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Sedgwick County sirens will be in attack mode Monday

info2022-04-27T22:47:20-05:00April 27th, 2022|

If you are in a place where you can hear the Sedgwick County tornado sirens Monday, May 2, you may notice they sound a bit different. Sedgwick County Emergency Management will test the Outdoor Warning System's attack mode. Usually, the Monday test at noon is the alert mode, a steady tone. "The attack mode is very different," Jonathan Marr, Emergency Management deputy director, said. "It's a rise and fall tone. In some cases, it can be rather alarming for some people. The test is going to last for approximately three to five minutes." Source: KSN-TV

Osawatomie endures thousands of cyber threats

info2022-04-28T07:08:59-05:00April 27th, 2022|

The city of Osawatomie’s network servers were subjected to 47,000 cyberattacks during a one-month period earlier this year. Most of the attacks emanated from inside Russia. Bill Justesen, the city’s director of information technology, delivered that sobering news during the City Council’s April 14 meeting. The city has two networks, one for City Hall and the other for the Osawatomie Police Department, Justesen said. Two internet service providers connect the city’s two networks to the internet, he said. “Between January and February, we had approximately 47,000 attacks against our network,” Justesen said. “That’s 47,000 direct attacks against our servers.” Source: republic-online.com

Louisburg delays action on pit bull breeds until May

info2022-04-28T07:09:24-05:00April 27th, 2022|

The fate of pit bull breeds in Louisburg will have to wait until May. At its meeting April 18, the Louisburg City Council delayed voting on an ordinance that would remove the pit bull ban from city code until staff had a chance to make revisions to existing city code regarding vicious animals. That would allow council members to consider both the pit bull and vicious animal revisions to city code at the same meeting. The council’s next meeting is May 2. Source: republic-online.com

Anonymous campaign clouds Inman bond election

info2022-04-28T07:09:38-05:00April 27th, 2022|

An unidentified person or group has sent out postcards to Inman voters in opposition of a bond election that will be decided May 3. The postcard contains the district’s logo, but the district had no part in communicating the message. Superintendent Scott Friesen put out a release expressing concerns about “unnecessary confusion” the postcard might cause voters. We want to make sure the community knows that there are only two locations online that are official from the district, a website—usd448bond.com—and a Facebook page called ‘USD 448 Inman Bond Project.’” I know it’s not the school putting that information out. It’s anonymous, [...]

State poised for major investment in rural housing

info2022-04-27T22:31:10-05:00April 27th, 2022|

The state of Kansas is about to invest nearly $200 million in rural housing as part of a broad initiative to foster economic development in areas without enough homes to support a robust work force. The Kansas Legislature this week passed a worth roughly $120 million in tax credits to jump start the housing market in rural Kansas plus more than another $65 million that's earmarked in the state budget for constructing new homes. Source: Sunflower State Journal

Attending the KMU conference in Wichita? Come by our booth and say hello!

info2022-04-27T15:53:29-05:00April 27th, 2022|

We are proud to be a Silver sponsor of the 2022 Kansas Municipal Utilities Conference at the Hyatt in Wichita. Stop by our booth and say hello to some of our staff. Learn how we can assist your community!

Municipal Bond Trends for April 26, 2022

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The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.

Miners Hall looks back at Arma’s history

info2022-04-27T07:09:13-05:00April 27th, 2022|

The Miners Hall Museum in Franklin hosted Rediscover Arma, a short program about the founding and history of the town, on Sunday. Christie Nicoletti Parrish, Linda Robers and Mike Doue sponsored the event, inviting three speakers to give a brief lecture, coupled with their own recollections, about growing up and living in Arma. The program is part of a series the museum intends to run throughout the summer. ...Joan Barbieri, whose grandparents immigrated to southeast Kansas in the late 19th century, started with the founding of Arma as a small mining camp in 1886 on 65 acres of land owned by [...]

Merriam City Council gets first look at new $136M concept to remake former Kmart site

info2022-04-26T23:45:29-05:00April 26th, 2022|

The Merriam City Council on Monday got its first look at a development concept that could remake the abandoned Kmart property on Shawnee Mission Parkway. After some uncertainty over the property’s future, Overland Park-based Drake Development appears to be holding steady on its plans to turn the long-vacant lot into a mixed-use development. But several more steps must occur before any plans for the prominent site are finalized. Source: Prairie Village Post

Tuesday marks 30 years since devastating F-5 ‘Andover Tornado’

info2022-04-26T23:40:35-05:00April 26th, 2022|

Today marks 31 years since of one of Kansas' most devastating tornadoes. Known as the Andover Tornado, the F-5 caused damage across Harper, Sedgwick and Butler Counties on April 26, 1991. That twister claimed 17 lives -- most of them taken from the Golden Spur mobile home park. It began with a touchdown in Harper County and then tore across Sedgwick and Butler counties. In Sedgwick County it grew to F-3 intensity and tore through parts of south and east Wichita, making a direct hit on McConnell Air Force Base. Four people were killed in Sedgwick County. The tornado then grew [...]

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