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U.S. News ranks KCK high school best in Kansas, among top 50 in nation

info2022-04-26T22:56:25-05:00April 26th, 2022|

A Kansas City, Kansas high school has once again been ranked No. 1 by U.S. News as the best high school in the state of Kansas, Kansas City-area, as well as one of the top in the nation. Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences was ranked by U.S. News as the number one high school in Kansas and ranked 32 in the nation. The U.S. News Best High Schools rankings include data on nearly 24,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Nearly 18,000 schools were ranked on six factors based on their performance on state assessments [...]

Inman USD 448 bond issue for new sports complex up for vote

info2022-04-26T07:15:53-05:00April 26th, 2022|

New sports facilities and improved drainage at Inman High School are up for vote next week for a bond project for Inman USD 448. The special election on Tuesday, May 3 will feature a bond project worth $5 million that will include the construction of new baseball, softball and football fields – all with natural grass – and a new track around the football field. The construction will also include drainage improvements in the vicinity of the athletic complex. ... This is not the first time Inman has pushed for new sports facilities. Three years ago, voters rejected a proposed $8.6 [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for April 25, 2022

info2022-04-26T07:10:17-05:00April 26th, 2022|

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.

Small town big community spirit after tornado

info2022-04-26T00:52:28-05:00April 26th, 2022|

After the latest tornado to roll over Sharon Springs, the community of 751 wasted no time getting together to clean it all up. "I would say it just wasn't even a second thought," said Aften Gardner, assistant EMS Director for Wallace County. "Our fire and EMS are already volunteer, completely. And we've got amazing responders to begin with. I wasn't surprised at all." In October of last year, like the tornado over this weekend, the town was hit by an EF1 twister. And just like six months ago the volunteers found broken windows all over town. They found roofing that collapsed [...]

City of Wichita employee gets surprise honor

info2022-04-26T07:04:46-05:00April 26th, 2022|

A City of Wichita employee got a big surprise Monday during what he thought was just a work-related meeting. The Wichita city manager, mayor and council members showed up and presented Reginald "Reggie" Davidson with an Excellence in Public Service Award. The awards go to three public service employees each year - a City of Wichita employee, a Sedgwick County employee, and a Wichita Public Schools employee. We will find out the County winner on Wednesday and the WPS winner on Thursday. During a meeting of some Wichita Parks and Recreation personnel, City Manager Robert Layton called Davidson, superintendent of recreation, [...]

How a dropped phone became a Garden City power outage

info2022-04-26T00:47:34-05:00April 26th, 2022|

The people in southeast Garden City may be wondering why they lost their electricity for a couple of hours Sunday afternoon. Police say it is because someone in a pickup crashed into a power pole in the 1500 block of East Fulton Street over the noon hour. The pole was sheared off and suspended in the air by electric cables. Witnesses told police that the driver had fled. With the help of the Kansas Highway Patrol, police identified the driver as a 71-year-old Garden City man. Source: KSN-TV

Fort Scott National Historic Site draws visitors for Civil War Encampment weekend

info2022-04-26T00:44:34-05:00April 26th, 2022|

Fort Scott gets transformed back to the 1860's. This weekend was the "39th Annual Civil War Encampment Weekend" at the Fort Scott National Historic Site. A surgery demonstration was held at the historic hospital on the grounds. Small arms demonstrations were performed as attendees learned about different firing techniques, while the canons were brought out for artillery demonstrations. A quartermaster showed people about the different kinds of food that was served over 150 years ago. Source: KSNF/KODE

Leavenworth welcomes Bird e-scooters this week

info2022-04-26T00:42:14-05:00April 26th, 2022|

Electric scooters are gliding into Leavenworth this week. The city will eventually have between 50 and 75 of the electric scooters available for anyone over the age of 18 to use. But Kansas law prohibits electric scooter use on all highways, including Fourth Street, Spruce Street and Metropolitan Avenue. Riders need to download Bird's mobile app. Once activated, a map in the app will show riders where scooters are located. The app also provides information about pricing and fees for users. Bird says it offers community pricing for low-income riders and free rides for healthcare workers and emergency personnel who apply [...]

Barton County Commission seeks ideas from taxing entities

info2022-04-26T07:05:54-05:00April 26th, 2022|

In what officials have called a challenging budgeting year requiring creativity to balance spending with taxes, Barton County commissioners Monday night brought representatives from the myriad taxing entities in the county together for a brainstorming session as they launch the 2023 budget-planning season. “This is about getting the taxing entities under one roof and see how we can accomplish our goals in a collaborative way,” said County Operations Director Matt Patzner in his opening remarks. “How can we help each other do more?” In all, there are 54 taxing bodies that are entirely within the county or include a sliver of [...]

$50 million allocated for businesses hurt by pandemic shutdowns

info2022-04-26T07:06:48-05:00April 26th, 2022|

After a year of battling overcompensation for businesses forced to close during the pandemic, there’s a been a breakthrough in the new state budget. Tucked into the new state budget without much attention was $50 million for rebates to business that were ordered closed or had to restrict their business operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money for the rebates – up to $5,000 per business – would come out of the state’s share of COVID relief money that it received from the federal government. Gov. Laura Kelly signed the bill with the rebate a year after she vetoed a bill [...]

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