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Humboldt to host vintage baseball

info2018-07-06T07:39:39-05:00July 6th, 2018|

Walter Johnson Stadium in Humboldt will host its annual vintage baseball game at 1 pm Saturday. The Topeka Westerns will play the Branson Boomers, and festivities begin at 11 am with players warm-up and a display of antique cars at Humboldt City Square Park. Players will ride in the cars at noon to the stadium for a hot dog feed. The National Anthem will play and the game will start at 1 pm Saturday. B&W Trailer Hitches will sponsor the Branson Boomers and Monarch Cement Co. will sponsor the Topeka Westerns. Monarch office manager Tessa Morris said the stadium has hosted [...]

City of Derby to host transit feasibility town hall

info2018-07-05T08:30:59-05:00July 5th, 2018|

The City of Derby is hosting a Regional Transit Feasibility Town Hall to gather feedback and ideas from Derby residents. The town hall is part of a broader study called Connecting Communities on the support and demand for transit services in Derby, Haysville, Andover, and Maize. The study is sponsored by Wichita Transit and funded by the Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Findings from the study will result in a strategic plan for transit services in each city. (Read more: DerbyInformer.com - news,news/)

City of Derby wants delay in K-State research center closure

info2018-07-05T07:46:36-05:00July 5th, 2018|

The city is on record asking Kansas State University officials to rethink their decision to close a horticultural center just southwest of Derby.The city is on record asking Kansas State University officials to rethink their decision to close a horticultural center just southwest of Derby. At issue is the recently announced intent by the university to shut the John C. Pair Horticulture Center at 1901 E. 95th St. South due to budget shortfalls. The Derby City Council passed a resolution at its June 26 meeting stating “that the the K-State president, provost and deans are encouraged to re-evaluate the long-term value [...]

Neosho County reorganizes 911, emergency management

info2018-07-02T09:29:49-05:00July 2nd, 2018|

Neosho County Commissioners considered resolutions Friday to reorganize 911 dispatching and emergency management. With the retirement of Emergency Management Director Byron Shultz, Emergency Management and 911 dispatching become separate departments no longer under the Sheriff’s Department. The commission approved four resolutions to establish the two functions as departments and to appoint Lori Nally as 911 Director and Melanie Kent-Culp as Emergency Management Director. The resolutions also established a five-member 911 advisory board. The board will consist of the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center EMS Director, Chanute Fire Chief, police chiefs of Chanute and Erie, and the Neosho County Sheriff. County Counselor [...]

Chanute accepts design plan for neighborhood fiber

info2018-06-27T08:19:12-05:00June 27th, 2018|

Fiber became a chicken-or-egg issue for Chanute commissioners Monday evening. Commissioners voted to accept a proposal from an Oklahoma City engineering firm to design expansion of the city’s fiber optic broadband network into two neighborhoods. The quote from ACRS is $35,000-$45,000 to design and set specifications for residents near the 900 block of west 9th and the 400 block of south Westview, two neighborhoods whose residents have requested connection at previous commission meetings. City Manager Jeff Cantrell said that this is not construction, but is the first phase of the possible project. He said he can’t estimate a model of potential [...]

City of Atchison discusses potential local tax windfall with Supreme Court decision

info2018-06-25T07:50:31-05:00June 25th, 2018|

Governments at every level throughout the nation can be expected to lick their chops after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned this week a loophole on online retail sales tax. “The Kansas Legislature should greet this with arms wide open,” said Atchison, Kansas, City Commissioner Dave Butler. He reacted to Thursday’s news that states will be allowed to force online retailers to act as brick-and-mortar shops for sales tax purposes, even if they have no physical presence in a state. The court had previously ruled in 1992 that businesses with no such presence had no tangible connection, and so didn’t necessarily owe [...]

Derby Fire Chief calls for earlier truck replacement, more staff

info2018-06-22T07:12:00-05:00June 22nd, 2018|

Derby Fire Chief Brad Smith has proposed moving up the timetable for replacing one of the city’s fire trucks by a year. Engine 82 was set for replacement in 2020, and Smith said he would like to see that done next year. Smith made the proposal in his report in the 2019 city budget, which is now in the process of being examined by the public and City Council members. Engine 82 was purchased in 2001 and for four years was used by the city’s volunteer fire department. Since 2005, it has responded to all types of fires, emergency medical calls [...]

Former Haysville Activity Center to become sports, entertainment venue

info2018-06-22T07:08:59-05:00June 22nd, 2018|

The City of Haysville leased the former Haysville Activity Center (HAC) at 7106 S. Broadway to a local couple that plans to re-open it as a sports and recreation venue called 060 Sports. The building has been empty since 2017 when the HAC moved to a new location. Kyle and Lindsey Brown, lifelong residents of south Wichita, began renovation this month, and hope to have the venue up and running before the end of July. “There’s just not really a lot to do on the south side,” Lindsey Brown said. “Our kids play several sports, and there was nowhere for them [...]

Derby Historical Society receives county assistance

info2018-06-22T07:06:00-05:00June 22nd, 2018|

On June 13, the Sedgwick County Commission voted on and approved assistance in the amount of $10,000 to the Derby Historical Museum to replace the windows. The museum is one of seven sites being recognized during the upcoming 150th anniversary celebration for Derby and submitted the proposal in hopes of moving closer to the completion of a window replacement project. (Read more: DerbyInformer.com - news,news/)

Boat builder turns down Chanute’s counter-proposal

info2018-06-13T10:27:53-05:00June 13th, 2018|

Senior management of a pontoon boat company has turned down a counter-proposal from the Chanute city commission and will re-open their search for a manufacturing plant. Chanute Regional Development Authority Director Matt Godinez reported Tuesday morning that Coach Marine Group has turned down Chanute’s offer and has re-opened its recruitment for a new city in southeast Kansas. The company still plans to move forward with the purchase of the Legacy Trailer building on Ross Lane in the Safari Industrial Park to use as a warehouse space for lease and the company’s own use. Coach Marine Group is looking to relocate manufacturing [...]