New cafe in Reading
The Miracle Cafe opened Thursday in Reading, the first restaurant in town since the old cafe burned about six years ago.
Owner Cynthia Price Wilson said that the cafe will give the community a place to gather, as well as a place to eat without needing to drive 15 miles.
The cafe will stock beer and an assortment of staple items to sell, in addition to serving meals.
Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., with Continental breakfasts and light lunches offered. The Miracle Cafe will be open on Saturday night for dinner and can be booked for club meetings, children’s birthday teas, and other special occasions.
Joins bank board
Jeff Longbine, president and CEO of Longbine Auto Plaza, has joined the board of directors of ESB Financial. Longbine is a fourth-generation car dealer, past chairman of the Kansas Auto Dealers Association and current chairman of the National Auto Dealers Association 20 Group. Longbine is an Emporia city commissioner and serves on the boards of Emporia State University, Kansas Chamber of Commerce, Flint Hills Technical College Foundation, United Way of the Flint Hills and the Jones Foundation. He is past chairman of the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce.
James Wayman, president and CEO of ESB Financial, said, “Jeff has demonstrated his expertise in running a strong family business as well as his involvement in our local community and in professional industry associations. This valuable experience is what we look for in a director to advise us of the right mix of solutions to provide our clients in our competitive, highly regulated environment.”
Named to leadership program
A Chase County man is one of 20 members of the newest Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership training experience.
Mike Spinden of Cottonwood Falls will begin the two-year curriculum this fall. The class members, ranging from 23 to 55 years old, represent 20 small Kansas communities.
Jack Lindquist, who directs the program, said in a news release that Spinden and the other participants would take part in nine in-state seminars, a “Blue Chip” review of an internationally recognized corporation and study tours to Washington, D.C., and India.
The leadership program is a privately funded not-for-profit group. Its Web site is www.karlprogram.com.
New office address
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage has moved its office space to 116 W. 12th Ave., Suite B, next door to ReMax.
Brian DeWitt is the Wells Fargo consultant; the phone number is 343-1409.
Same faces, new times
Topeka-based television station 49 KTKA has announced staff reassignments for two staff members.
“Good Morning Kansas” co-anchor Jessica Lovell is moving to weekends, where she will anchor the 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday newscasts, and will also handle general-assignment reporting.
The former weekend anchor, Natasha Trelfa, will move to co-anchor “Good Morning Kansas” with Blake Smith.
News director Ike Walker said Lovell’s reporting would be enhanced by her love for Topeka and he praised Trelfa’s reporting on recent Topeka-area flooding.
KTKA is carried on Channel 9 on Cable One in Emporia.