Topeka’s city government in January 2020 banned pedestrians from interacting with vehicle occupants at 23 specific Topeka intersections. But people on foot still sometimes ask drivers for money at those crossings, according to members of the Topeka and Shawnee County News & Police Scanner Facebook group.
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It was a normal spring school day in Topeka USD 501 when district technicians noticed something suspicious in their network activity. The districtwide computer network that allows the district’s students and teachers access to the internet was seeing a huge spike in traffic. Normally, Topeka USD 501’s bandwidth can easily handle the average network load of students turning in online assignments and teachers checking email, with the district rarely using up more than 30% of its bandwidth, said Scott Gowan, chief information officer for the district. But there was no mistaking the signature of the spike in activity, and after the surge brought down the district’s internet access for about five minutes, the technicians were sure of one thing. The district was under a DDoS attack.
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A typical Reno County home listed for $99,900 in March, up 5.3% from a month earlier, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. The median list home price in March was down about 7.7% from March 2021. Reno County’s median home was 1,464 square feet for a listed price of $81 per square foot. The Reno County market was busy, with a median 36 days on market. The market added 64 new home listings in March, compared with the 64 added in March 2021. The market ended the month with some 49 listings of homes for sale.
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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.