WACO, Texas (AP) — Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper” series, have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on allegations that they used inadequate protection while removing lead paint during renovations.
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Under the deal with the EPA, Magnolia Waco Properties LLC, doing business as Magnolia Homes, will ensure compliance with lead-based paint regulations in future renovations. It also promises to educate the public on lead-based paint hazards.
In a statement Tuesday, the EPA says it reviewed video footage from several seasons of “Fixer Upper.” EPA says it found violations of regulations governing lead-based paint exposure.
Magnolia also has agreed to pay a $40,000 civil penalty and spend $160,000 to abate lead-based paint hazards in homes and child-occupied facilities in Waco.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City police say a crash involving an armored truck sent thousands of dollars in coins spilling across a highway.
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The accident Thursday when the armored truck stopped at an intersection in northern Kansas City was hit from behind by a truck.
The force of the collision dumped about $25,000 in coins onto Missouri Highway 152. The highway was closed for about four hours as employees from the armored car company used shovels, brooms, leaf blowers, and then vacuums to clean it all up.
The driver of the truck was critically injured. The armored truck driver was not injured.
SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect for alleged child abuse of his girlfriend’s daughter.
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On May 23, a woman took her 4-year-old daughter to a Wichita hospital for treatment of facial injuries, according to officer Charley Davidson.
Following a report to law enforcement, police arrested the woman’s 21-year-old boyfriend Dylan Yohe.
According to the Sedgwick County booking report, Yohe was jailed Wednesday on requested charges of child abuse and failure to appear. Total bond is $102,500.
Yohe has five traffic related convictions and a weapons conviction, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
I just wanted people to know this this roundabout will affect several businesses on Vine, maybe more than Pheasant Run Restaurant. We have operated our business on this corner for 36 years and always been operated by the Jordan family.
Many businesses have come and gone, but we held in there. Sometimes not so well. When the City of Hays did Vine Street for beautification, it took six months. I know this will take longer.
The construction part will kill us. They will take one of my entrances. I know 32nd and Vine is a bad intersection — I myself have been hit there.
Pheasant Run has great employees and customers. There are not many family-owned restaurants around. I would love to keep mine in my family. I have worked hard for this little corner and so has my family.
It just seems to me that the city is wanting to do the roundabout for developing where the old Ramada Inn was and not thinking of the existing businesses.
This doesn’t mean I can do anything about the roundabouts, but I must say what I feel. Maybe that is all I can do.
MANHATTAN — Kansas farmers and ranchers know there is great beauty in agriculture, and photographers are encouraged to capture that beauty and share it with others through the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s annual photo contest. KDA will continue accepting entries until the end of August.
This year’s KDA Photo Contest categories were selected to promote different aspects of Kansas agriculture.
Agriculture in the Fields, Animals of Agriculture, Agriculture in Town, Water in Agriculture, and County Fair categories will showcase the many places and ways we experience agriculture across the state of Kansas — from the crops in the fields to the animals on the ranches, and from the farmers’ markets and agribusinesses in communities across the state to the critical role water plays in Kansas agriculture.
And for the first time we have a category to capture the magic of the county fair. In addition, there will be a separate Youth division, for young photographers age 19 and under.
Prizes will be awarded to the top two winners in each of the six categories.
KDA serves to advocate for agriculture, the state’s largest industry and economic driver. Photos which best capture the categories will be used throughout the year as we tell the story of Kansas agriculture. After submission, KDA is granted permission to use any photograph for publications, social media, websites, displays, etc. without payment or other consideration from the photographer.
Photo entries should be sent in .jpg format to [email protected]. Entries must include a title and brief description, where and when the photo was taken, the photographer’s full name and age, entry category hometown and email address.
Guidelines for the KDA Photo Contest, including deadlines, divisions and prizes, can be found at agriculture.ks.gov/photocontest. Voting to select finalists will begin on KDA’s social media sites in September.
For more information, contact Heather Lansdowne, KDA director of communications, at [email protected] or 785-564-6706.
35th Infantry Division Band, official band of the Kansas Army National Guard
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TOPEKA – The 35th Infantry Division Band, the official band of the Kansas National Guard, has announced its summer concert series.
The free public summer concert series will be presented in a number of communities across the state. Audience attendance for past concerts has averaged from 400-500 people per concert.
The Marching Band will be presenting the National Anthem July 4 at the Kansas City-T-Bones game and July 6 at the Kansas City Royals game.
The Music Performance Teams of the 35th Division Band and the music each plays include:
· Concert Band – Military, Contemporary, Popular
· Bullseye Brass (Brass Quintet) – Chamber, Contemporary, Popular
· Heartland Brass (Brass Quintet) – Chamber, Contemporary, Popular
· Prairie Winds (Woodwind Quintet) – Chamber, Contemporary, Popular
· Sounds of Freedom (Small Brass Ensemble) – Chamber, Contemporary, Popular
· Hard to Handle (Rock Band) – Top 40 Hits
· Night Breeze (Jazz Combo) – Jazz Standards
All concerts will last approximately an hour and 15 minutes.
The summer schedule is:
July 8
Scott City – El Quartelejo Museum, 902 W 5th St., 2 p.m. – Heartland Brass and Prairie Winds
Cimarron – Cimarron Crossing Park, South Main St., 7 p.m. – Sounds of Freedom and Bullseye Brass
Sublette – Municipal Park, 7 p.m. Night Breeze
July 9
Greensburg– Twilight Theater, 200 S. Main St. 7:30 p.m. – Concert Band
July 10
Dodge City – Public Library, 1001 N. 2nd Ave., 12 p.m. – Prairie Winds
Dodge City – Wright Park, 7:30 p.m. – Concert Band
July 11
Hugoton – Senior Center, 624 S. Main St., 11:30 a.m. – Sounds of Freedom
Liberal – Tobias Park, 430 N. Grant St., 12 p.m. – Night Breeze July 12
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A new center in Wichita will be the first in the city to offer medically monitored detox for people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction.
The Fieldview at Holland treatment center will offer medically monitored detox, with staff available at all times to provide medications to ease withdrawal symptoms.
Currently, Wichita organizations offer only social detox, which focuses on therapy and counseling and doesn’t use medication.
Fieldview will offer 64 beds of detox and residential treatment, making it Wichita’s largest residential treatment facility.
Executive director Diane Peltier says the privately-owned center hopes to start accepting patients next week. It already has a waiting list.
Besides, medication, residents will be offered behavioral therapies, outpatient therapies and help with mental health disorders.
Kansas Connections Academy, a tuition-free K-12 virtual public school, will host a free information session for families interested in learning about its online program and individualized approach to education. Kansas Connections Academy is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), an accrediting division of AdvancED.
The non-traditional learning environment can be a great fit for many types of students, including those who are significantly ahead or behind in the classroom, those who need a flexible schedule, those who learn at a different pace from their peers or need more individualized attention, and those who live in rural settings. Home-bound and previously home-schooled students can also thrive in Connections Academy’s program.
The information session will provide families with an opportunity to meet with a Connections Academy teacher, thoroughly explore the school’s program and curriculum, and learn about the enrollment process. Other topics covered include: how teachers interact with students in the virtual environment, personalized learning opportunities including options for accelerated learning and gifted programs, college preparation, socialization, the role of the parent or other Learning Coach, and the use of technology.
