HAYS, Kan. (AP) A small slice of southern and southwest Ellis County could get running water for the first time. The Kansas Department of Commerce on Wednesday approved a project to bring water to 10 applicants through the Ellis County Water District 1-C. The water district next will hire an engineer for a 10-mile water main. It hopes to fund the project through a program that requires residents to donate labor to construct the project. The Commerce Department would provide the cost of materials, engineering and grant administration. The Hays Daily News reports of the 10 properties proposed for new…
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) After a dismal season at the state’s lakes last summer, Kansas parks officials are hoping a strong Memorial Day weekend will give the parks department an economic boost. The Wichita Eagle reports that toxic algae and extreme heat caused a sharp drop in visitors to state waterways last summer, causing a tight budget for the state parks department. Linda Lanterman, acting director of the Kansas Department of Parks, Wildlife and Tourism, says even with a one-time supplement of $800,000 from the state, the department’s budget is tight. She says a Memorial Day weekend with plenty of visitors…
An accident caused by a contract company hired by the City of Manhattan, caused a internet outage at Family and Child Resource Center Tuesday afternoon. Robert Nall, Information Technology Director for Riley County, told the Riley County Commission Thursday that the city had set up with contractors to create a dry pond between FCRC and The Riley Count Health Department. While digging, they accidentally cut the fiber and phone lines for the FCRC causing internet outages for the entire building. The FCRC moved their computers to the Riley County Health Department in order to keep up with their different processes…
ABILENE, Kan. (AP) A foundation that honors the legacy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower has received more than $600,000 in grants to support its mission. The Eisenhower Foundation announced Thursday that it received a total of $625,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation. The foundation’s executive director, Mack Teasley, says the money will be used to develop new educational programs and a website, as well as digitizing historic materials at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene. Other uses will include more staff and funding for research grants for scholars who visit the library.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for 14 Kansas counties hit by severe storms last month. The declaration signed Thursday makes federal funding available for state and some local governments and some nonprofit organizations. The funds can be used for emergency work and repairs needed after storms on April 14-15. It does not provide funding for private property owners. The counties included in the declaration are: Edwards, Ellsworth, Harper, Hodgeman, Jewell, Kiowa, Mitchell, Osborne, Rice, Rush, Russell, Sedgwick, Stafford, and Sumner.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Gov. Sam Brownback is preparing to decide the fate of a bill aimed at keeping Kansas courts or government agencies from basing decisions on Islamic or other foreign legal codes. Brownback had a Friday deadline to sign or veto the bill or let it become law without his signature. His office hasn’t said what he would do. Muslim groups have urged him to veto the measure, arguing it promotes discrimination. Supporters of the measure worry about Shariah law being applied in Kansas courts, although they point out the bill doesn’t specifically mention codes within the Islamic legal…
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) The Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame has its first Marine inductee. Marine Gen. Charles Krulak was inducted during a ceremony Thursday at the Lewis and Clark Center along with the late Army Gen. Michael S. Davison. Both men were graduates of the Army’s Command and General Staff College during their careers. Krulak became the 31st commandant of the Marine Corps in 1995. He commanded a platoon and two companies during Vietnam. Davison was a commander of Fort Leavenworth and commandant of the Command and General Staff College. He joined the Army in 1939, serving in World…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Wichita police say surveillance video shows a man who was killed while riding his bicycle last weekend was hit by two vehicles, instead of one. The Wichita Eagle reports 49-year-old John Fuqua first was hit Saturday night by a white, four-door sedan. About 20 seconds later he was hit by a low-profile SUV as he lay in the curb lane of the street. Police Lt. Joe Schroeder says the SUV slowed almost to a stop before continuing on, but the driver of the sedan didn’t slow at all. Detectives are looking for additional surveillance footage to help…