Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInWICHITA (KWCH) - The results for two bond issues in Haysville and Mulvane are in the bond issue passed with 1,345 votes in favor and 455 against The school district plans to use the $80 million bond for various improvements and the construction of a career and technical education addition at Campus High School This bond will enable the district to move forward without raising the mill levy the race was closed but failed with 814 yes votes and 885 no votes on a $50,390,000 bond (Proposition 1) that would have paid for school demolitions and other facility improvements (including financing costs) which proposed up to $9,280,000 for constructing a new Early Childhood Center and related improvements (also including financing costs) with 685 votes for the bond and 1,013 against “We appreciate all the ways our community supports Mulvane students and families,” USD 263 said in a post on Facebook “The district will continue to move forward with an unwavering commitment to improving our schools and serving our students.” To see all of the results, visit https://www.kwch.com/politics/election-results/ correction: This story has been updated to include results from ballots cast in Sedgwick and Sumner counties for the Mulvane bond issue (KWCH) - Voters in Haysville and Mulvane are getting ready to go to the polls on Tuesday Both districts are proposing bonds: Haysville for nearly $80 million and Mulvane is asking for about $50 million for improvement projects and another $9 million for a new early childhood center Haysville plans to use the bond to finance improvements that include roof repairs HVAC updates and the construction of a career and technical education addition at Campus High School The Haysville school district said it will be able to undergo the bond without raising the mill levy citing financial worries with higher property valuations and potentially higher prices coming to stores soon “I’m kind of undecided right now,” said Haysville parent Leann Fitzgerald There’s just unanswered questions but I have a fourth grader at Rex (Elementary School) and a 10th grader at Campus.” “I’m voting ‘no’ because my children are already through school I’ve paid for it once; I don’t want to pay for it three times,” said Haysville voter Craig Sheldon Others agree with the district and think improvements are necessary “The updates should definitely happen because the buildings are very old it’s providing for the children and that’s what they need,” said Haysville voter Laila Pagan Fellow Haysville voter Nona Vandamme also spoke in support of the bond even though she doesn’t have any children in the district “I don’t have kids in school but we still have to take care of the other kids,” she said “[The bond isn’t] going to raise the mill levy Polls in Haysville and Mulvane will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Those needing help with finding their assigned polling place can find that information here: https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView KSN-TV The Haysville and Mulvane school districts are asking voters to pass bonds worth millions of dollars a Learjet has become the first plane of its kind to perform a 'polar circumnavigation.' The trip took the four-pilot crew five days to complete as they flew from the Southern Polar Region to the Northern the crew landed back in the same runway they took off from As they set foot on solid ground for the first time in two days Payton Steiner interviews Learjet Captain Bart Gray as they return to Wichita from their Polar Mission Wichita Public Schools could have students using AI to complete assignments as soon as next year Monday at George Washington Boulevard Drive and East Aloma Street The ongoing health care shortages continue to stress the system across the state One program is addressing these issues by giving high school seniors inspiration and access to learn about the health care field: https://www.ksn.com/news/health/via-christi-partners-with-high-schools-to-expose-students-to-health-care-careers/ Expert explains measles dangers and benefits of vaccination A newly released court document sheds light on why a rare Spanish-American War cannon was stolen from a Wichita park and cut into pieces last month The new state ID format is required if you want to use it to fly starting in May 2025 Johnson signed legislation to create Medicaid and Medicare Both are government-funded health insurance programs Regional chains are among the most popular in America but Costco and Trader Joe's ranked at the top in a 2022-2023 customer satisfaction survey Voters in Haysville have overwhelmingly approved a bond issue for school improvements but Mulvane voters rejected two bond issue proposals in special elections held Tuesday voters approved an $80 million bond issue for improvements to buildings and facilities In unofficial results from the Sedgwick County Election Office there were 1,345 yes votes and 455 no votes School officials said the mill levy will remain the same and the bond funding will allow for the completion of key projects: voters turned down two separate bond questions One is a $50.3 million bond issue that would provide for safety and security improvements In unofficial results from Sedgwick and Sumner counties The other ballot question was for a $9.2 million bond issue that would fund a stand-alone Early Childhood Center (KWCH) - January 6 update: A grandmother and her one-month-old grandson were identified by their family as the two people killed in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike last week A family of nine was traveling in a van with a trailer around midnight Thursday when it overturned Another vehicle was traveling southbound on the turnpike and crashed into the overturned van Two of the nine people in the van were killed 58-year-old Ernestina Eumana-Alvarez and 1-month-old Christian Gutierrez The other seven were hospitalized for serious and minor injuries The family set up a GoFundMe to help return Ernestina and Christian’s bodies to their native home in Mexico and to cover the medical expenses for Christian’s mother The three people in the other vehicle involved in the crash were treated for minor injuries update: The Kansas Highway Patrol clarified information about the child killed in the crash The KHP lists a child’s age as “0″ when the child is killed -- that doesn’t necessarily mean the child involved was an infant The KHP said it could not verify the age of the child killed for privacy reasons It also said it could not confirm how the two people who died in the crash were related and 11 others were injured in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike early Thursday The crash happened just after midnight near the Kansas Star Casino exit on southbound I-35 in Sumner County A van with a trailer overturned in the southbound lanes A second vehicle attempted to avoid a crash but struck the van 58-year-old Ernestina Eumana of Minneapolis and a child passenger in the van were killed An initial report from Mulvane Fire and Rescue said one person was killed It said a semi hauling cattle was involved in the crash but the KHP crash long did not list that as one of the vehicles in the crash Seven other people in the van sustained at least minor injuries ** Southbound I-35 re-opening at 7:30 am **\n\nA multiple vehicle accident around midnight on the KTA has closed.. 4 p.m.) — The following is a press release by the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department:  the Sumner County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at 1037 East 140th Ave The warrant was based on evidence gathered for a possible cockfighting ring Deputies partnered with National partners to gather evidence This has been an ongoing investigation for over two years A more in-depth press release will be issued on Friday Sumner Newscow report—Wichita media sources report that on Tuesday morning Sumner County Sheriff authorities conducted a sting of a suspected cockfighting ring west of 1037 E The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office will release details later this week The sheriff’s office said there are “a significant number of animals” at the home State and national organizations are involved in the investigation