Public works bids far exceed estimate for new city complex
City plans for a $450000 public works and utilities complex hit a setback as bids ranged from $626496 to $719864, far above the $425000 estimate by Hight Jackson and Associates. Low bidder Steve Williams Construction of Tulsa. others included Sell Constructors Iola and Sprigg Constructors Paola. City review pending. other actions include a $20000 traffic signal, a $63000 street repair program, and new library and tree board appointments. Winfield notes include Dobro and Dulcimer contest participation by David Ludwick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brooks
Public Works and Utilities
City Commission
Okla
Midco Construction Co., Inc
Humboldt
Sell Constructors
Iola
Sprigg Constructors
Paola
Charles Hight
14Th
South Santa Fe Streets
Park sale proposal rejected by City Commission
The City Commission rejected plans to sell Highland and Katy Parks to Criste Corporation to build a high rise elderly apartment complex and a new office building. A non exclusive option was granted to Criste for Highland Park, which prompted heated meetings with about 35 residents before commissioners directed staff to draft a letter to Criste and HUD asking the project be dropped and funds application rejected.
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Highland
Katy Parks
City Commission
Highland Park
Criste Corporation of
Parker, Colo
Chanute
Cinste Corporation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
DeMeritt Construction and Grain Companies
E. Main
Katy Park
Cliff Dobson
Main Street
DeMeritt
Dobson
Kansas State Park and Resource Authority
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Kansas wheat faces threats from diseases
Kansas wheat fields face multiple disease challenges as barley yellow dwarf virus and speckled leaf blotch spread across the state. Leaf rust is advancing but not deemed a serious threat, while overall conditions improve with recent rainfall and heading progress around 80 percent by week’s end.
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Topeka, Kan
UPI
Kansas
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Ser
Vice
Area Forecast Highlights Show Warmer Temperatures
Partly cloudy with a rise in temperatures into the upper 60s to low 70s. Tonight bring increasing clouds and a 20 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Outlook for Wednesday shows a higher risk of thunderstorms with highs again in the upper 60s to low 70s and a 40 percent chance of rain. Winds from the east to southeast at 5 to 15 mph.
Intercepted Letter Describes Hard Year for Farmers
An intercepted note to Cha details a harsh agricultural year with first frost, drought, and ongoing difficulties for farmers. The brief missive captures collective farmer strain and weather impacts.
Calvin Files For Neosho County Sheriff
Clarence M. Calvin a Neosho County deputy sheriff resigned last week and filed Monday as a candidate for the Neosho County sheriff's position. He has served about a year as deputy here and previously was a deputy in Sedgwick County for eight years under Vern Miller. He also spent four years with the department of safety in Augusta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence M. Calvin
Neosho County
Sheriff's Department
Calvin
Chanute
Vern Miller
Kansas
Sedgwick County
Department of Safety
Augusta
Community development program to be discussed at Erie meeting
The Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission meets at 7 30 p m in Erie courthouse to discuss the community development block grant program and discretionary funds. Floyd Matledge of HUD outlines program needs and future participation, with reports on facility standards and water quality planning. Local and federal funding requests total hundreds of thousands for nine counties and Fort Scott sewer project.
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Beck
Bob Bunting
Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission
Erie
Floyd Matledge
Kansas City
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Commission
Fort Scott
Farmers Home Administration
Supreme Court ruling may affect Kansas contraceptive policy
Kansas politicians react to a U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Utah rules requiring parental consent for minors obtaining contraceptives via government programs. Rep. Glee Jones and Attorney General Curt Schneider warn about federal overreach and potential loss of federal funds for Kansas family planning if state law conflicts with federal rules.
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Topeka
Kan
UPI
Legisl Stute
U.S. Supreme Court
Utah
Glee Jones
Hiawatha
Kansas
High Court
Senate
Schneider
Patricia Schloesser
State Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
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Steve Williams Construction Company
Tulsa
Jim Beck
Ed Rideau III
Bideau
Dr. L. Witten
Harold Williams
Harold Anderson
Gary Kilgore
John Scully
Jerry Bratton
Dobro
Winfield
David Ludwick
Jim Chappell
Chappell
John Orozco
Oscar Cunningham
R. C. Lee
Greater Chanute Area
Rob Johnson
Cindy Babcock
Sharie Mathew
Michelle Dewey
Bob Cross
Otis Babcock
N. Grant
Leroy Mathew
W. Main
Wesley Dewey
W. Ist
Cha
the Planning and Policy Advisory
Mittee
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Ben Robinson
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Southeast Kansas Area
AAA
Supreme Court
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