Progress is slowly but surely being made on the Stafford County Child Care Committee’s project in St. John. The recent rain has been needed, but it has delayed progress on the exterior modifications at modular classroom building. The concrete for sidewalks and off-street parking should be completed in the coming weeks. Then, the work can continue on the lawn and fenced play area.
This is the audio from our monthly radio show — Focus on Stafford County. This show aired live at 11:30 am central time on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Kathleen Norman announced the hiring of Ryan Russell as the new executive director and gave several other updates.
The new Executive Director at the Stafford County Economic Development (EcoDevo) office is a familiar face around town.
Ryan Russell started this past week.
For updates on Stafford County Economic Development activities.
This is the audio from our monthly radio show: Focus on Stafford County. This show aired live at 11:30 AM CT on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Kathleen talked about the state-wide youth entrepreneurship challenge and the Stafford County teams that competed. She also gave updates on housing and childcare projects.
Out of 105 counties and more than 70 teams competing in Kansas, four St. John High School students brought home some of the highest honors at Kansas State University’s Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge.
For updates on Stafford County housing, childcare, the Port Authority and more.
This is the audio from our monthly radio show: Focus on Stafford County. This show aired live at 11:30 AM CT on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Kathleen gives updates on things happening in Stafford County.
Hi, I am Beccy Tanner. I’ve a fourth-generation Stafford County resident and grew up on a farm near Radium. For more than four decades I was a Kansas journalist, working the longest at The Wichita Eagle.
EcoDevo is having to slow down its plan for a New Housing Development Program that would have built 10 more houses. Its fall 2022 application for a Moderate Income Housing Grant was not awarded funding. The Kansas Housing Resource Corporation received around $19 million in Moderate Income Housing grant requests in its fall grant cycle and was only able to award about $5 million in funding.
