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Update to city burn ordinance passed
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — There was an update to the city's burn ordinance passed by the Hutchinson City Council on Tuesday. The update is below. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-102 LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, 2018 EDITION OF ARTICLE I FIRE PROTECTION OF CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON, KANSAS PERTAINING TO OPEN BURNING, RECREATIONAL FIRES, AND PORTABLE OUTDOOR FIREPLACES.
Trooper Gate topic surfaces at city commission
Junction City Commissioner Richard Pinaire noted Tuesday evening he would like to see the recent Army closure of the Trooper Gate entrance to Fort Riley reconsidered. He suggested it could perhaps be a topic for an upcoming joint city - county - school district meeting. He added local officials are stakeholders and suggested a meeting of officials with Fort Riley.
Inside JCPRD: Empower your future at Live Well Age Well 2024!
JCPRD’s 50 Plus Program is thrilled to announce the return of the highly anticipated Live Well Age Well, coming up on Thursday, Aug. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year, we’re back at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, located at 8788 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park.
Stars graduate after East’s historic season, but Aces looking for more
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - After an 0-2 start against Topeka Washburn Rural and Kapaun Mount Carmel, Wichita East didn’t lose another game until a heartbreaker in the third round of the Class 6A playoffs. East graduated many of its stars, but last season showed what’s possible for the Blue...
Webinar to share how Lawrence community members, faith groups can help with emergency shelter efforts
Douglas County Emergency Management will host an informal webinar Monday for community members interested in learning about plans for extreme weather emergency shelter. “The purpose of the new plan is to equip community agencies and organizations with a resource to support the expansion of emergency sheltering during extreme weather conditions,” according to a news release from Douglas County.
Strawn concerned about competition from city
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Jim Strawn with Strawn Contracting who is building the subdivision near Plum Creek Elementary in Hutchinson came to the Hutchinson City Council meeting Tuesday to express his thoughts about the city's purchase of land near 11th and Hendricks for further housing development. "This appears to me...
Two arrested in death of Kyle Higgins, who was found injured in S.W. Topeka
Two men were being held in connection with first-degree murder after Wednesday's death of a man found seriously injured the previous day in southwest Topeka. Lorenzo A. Pattmon III, 21, and Rammelo H. Boatwright, 24, were being held in the Shawnee County Jail in connection with crimes linked to the death of Kyle E. Higgins, 37, of Topeka, authorities said. ...
JoCo cities were asked to help fund homeless shelter. The response has been mixed.
Johnson County chair Mike Kelly faced a tough room Monday, as he and Stephanie Boyer, CEO of Kansas City nonprofit reStart, made their case for a county homeless shelter and service center to the Gardner City Council. The council grilled the pair on security at the shelter, the site’s availability...
Tackling the unheralded (but impressive) playing career of Michigan coach Sherrone Moore
He broke the table with his fist. It was a Thursday evening on the campus of Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas, before a massive showdown with rival Coffeyville, and the Grizzlies were coming off one of their worst practices of the season. If you purchase a product or...
Cryptocurrency ‘pig butchering' scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years
The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million. Shan Hanes, pronounced Shane, sent the funds from Heartland Tri-State Bank to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped him in a "pig butchering" scheme that appealed to his greed, federal prosecutors said.
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