The saga of Lincoln Park Apartments and a loan issued by the city for renovations to the old school building came to an end on May 28, as the city commission accepted a financial settlement offer from developer MetroPlains and wiped a mortgage clean.
Bethel College’s annual Awards Convocation, held April 29, included a new award set up in the Department of Visual Arts and Design – the Leslie Leupp Art Award.Ron and Vivian Leupp, Bel Aire, established the award in honor of Ron’s brother Leslie Leupp.Junior art majors Gracie Higgins, Tacoma, Wash., and April Powls, Garnett, are the recipients of the inaugural award.Leslie Leupp received an associate of arts degree from Hesston (Kan.) College and then graduated from Bethel College before going on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University in metalsmithing and jewelry design.He taught at Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., Indiana University and Texas Tech University, Lubbock, and then, from 1988 until his retirement in 2006, was head of Metals Arts in the School of Visual Arts at Penn State University.A superb mentor, Leupp was nationally recognized for metal work and innovative jewelry design.He received numerous awards, honors and grants, including a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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One of those harbingers of summer has arrived: the opening of municipal swimming pools.While the public splash pad in Newton’s Spring Lake Park is closed as it awaits parts for repair, the public pool in Athletic Park will open May 28.
For several years Newton has had access to a pair of farmer’s markets - both in downtown.
Randy Hague took one last run at creating new policy concerning communication by Harvey County Commissioners via text and email during commission meetings during the May 21 commission meeting.
Renovations for “Courtroom 4” at the Harvey County Courthouse are now complete, a project approved earlier this year as a temporary fix of security issues.“Everything turned out about as expected,” said Anthony Swartzendruber, county administrator.
Sunday’s storm put the second annual Senior Spring Fling at Kansas Christian Home in jeopardy, but after a group pulled together to clean up downed tree limbs at the retirement facility the event is on.
“School’s out!”Soon that joyous cry will be shared and heard by kids across the nation, as the school year comes to an end.
Bluestem Communities has welcomed new talent to its team of health care leaders.