Caney Hopes Water Shortage Solved By Removing Log Jam

There’s some good news for folks facing a water shortage in Caney, Kansas. The city just north of the Oklahoma state line has struggled though the drought and had to cut down water usage severely for weeks and part of the problem was decades in the making. For about 40 years, a log jam on the Little Caney River has been building, until this week. Crews have come out and started clearing out massive sections of the jam, opening up waterflow. The Little Caney River is the city’s main source of water, but low levels have brought on major problems for years. City Administrator Kelley Zellner said the solution was just out of reach all along.
Source: news9

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T08:10:10-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

Kansas Tourism Announces 15 Tourism Marketing Grant Award Recipients

Kansas Tourism has announced the Tourism Marketing Grant Program recipients for 2022. The Tourism Marketing Grant is an ongoing grant program designed to assist tourism organizations or businesses with new and innovative advertising and marketing projects. Kansas Tourism Director Bridgette Jobe, along with Tourism staff, spent this week visiting each awardee’s location and congratulating them with a large, ceremonial check. Kansas Tourism will provide a total of $87,708 in Tourism Marketing Grant funding for 15 tourism marketing projects to attract new visitors to Kansas and local communities.
The 2022 grant recipients include:

Audubon of Kansas, Inc., Ellis County, $4,500 – Print, digital and radio campaign for the Kansas Prairie Chicken Festival.
Downtown Overland Park Partnership, Johnson County, $3,350 – Website enhancements.
Fulton Valley Farms, Butler County, $4,300 – Advertising for Fulton Valley Farms Country Christmas campaign.
Hodgeman County Economic Development, Hodgeman County, $1,200 – Addition of new and updated promotional materials.
Humanities Kansas, Shawnee County, $5,000 – Promotion of “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America,” traveling exhibit to six Kansas communities.
Lenexa Convention & Visitors Bureau, Johnson County, $5,000 – Development of electronic visitor’s guide.
Lindsborg Convention & Visitors Bureau, McPherson County, $10,000 – Regional digital billboard campaign for Wichita and Lindsborg.
Luray Community Foundation, Russell County, $858 – New event advertising startup.
Music Theatre Wichita, Sedgwick County, $10,000 – Digital marketing campaign for two large-scale musicals.
Olathe Chamber of Commerce, Johnson County, $10,000 – Search engine optimization website upgrades.
Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Sedgwick County, $10,000 – Digital and print campaign for “Best Day Bundle.”
The Museum of Art & Light, Riley County, $10,000 – Website development and public relations campaign in preparation for the grand opening.
Strataca, Reno County, $3,000 – Advertising for a new walking trail.
Visit Topeka, Explore Lawrence, Visit Emporia, Visit Manhattan, $10,000 – Development of the METL Ale Trail with participating breweries in Topeka, Lawrence, Emporia and Manhattan.
Wahlmeier Farms Vineyard, Decatur County, $400 – Print advertising campaign.

Source: Kansas Department of Commerce

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T07:01:04-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

Cities of Hillsboro and Marion partner with Network Kansas to host certified Ice House Entrepreneurship Program

The cities of Hillsboro and Marion have partnered with NetWork Kansas to host the Kansas Ice House Entrepreneurship Program, a five-week class to develop entrepreneurial skills for business and life. This program, Think Like an Entrepreneur, is led by Tabor College professor of business administration, entrepreneur, and author Dr. Melinda Rangel. Classes will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings, Oct. 18-Nov. 15 at the Marion Community Building. The cost of the program, including dinner, is $50 per person. A $25 discount is offered to those who attend four of the five class sessions. The Kansas Ice House Entrepreneurship Program is for entrepreneurs and problem solvers seeking to develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
Source: Hillsboro Free Press

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T07:00:07-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

Proposed annexation would expand De Soto more than 14 square miles in less than a year

De Soto officials recently approved development guidelines for the portion of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant that isn’t yet within city limits, as they prepare to consider absorption of that land in the near future. Sunflower Redevelopment Group has asked the city to annex 2,800 acres, or about 4.38 square miles, south of 127th Street within the shuttered World War II powder and propellant plant from unincorporated Johnson County. Sunflower has owned the plant, located southeast of a bend in Kansas Highway 10 in western Johnson County, since 2005. Such an annexation would further balloon De Soto’s boundaries from November 2021, when the 7,400-acre city nearly doubled in size with its addition of 6,376 acres — about 9.96 square miles. That absorption included roughly 6,000 acres in the 9,000-acre ex-Sunflower plant.
Source: Kansas City Business Journal

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T06:59:24-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

See a new side of Overland Park: famous farmers market, international foods & green space

The sprawling suburb of Overland Park is best known for its family-friendly atmosphere, celebrated schools and sweeping residential neighborhoods. But residents told The Star that there’s also plenty for visitors to do in this large municipality. The attractions range from an award-winning farmers market to a lush botanical garden complete with a sparkling lake. A favorite hiking, biking and dining spot of citydwellers and suburbanites alike, OP has something for every member of the family.
Source: KC Star Local News

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T06:58:09-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

KU football’s resurgence is bringing more fans to Lawrence — and headaches to some merchants

Walk down Massachusetts Street on any given Saturday you’ll and probably see a decent amount of people. When there’s a home football game, that amount increases significantly, especially this season. On Saturday, lines for restaurants extended out onto Mass Street, business closed for extended lunch hours to view the game, and groups of fans darted around lines of slow moving traffic to reach their seats at Memorial Stadium…. Businesses on Mass Street often see most of the fans drawn to Lawrence for the games, but business owners and their employees are divided on if crowds are worth trouble they can cause.
Source: KCUR News

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T06:57:34-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

Wichita police chief finalists talk plans, transparency, controversies

Changing the culture of the Wichita Police Department is a top priority for both candidates for the city’s top law enforcement job. But the two chief finalists have different plans for how to achieve that goal. The city of Wichita had placed a gag order on the two police chief candidates — Mario R. Knapp and Joseph P. Sullivan — but lifted it the day after an Eagle column criticized the city’s lack of transparency. In exclusive interviews with The Eagle, the two candidates fielded questions for more than an hour each about their visions for the police department, troubles within the Wichita Police Department, transparency and their own controversies.
Source: Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T06:56:47-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

Osage County deputy recognized for saving life at Kansas state park

An Osage County Sheriff’s deputy is being recognized for his quick actions which helped save a person’s life. Deputy Richard Hamm was presented with a Life Saving Award by Sheriff Chris Wells on Monday for his actions on Aug. 20, 2022. … Hamm carries his own personal automated external defibrillator (AED) in his patrol car and quickly arrived on-scene where cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was being performed. These efforts alone had failed to revive the patient, so Hamm applied the AED pads and was able to successfully shock the patient who became responsive.
Source: KSNT 27 News

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T06:55:50-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

Overland Park kicks off comprehensive plan update

Overland Park is asking residents for input to help decide the direction of growth for the city. FrameworkOP, the City’s process to update its comprehensive plan, is officially underway with a community kickoff event called “Framing Our Future Workshop.” The workshop takes place Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Overland Park Convention Center.
Source: Prairie Village Post

Ranson Financial2022-10-11T06:54:04-05:00October 11, 2022|News|

Emporia Main Street excited for future of tech based startups following announcement of EDA grant award to Center of Rural Innovation

Entrepreneurial resources are continuing to expand in Emporia thanks to an announcement by Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods…. Woods stated Rural Innovation Strategies of the Center of Rural Innovation (CORI) recently applied for grant funding, with the assistance of local CORI Digital Jobs and Entrepreneurship Specialist Ana Blandin, through the Economic Development Administration. That application was recently approved and According to Woods will go to support a series of design sprint workshops in Emporia in the coming months focused on helping to create tech-based startup companies. Woods says tech startups are something the area has needed for quite some time.
Source: KVOE Emporia Radio

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