info2022-03-30T07:03:31-05:00March 30th, 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.
info2022-03-30T06:57:49-05:00March 29th, 2022|
The role of lifesaver is the newest achievement that Lt. David Downing Jr., Atchison Fire Department, has recently added to his list of public service work in the community. Downing singlehandedly rescued his colleague as they battled flames and black smoke that engulfed the inside of a residence about an hour past midnight at 927 Mound Street. Downing was presented a letter of commendation for his heroic act on Wednesday, March 23 at the Atchison Fire Station. Source: Atchison Globe Now
info2022-03-29T23:48:35-05:00March 29th, 2022|
Around noon, Sedgwick County fire crews responded to a grass fire near 45th and Greenwich, in the Northeast part of the county. Deputy Chief Carl Cox says, crews were able to get the flames under control quickly, thanks in part to the extra hands they had on staff. He says on high fire risk days, they will have more trucks than usual prepped. "That pre-planning definitely helped out today with extra brush trucks and extra units on in service to help us fight the fire.” Cox adds that having tilled fields on either side of the fire area, helps contain it [...]
info2022-03-29T23:46:39-05:00March 29th, 2022|
Fifteen years ago, Robert Ellis got a letter he never wanted. Haviland’s drinking water had failed a state safety test. It had more nitrate than federal limits allow. And as mayor of this small town east of Dodge City, it was his job to help the town figure out what to do. Building a new water treatment plant would cost millions, so the town started installing water filters one home at a time. That penciled out far cheaper than one central plant. But state regulators told them no. Those in-home filters wouldn’t cut it. The town pleaded its case in a [...]
info2022-03-30T07:01:35-05:00March 29th, 2022|
Following a national search, the city has selected Melissa Sieben as the new director of Municipal Services and Operations, according to a news release Tuesday. Sieben, who recently served as assistant county administrator at the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas for seven years, has 23 years of local government experience serving communities in Illinois, Iowa and Kansas, according to the release. “I am looking forward to working with Municipal Services and Operations staff and City leadership to implement the goals of the strategic plan and continue to enhance service delivery,” Sieben said in the release. “Lawrence is [...]
info2022-03-29T23:36:32-05:00March 29th, 2022|
Gabi Sprague is the new human services program manager for Douglas County. She’ll focus on preventing homelessness and helping unify the work of local social service agencies. Though the title is new for Sprague, the work isn’t. Sprague previously was the Housing Stabilization Collaborative (HSC) program manager with the United Way of Douglas County. HSC represents a joint effort of multiple community organizations that began as a grant-funded program through Family Promise of Lawrence after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The mission: preventing homelessness, eviction and loss of utilities while helping navigate community resources. That process can feel overwhelming to [...]
info2022-03-29T23:33:25-05:00March 29th, 2022|
The Police Chief in Lawrence since January, Rich Lockhart, has made a couple of policy changes for the department. Lockhart says that he met with several community members and groups with concerns related to the police department. He says that national news coverage brought many questions and comments surrounding the department’s approach to chokeholds and no-knock warrants. Lockhart says no-knock search warrants do not place the value of human life as a priority, and are dangerous to all involved. Even though chokeholds and no-knock warrants were not a practice of the Lawrence Police Department, these tactics are now banned. Source: WIBW [...]
info2022-03-29T23:31:30-05:00March 29th, 2022|
Wichita was on display for one final women's basketball match-up Monday night at Intrust Bank Arena, with Louisville clinching the Final Four spot in a 62-50 win over Michigan. The evening capped off an electric weekend in Wichita. An estimated 8,540 tickets were sold for the two Saturday games — including a huge showing from the underdog University of South Dakota — followed by 4,596 in attendance Monday. "I was pleasantly surprised on Saturday," said Brad Pittman, who is associate athletic director for facilities and operations at Wichita State and serves as tournament director for NCAA games in Wichita. "My goal all [...]
info2022-03-29T23:29:24-05:00March 29th, 2022|
A total of 87,545 passengers flew in and out of Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in February, marking a 76% increase year over year and furthering the airport’s recovery from the impact of Covid-19. According to new data from the Wichita Airport Authority, a total of 43,695 people flew out of Wichita in February, itself good for a 73% increase compared to last February. The airport said on its website that capacity also increased in February with 99 more flights and more than 19,000 more seats than the same period of 2021. Source: Wichita Business Journal
info2022-03-29T23:25:35-05:00March 29th, 2022|
Bonner Springs and Edwardsville may be interested in applying for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. At a Unified Government ARPA subcommittee meeting on March 22, representatives of the two cities indicated interest in receiving some of the ARPA funding that the UG has not yet spent. Another ARPA subcommittee event, a community workshop, is scheduled from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight, March 29, both virtually and in person at City Hall, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. At the workshop the public may discuss how COVID has affected them and the community, and discuss how they would prioritize [...]
