have purchased 206 S. Summit St., the former home of Flawed Perfection, and 208 S. Summit St., which housed the Cowley Antique Mall and Used Book Cafe. Iverson said the 208 S. Summit St., location is undergoing an aggressive renovation. The main floor will become a public venue. Source: Cowley CourierTraveler

24 Monday, October 24

Emporia Fire Department going red this week

info2022-10-24T00:57:00-05:00October 24th, 2022|

The Emporia Fire Department is going red to honor the U.S. Armed Forces. According to city communications manager Christine Johnson, EFD personnel will participate in R.E.D. Fridays beginning this week. “R.E.D. stands for ‘Remember Everyone Deployed,’ created to remind communities of our heroes overseas and to show support for those deployed and their families,” Johnson said in a written release. Firefighters will wear red shirts on Fridays as part of the campaign. Many Emporia firefighters have served or have family members who served in the military. “As an agency representing the founding city of Veteran’s Day, this campaign became even more [...]

24 Monday, October 24

State of the City address gives overview of projects

info2022-10-24T00:53:44-05:00October 24th, 2022|

Garden City mayor and city staff presented at the 2022 State of the City Address Wednesday. The annual presentation was part of the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce’s October Chamber Membership Breakfast. Source: Garden City Telegram