CATLETTSBURG A splash pad could be coming to Armco Park, if grant monies can come through, according to the Boyd County Administrator.
Justin Pruitt reported to the Boyd County Fiscal Court the county will be working with FIVCO to secure land and water grants to get a splash pad at Armco, one of many renovations slated for the park.
Pruitt said if grant monies can come through, it should be installed in the fall for use next year.
Judge-Executive Eric Chaney said a splash pad was one of the most often talked about improvements for the park.
The park office is being moved from the front of the park up towards shelter 9, which will cost $29,732 per building, according to Pruitt. The fiscal court voted unanimously to award the bid, which Chaney said would be paid for out of coal severance money.
Additionally, the new Red Course, a highly technical disc golf course, is now open at Armco and a new shelter house is slated to be open by June, according to Pruitt.
Cornhole boards are also slated to be delivered by summer as well, Pruitt said.
Commissioner David Salisbury asked what the status was on the community center face lift. Pruitt said engineering is being wrapped up and the project should go out to bid soon.
Over on the roads front, the fiscal court voted on projects for the 2023 budget year (the current fiscal year) and the 2024 budget year, which starts on July 1.
The road paving projects will be paid for through the state monies allotted to each county for paving secondary roads.
According to Chaney, the following roads are slated for paving this summer: Donna Drive, New Hampshire Drive, Oak Terrace Drive, Pin Oak Drive and W. Alexander Drive.
Roads slated for the next budget year include the following: Earthstone Court, Laurel Ridge Road, Pineview Court and Rose Road.
Chaney also said the road department needs a new black top roll and said he hopes to move quickly on one next month.
“We don’t want to lose out on a roller and it’s black top season, so finding one will be hard,” he said.
Salisbury asked if in the short term the roads department could use a Sun Belt rental, but was quickly told it was way too expensive.
Here are some other highlights from the meeting:
• The fiscal court voted on second reading to amend the hotel tax ordinances, which would put a 3% tax…
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NEOSHO, Mo. — Dusty Altman has seen traffic come and go on the Neosho square for 17 years, and he used to be able to set a watch to it.
From the windows of Sam’s Cellar, formerly owned by his stepfather, he would watch how cars cleared away from the square as soon as the courthouse closed, leaving behind scores of empty parking spots. The only ones filled were around the pizza place.
“Five o’clock would come around, and the square would clear out,” said Altman, now the owner of the restaurant. “There was nothing holding people except for us.”
That’s not the case anymore. A new crop of eateries has brought more customers to downtown after business hours, providing an economic draw that is affecting the square’s business identity.
Neosho’s downtown is now a dining destination, offering a variety of locally owned restaurants and other eateries. The new businesses are helping to drive traffic from other cities, with visitors finding more reasons to spend more time in the city.
Already attracted by existing features such as the High Ground Bike Preserve’s bike trails and other features at Morse Park, the restaurants give tourists a reason to prolong their visit, said Lauri Lyerla, director of the Neosho Area Chamber of Commerce.
“The square is really coming together as a place for more than the people who just work here, live here,” Lyerla said. “Now there are other reasons. We have had some of those draws for a long time, but there weren’t enough to keep people here for a full day.”
It wasn’t too long ago that Sam’s Cellar, Charley’s and The Clay Cup were the only eateries near the square.
Changes
Within the past year:
• Indian Springs Brewing Company and Briar and Thistle have collaborated for an evening dining experience, and the brewing company has added regular events such as trivia nights, comedians and musicians.
• A-Ray’s Desserts, a dessert lounge, offers a variety of sweet treats.
• Downtown Nutrition, a smoothie and juice bar, also offers a variety of teas, coffees, oatmeal bowls and waffles, all with health in mind.
• Spring Street Bar and Grill bills itself as “the steakhouse Neosho has been waiting for,” and offers standard restaurant fare including burgers and sandwiches. It also offers live music on weekends with hours of…
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3:30-5 p.m., Carnegie Room, Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St.
Would you like to help plan and present teen library events? Join the Stoughton Teen Advisory Board, a super fun group of teens who love to laugh and get creative! Afterwards, the art cart will be out to create and explore. New members are always welcome to attend. Ages 11-16. No registration required.
Adult Craft Club: Sew Write Sashiko Journal
6:30-8 p.m., Stoughton Fire Department Training Room, 401 E. Main St.
Learn some meditative Sashiko stitching and create a cover for a journal. You know you need to write it out and get started on your memoirs or a notebook to keep you on track with your goals! Thread, fabric, journals and stitch patterns provided. Registration is required and begins April 20 at 9 a.m.
Friday, May 5
Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts in concert
7:30-10 p.m., Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St.
Led by free-wheeling frontman Miles Nielsen, The Rusted Hearts have been wowing audiences for years with the diversity of their sound, the tightness of their 4-part harmonies, and the quality of their songcraft. Equally comfortable in a compact 3-minute pop song and an epic 10-minute jam, the band has toured incessantly since their inception in 2011, amassing an army of hardcore followers that have dubbed themselves the Rusted Herd.
Their new album “OHBAHOY” finds the band venturing into a sphere of Americana that feels both familiar and excitingly new. Tight drums, rich guitar tones, gorgeous woodwinds, and sweeping harmonies provide the perfect complements to Nielsen’s immense storytelling gifts and impeccable vocals. The album’s name comes from an imaginary friend Nielsen had growing up, a fitting reminder as we get older to hold tightly to the noble ideals of freedom and creativity that seem so natural to us as children. Tickets are $25. For more information, visit milesnielsen.com
Saturday, May 6
Kiwanis Disc Golf Rally
8:30 a.m. registration with tee off from 8:30-9:30 a.m., Kiwanis Disc Golf Course, Amundson Park, Stoughton
MURRAY – The Murray Parks Committee last week approved two planned Playhouse in the Park events for later this year, as well as accepting a donation of security cameras and renewing its lawnmower lease.
Playhouse in the Park Executive Director Lisa Copeland spoke to the committee about a “ghost light walk” the community theater would like to do toward the back of the park in conjunction with Halloween. She said the Playhouse Board of Directors has tentatively planned to hold the family-friendly event from 5-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14, and they would ideally like to put a traffic barricade up next to the Saputo Playground to ensure safety for the participants.
“‘Ghost light’ is a theater term, and you’ve seen other towns and other theaters do this, where we would take groups of folks and they would walk from one location in the park to another,” Copeland said. “We’re thinking of maybe the deck and perhaps the caboose and the old schoolhouse – probably four to five spots in the park. In each spot, there would be a storyteller, and we’re working with the Historical Society to get some stories. People would walk (to each of the storytellers) and then back up at the deck, where we would have cider and popcorn and those kinds of things.”
The committee voted to approve the traffic barricade. Copeland said her next request might be a bit more controversial, but Playhouse is hoping to sell premium tickets for some of its August performances of “The Savannah Sipping Society” – a play about the friendships between four Southern women – to have a couple of wine tastings on the deck before the Saturday evening shows. Committee member Linda Cherry said she realized the door had been opened with several park events involving alcohol in the last year, but she would rather not see it.
Committee member Grant Rudolph said he was in favor of allowing Playhouse’s request because the recent events – which included a beer garden at a Labor Day weekend concert and the Bourbon and Bow Ties park fundraiser – had proven to be successful and had not seen any problems. He added that Bourbon and Bow Ties is planned again this year, and he believed things should work well as long as the procedures of checking IDs and having the serving area cordoned off from the rest of the park continue.
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The Randolph Golf Course opened in 1925, and the Star soon editorialized that it was to be “a place where everyone can go and enjoy 480 acres.”
“Picture in your mind a great park, shade trees, stretching green lawns, a park bench in a cool spot, the children enjoying the sunshine out of doors …”
Golf flourished. The “great park?” Not so much.
Randolph became one of America’s busiest municipal golf facilities. In 1958, the city approved a second 18 holes — now known as Dell Urich Golf Course — and by the 1990s Golf Digest magazine reported that the Randolph Golf Complex was No. 2 in America for rounds played per year.
The “park bench in a cool spot” idea was forgotten, overwhelmed by Tucson’s love for golf and its profitability.
Now, almost a century after the Randolph golf course opened, the City of Tucson is three months deep into a campaign to “reinvent and reimagine” the Randolph and Dell Urich golf courses.
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It has hired a landscape architect and an urban planner. It has engaged special-interest groups — birdwatchers, skateboarders, disc golfers — to, among other things, “develop opportunities to create park space within the current golf course boundaries.”
The Big Item: a public walking path smack between the No. 1 hole at Randolph and No. 18 hole at Dell Urich, from Alvernon Way to Hi Corbett Field and Reid Park.
No word on whether hard hats will be sold or rented for the walk. Or whether “Quiet Please!” signs would be posted every 20 yards.
“The next step,” said City Parks and Recreation deputy director Greg Jackson, “is to conduct a more broad community survey online, listen to everybody, and then make our recommendations to the Mayor and City Council.”
The Randolph North and Dell Urich golf courses in midtown…
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Logansport residents running in city elections this year are gearing up for the May primary election with a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday at McHale Performing Arts Center.
The forum will feature candidates running for city council, clerk-treasurer, and mayor. The mayor race, which currently has seven candidates running between the Democrat and Republican parties, is of particular interest because of the number of people vying for the position. The Cass County League of Women Voters is working in conjunction with the Logansport Chamber of Commerce, Iron Horse Broadcasting, the Pharos-Tribune and Cass County Online to host the event.
The Indiana primary election is Tuesday, May 2.
Mayor’s race
The Republican candidates for mayor include James McKeever, Johnny Quinones, and incumbent Chris Martin. The Democrat candidates for mayor include Larry Hood, Dave Kitchell, Terry Doran, and Jacob LeDonne.
Chris Martin
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Mayor Chris Martin
Martin said his team faced difficulties after he was sworn into office because some plans were delayed for nearly two years due to the pandemic, but he believes his administration was still able to accomplish a lot. During a second term, he hopes to continue building the industrial park, addressing environmental concerns on the west side of the city so it is ready for redevelopment, creating housing at places like Chase and Davis roads, and seeking federal grants for infrastructure improvements like those planned for city sidewalks around local elementary schools.
“We want to continue…
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TODAY, MARCH 16
ADULT ARTS AND CRAFTS: Let creativity shine to create a cute craft or inspiring art piece from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium. Ages 18 and up. No fee. Registration is required by calling, 434-799-5195.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
FAMILY GAME NIGHTS: Relax with family and come out for a fun night of board games, sports and outdoor games at Coates Recreation Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. No fee. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150. Sponsored by Parks and Recreation.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 18
CARS & COFFEE: Old Dominion Classic Sports Car Club will hold Cars & Coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. at Crema & Vine, 1009 Main St. For more information, call 434-548-9862.
JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENT: George Washington High School Japanese class and club will host the third annual Japan Day free event in the GW auditorium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Kendo, Taiko Drumming, a tea ceremony, prizes and more. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/yse2tj2z.
CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB: Enjoy a classic movie with discussion following at the Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The Adventure of Robin Hood” (1938) for ages 18 and up. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5195. No fee.
ARCHERY 101 WORKSHOP: Learn the basic safety, anchor points, draw and release, care of equipment and essential safety skills with a USA Archery certified instructor for ages 5 to 17 at Coates Recreation Center from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150.
HOMESTEADING 101: Learn from local homesteaders Ben and Amber Martin at Glenwood Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon. No fee. For ages 5 and up; registration is required a week prior.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
PRESSURE CANNER LID TESTING: Virginia Cooperative Extensive Office, 19783 U.S. 29 South, Suite C, Chatham, will check pressure cooker lid and gauge used for canning at no cost from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 434-432-7770.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
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GARRETT — “It’s been a very good year for us,” Garrett Mayor Todd Fiandt said in his State of the City address Jan. 26 in City Hall.
As of Oct. 25, some $33 million had been invested in the Garrett, up quite a bit from the previous year, he began.
“I don’t know if it is just dumb luck or the result of trying to make a better business climate for some to come to Garrett to open a business,” he added. “Either way, we’ve been fortunate enough to have several come here to give it a go.”
New activity at the south side of town includes The Rail Yard Center that is home to the recently opened Westwind Furniture, Shear Bliss Salon, Classic Cabinet Company, Coterie Pizza and another addition to Diederich Storage. Other new businesses are Eye Candy, LaLos Mexican Restaurant and Red Stagg Investments who set up an automatic ice and water machine service a few months ago.
Plevna Implement Company has built a new farm implement and garden equipment store at S.R. 8 and Wiant Drive. Van’s Home Center is in the process of building a 100,000-square-foot warehouse at C.R. 19 and S.R. 8.
Additions were also made to F&H Warehouse on Taylor Road, Mossberg Hubbard Spool, Hometown Graphics, Diederich Self Storage and Walmart Distribution Center.
Fiandt is also proud of the 17 roads that were either resurfaced or rebuilt in 2022 though the Community Crossings matching grant program, most of which were on the north side of town. Plans for 2023 include resurfacing of Houston Street from the Judy A. Morrill Recreation Center to Hamsher Street.
Forty older trees along Randolph Street in the S.R. 327 right-of-way were removed as part of the Judy Morrill Beautification Project. More than 70 trees have been planted, as well as new sidewalks installed on both sides of the street for Phase 2 of the project that now extends south near the Dave’s Burgers location. Fiandt thanked Morrill for her generosity in funding the project.
The abandoned Torco Station in the 700 block of South Randolph Street has been demolished and the site has been remediated to state standards. A pocket park has been built on the site that includes a cedar pavilion for the public use, Fiandt added. Plans call for solar lighting and more trees to be planted this year.
A gathering place is planned at the site of a burned-out building at 109 S. Randolph St. that has…
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The 24HR Access System has been changed to an APP-based system at River’sEDGE. Original key fobs that were given out prior to 2023 will no longer work. All memberships must be renewed and paid in full at River’sEDGE to receive 24HR Access. River’sEDGE TEAM YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS- $150 Single, $175 Duo, $200 Family & River’sEDGE NON-TEAM YEARLY MEMBERSHIPS- $155 Single, $180 Duo, $210 Family. 24HR Access is a $25 one-time fee with a paid yearly membership.
24HR ACCESS to the FALCON CIVIC CENTER AVAILABLE TO YEARLY MEMBERS… Falcon Civic Center Hours: Mon-Fri 6am-8pm, Sat 8am-4pm & Sun- 12-4pm
Our access system is an APP based system, so interested members must have an updated smartphone to download the app and use the system. Cost is only $25 (one-time fee w/ paid in full yearly membership) on top of your Yearly
2023 Falcon Civic Center Yearly Membership Fees:
Family $215 Adult $155 Student & Seniors (60+) $130
Memberships and/or 24HR access must be purchased at the Falcon Civic Center. Once paid and the form filled out completely, Bob will email you the link (from POSTMASTER, not from BOB BEATTY) to download the APP.
If you are member with 24HR access and would like to bring a friend who does not have 24HR access, the cost is:
$4 per person regardless of membership status. You must be at least 16 years of age to come alone or if you are under 16 years of age, you must come with a responsible adult. Drop box for admission is located @ the front desk at the Falcon Civic Center. 24HR access at the Falcon Civic Center does NOT transfer to 24HR access at River’sEDGE or vice versa. You must purchase separately. REMEMBER YOU ARE ON CAMERA!!!!
ATTENTION MEMBERS & PATRONS of the FALCON CIVIC CENTER~
Winter weather means that our facility is a lot busier than it is during warmer seasons. This is especially true after school, on early out days, and non-school days. Please keep this in mind when you come out to walk in the gym. We have youth programs, rentals, and fitness classes that run in the gym which in turns shuts the gym down to public use at various times. Please feel free to call 319-334-6711 to check if the gym is open or when you are in the building you may look at the calendar at the front desk.
Our 2023 IPRD ACTIVITIES GUIDE is COMPLETE!!! Hard copies have been delivered to Kindergarten- 3rd Graders in the Independence…
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