Madeline Owens Lantern Staff Students living on campus have recently noticed the advertisement posted up in the dorm halls with the name “Speedy Gonzalez” printed on it. El Dorado native Robin Gonzalez is behind the wheel of the new taxi and shuttle service that started three weeks ago. Gonzalez worked for a bus company in… Continue reading Speedy service only a phone call away
Amanda Smith Managing Editor Every four years, the Board of Trustees is up for election. This year, voting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and is open to any registered voter. Voters are able to vote for their own district and the At Large position. Early voting can be done at the Butler County… Continue reading Board of Trustees faces new election year
Caelin Bragg Lantern Staff As part of its initiative to reach out to the public, the Kansas Supreme Court held a special session in El Dorado and met with the community prior to and after the session. The justices heard oral arguments from attorneys of two separate cases in the El Dorado High School auditorium… Continue reading Justices extend outreach program to Butler County
Jordan Cornell Lantern Staff This year Butler Community College made some changes to their tuition price for students. In-county students of Butler County saw a $2 decrease in tuition costs per credit hour this semester while out of county students’ tuition costs increased $4 per credit hour. This change went into effect for the 2019-2020… Continue reading Students see changes to tuition
Emmie Boese Business Manager Coming back home seems to be the trend for Butler’s new associate athletic director. Butler recently hired Tyler Nordman. Nordman replaced former Associate Athletic Director Matt Jacobs who was in the position for 12 years. Nordman spent the past two years at Highland Community College as athletic director but is now coming… Continue reading Nordman comes back home
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The Andover City Council overrode Mayor Ben Lawrence’s veto of Butler’s special use permit (SUP) to allow the college to relocate its space in the 6000 building to the area directly west of its 5000 building at their last meeting. The overruling came shortly after Butler’s Board of Trustees… Continue reading Board opts for plan B as City Council approves plan A
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager UPDATE Wednesday, Nov. 7 Addendum: Mayor issues his third veto on Butler Andover Mayor Ben Lawrence vetoed the City Council’s motion to grant Butler a special use permit to expand its 5000 building to hold its facilities from the 6000 building. The veto on Tuesday, Nov. 6 comes shortly after a… Continue reading Andover saga continues as City Council come to blows
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Following a veto by Andover Mayor Ben Lawrence, Andover City Council asked the Andover Planning Commission to further review Butler’s Andover project. Lawrence vetoed Ordinance 1679, the ordinance that would allow Butler to expand its 5000 building to house the classrooms and facilities they are losing in the 6000… Continue reading Mayor vetoes Andover remodel, city council asks for more deliberations
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The discussions currently taking place over the funding Butler Community College is receiving from property taxes are framed in a dishonest way that ignores people in favor of pure numbers. Kansas’ 77th District Representative Kristey Williams is currently pushing for Butler’s funding to be cut by demand of frustrated… Continue reading If affordable education requires taxes, so be it
Caelin Bragg Advertising and Distribution Manager Discussions spearheaded by the Kansas District 77th Representative Kristey Williams on whether Butler County citizens are paying a disproportionate amount in taxes to fund Butler Community College (BCC) are currently ongoing. The debate is centered around that only 21 percent of the roughly 13,000 students enrolled at Butler Community… Continue reading Funding concerns cast shadow over college
