Olathe news briefs for the week of Sept. 30

City Council
The Olathe City Council will next meet Tuesday, October 1, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall for a regular session. Regular sessions are broadcast live on OGN (Comcast channel 7, AT&T channel 99 and on the City’s website). To see the complete agenda for this meeting, visit the City’s website at OlatheKS.org.  For a recap of the previous Council meeting, visit the City Clerk’s webpage.

Community and Accessible Community Awards Program October 10
The public is invited to the 10^th annual Community and Accessible Community Awards Program and Reception Thursday, October 10 in the Commons of Olathe North High School (600 E. Prairie St.).  The event, sponsored by the Olathe Human Relations Commission and the Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board, recognizes individuals and entities for meritorious service in the pursuit of fostering accessible communities, promoting cultural diversity and advocating human rights which benefit all Olatheans. 

Lightning hits Olathe home; family cat OK

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Just before 11 a.m., a 911 call reported a house fire at 1037 N. Crest Drive, near Harold and Parker Streets in Olathe. When firefighters arrived they found a basement fire that had started to burn through part of the first floor.

Firefighters brought the fire under control within about 25 minutes. They also found the family cat, Anthony, who was hiding behind a dryer in a first-floor laundry room. A closed door to the laundry room helped keep the fire’s toxic smoke away from Anthony.

Firefighters reunited Anthony, with his family of two, in the driveway.

A fire investigator believes that lightning was the cause of the blaze. Damage is estimated around $50,000.

The video is courtesy of the Olathe Fire Department.

Olathe news briefs for week of April 8, 2013

City Council

The Olathe City Council will next meet Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall for a regular session. Regular sessions are broadcast live on OGN (Comcast channel 7, AT&T channel 99 and on the City’s website). To see the complete agenda for this meeting, visit the City’s website at www.OlatheKS.org.

City to Host Scouting Open House April 11
The City of Olathe is hosting an Open House for Scouting on Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Olathe City Hall, 100 E. Santa Fe Street.

Olathe Mayor Michael Copeland and other city staff will educate Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts about many aspects of city government, including Olathe’s form of government, the role of the Mayor and other City officials, how different City departments operate and good citizenship. 

Olathe news briefs for the week of April 1

City Council

The Olathe City Council will next meet Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall for a regular session. Regular sessions are broadcast live on OGN (Comcast channel 7, AT&T channel 99 and on the City’s website). To see the complete agenda for this meeting, visit the City’s website at www.OlatheKS.org.

Drought Continues Despite Record Snowfall

Late winter snowstorms dumped record amounts of snow on Olathe and the metro area. The over two feet of snow in February and March is equivalent to average snowfall for the area experienced during a typical five month period.

As a general rule of thumb, ten to 12 inches of snowfall equals approximately one inch of rain. Even with record snowfall amounts, this liquid-rich snow produced the equivalent of only 2.503 inches of moisture.  To make up the gap in snowfall, we would need to receive 130 to 156 inches of snow in this area.