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Hutchinson artist and his friends collaborated on a new mural on a South Main Street building

Hutchinson artist and mural painter Brady Scott and his friends collaborated on a new mural on a South Main Street building. The mural focuses on Kansas imagery and graffiti, bringing splashes of color to the building’s outside walls. “It’s nice to have that place, and that wall to go to, and paint and, you know, practice our craft and have fun together,” said Scott. The artwork on the mural contains Scott’s painting of a fox. The rest of the mural is designed graffiti.
Source: Hutch News

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T07:21:05-05:00April 18, 2022|News|

Hutchinson will have its own license plate

Hutchinson residents — and out-of-town community supporters — will now be able to display pride in their community when on the road while also supporting local parks. The Kansas Legislature approved a license plate featuring the Hutchinson flag as one of eight new distinctive license plates that motorists can order in Kansas. Proceeds from sales of the tags will go to the Hutch Rec Foundation. Under the legislation, which passed both the House and Senate nearly unanimously and was signed by the governor last Friday, the plates may become available on Jan. 1, 2023.
Source: Hutch News

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T07:18:22-05:00April 18, 2022|News|

Explosion risk at burning gas plant forced overnight evacuation for some in Reno County

Reno County residents within a mile and a half of the Haven gas plant that caught fire Thursday were directed to evacuate their homes overnight due to the risk of an explosion. Officials say the threat was posed by approximately 3,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas being held in a vessel with relief valves that may have been compromised. Residents around the plant were originally told to prepare for a 72-hour evacuation, but on Friday, Reno County Emergency Management posted on Facebook that residents could return home.
Source: Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T07:01:05-05:00April 18, 2022|News|

Kansas property tax bill signed into law

A bill that backers say will provide some property tax relief to Kansans was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Laura Kelly. House Bill 2239 increases the state’s exemption for residential property taxes from $20,000 to $40,000 of appraised valuation. The bill also allows some personal property taxes to be prorated and gives county commissioners more authority to abate property taxes in cases of property destroyed by disasters. “Our fiscal responsibility has put Kansas back on track,” the governor said in a press release. “We’ve been able to fully fund our schools, fix our roads and bridges, balance the budget, and cut property taxes, providing relief for Kansans.”
Source: Atchison Globe Now

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T00:24:05-05:00April 18, 2022|News|

Eliminating late fees pays off for Emporia Public Library

The Emporia Public Library became one of the first libraries in the state to eliminate late fines in Dec. 2019. Now, many other libraries throughout the state are following suit. Robin Newell, library director says discussions about removing library fines took place from 2016 to 2018. Those discussions started with staff considering three main issues. The first issue staff considered was how library fines were preventing access for individuals, specifically low-income individuals. “When we looked at it, fines were a barrier, people couldn’t afford the fines and then they weren’t coming back in,” Newell said.
Source: Emporia Gazette

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T00:14:45-05:00April 18, 2022|News|

Wichita poised to pump an extra $14.6 million into Riverfront Stadium district

Wichita is poised to pump an additional $14.6 million into its Riverfront Stadium district, including a new parking garage, tax breaks for the Wind Surge owners’ private development company, Arkansas River improvements and a federal-funded skybridge over McLean Boulevard. In return, the Wind Surge’s minor-league baseball team owners’ development companies — WRLP and EPC — would agree to develop two acres sold by the city at $1 an acre in 2019. The plan calls for two new office buildings between the stadium and McLean and a 160-room hotel across the street, overlooking the Arkansas River and downtown Wichita.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T00:12:15-05:00April 18, 2022|News|

Manhattan to celebrate Bridget Everett Day

Bridget Everett’s homecoming is about to get real. And official. The star of a hit television series set in Manhattan, she’s coming back here for an official recognition — Bridget Everett Day — put on by the city government and the Convention and Visitors Bureau. There’ll be a public gathering as well. The details are not entirely nailed down, but the event is planned for May 3, Everett and CVB director Karen Hibbard confirmed in interviews with The Mercury. The idea, Hibbard said, is to recognize and honor Everett, whose show, “Somebody, Somewhere” has been renewed for a second season on HBO. It’s a semi-autobiographical story about a woman who leaves Manhattan but comes back, drawn by family, discovering new layers of the place and new sources of her own strength.
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Ranson Financial2022-04-18T06:57:42-05:00April 17, 2022|News|

Municipalities around Wichita receive $15.5M in state grants for eco-devo projects

While Wichita secured a $5 million grant to fund riverfront improvements surrounding its downtown baseball stadium, other communities in the metro area also received money through the state’s Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) program. Projects in Andover, Augusta, El Dorado and Wellington joined the 35 recipients in the program, which offers matching grants to transformational infrastructure projects statewide that support economic development.
Source: Wichita Business Journal

Ranson Financial2022-04-17T23:42:13-05:00April 17, 2022|News|

Completed bond projects in Wichita metro area make a big statement

Construction is starting to wrap up on the big-ticket bond projects at school districts in the Wichita area, signaling a new generation of more spacious and modern education facilities. In Derby, work on a new Cooper Elementary finished in the fall, and a new building for Oaklawn Elementary opened at the start of the spring semester. Andover Public Schools’ most recent completion was an aquatics center attached to the new Andover High. Before that, work finished on a new Center for Professional Studies, home to a program that equips students with the employability skills they need to succeed in the workforce. The latest additions to the Maize school district are two intermediate schools for fifth- and sixth-graders, and a trendy new performing arts and aquatics center.
Source: Wichita Business Journal

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T06:58:31-05:00April 17, 2022|News|

What will it take to replace the tens of thousands of trees cut down in Wichita?

Harold Schlechtwag has started calling Wichita “Stump City.” But he’s hoping it doesn’t stick. It came to Schlechtwag, one of the founders of a new local environmental group, when he counted the tree stumps in his neighborhood. “In a two-block area around my house, I discovered seven stumps, some of which are quite old trees,” Schlechtwag said. Some of the trees that had been chopped down were on city easements, between a curb and a sidewalk. Others had been on private land. “One of them was removed by the person who flipped a house, before he renovated that house to sell it,” he said. “And that’s another part of the problem here.” Since 2010, Wichita has removed nearly 44,000 more trees than it has planted on city-owned or controlled property, according to city data. That number doesn’t include the trees on private property, which satellite images show are also declining in number.
Source: Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2022-04-18T06:59:07-05:00April 17, 2022|News|

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Hutchinson artist and his friends collaborated on a new mural on a South Main Street building

Hutchinson will have its own license plate

Explosion risk at burning gas plant forced overnight evacuation for some in Reno County

Kansas property tax bill signed into law

Eliminating late fees pays off for Emporia Public Library

Wichita poised to pump an extra $14.6 million into Riverfront Stadium district

Manhattan to celebrate Bridget Everett Day

Municipalities around Wichita receive $15.5M in state grants for eco-devo projects

Completed bond projects in Wichita metro area make a big statement

What will it take to replace the tens of thousands of trees cut down in Wichita?

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