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Johnson County’s Central library set to debut drive-thru, areas for kids ‘to burn off some steam’

info2022-02-21T01:51:57-06:00February 21st, 2022|

Johnson County's Central Resource Library in Overland Park is set to re-open Tuesday after being partially closed for a year. When the library closed for renovations last February, the staff walled off a small portion of the building and called it Little Central to keep patrons safe from construction. Little Central closed on Feb. 14 of this year so workers could finish final touches and knock down the partition wall. Librarians at Central said they are excited to welcome patrons back to a space that’s nature-themed in staff spaces and throughout, which Johnson County head librarian Sean Casserley said connects employees [...]

Moving out of the Sedgwick county courthouse? Commissioners will vote to move 10 agencies Wednesday

info2022-02-21T01:50:38-06:00February 21st, 2022|

To make more space in the crowded Sedgwick County Courthouse, 10 agencies may be on the move. The decision to move them could be as early as the next county commission meeting, on Wednesday, February 23. "COVID has been a huge monkey wrench in the wheels of justice, so it is very difficult to get trials completed, particularly criminal trials you have to be sure that issues like due process are followed," said Judge Phil Journey, a judge in the Sedgwick County District Court judge. According to one Sedgwick County commissioner, Sedgwick County has about 170 people being held on murder [...]

‘Don’t Meth with Us’ comes to Winfield

info2022-02-21T01:49:09-06:00February 21st, 2022|

The Winfield Noon Kiwanis Club has a mission to help the children of the world, one child at a time. This mission has been demonstrated through the presentation of the “Don’t Meth with Us” program in two of the four Winfield Elementary Schools. Methamphetamines have been determined to be in the top five most addictive of drugs, along with cocaine, heroin, alcohol and nicotine. “Don’t Meth with Us” is designed to educate children and families about the consequences of meth, arming them with the tools necessary to combat illicit drug use and addiction. To accomplish this, we go into the schools [...]

Newton’s birthday party planned for 2-22-22

info2022-02-18T08:27:56-06:00February 18th, 2022|

There was a dark side and a lighter side to Newton when the town came into existence about 150 years ago. On the seedier side was Hyde Park, a place with pop-up saloons where gunslingers and cowboys bellied up to bars and poker tables. There were ladies of the evening and one particular Sunday became famous for a gunfight, giving the town the moniker, “Bloody Newton.” There also were folks on the other side of the moral coin, who started churches and made sure their children attended school. Families did things together and people ran other kinds of businesses, like grocery [...]

Bike Across Kansas returns to Hutchinson for overnight stay after two-decade-plus absence

info2022-02-18T08:21:44-06:00February 18th, 2022|

It has been 23 years since riders in the annual Biking Across Kansas had a scheduled stop in Hutchinson. ... There will be some differences in this year’s BAK. During that 25th annual ride in June 1999, riders chose from three routes, so there were only 300 or so who stopped in Hutchinson overnight and stayed at the high school gym, recalled Bob Updegraff, owner of Harleys Bicycles on North Main Street. Source: Hutch News

Municipal Bond Trends for February 17, 2022

info2022-02-18T08:18:13-06:00February 18th, 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.

Mester backs faster Fed rate-hike pace if needed to tame prices

info2022-02-18T08:17:40-06:00February 18th, 2022|

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said she supports raising interest rates next month and tightening policy at a faster pace if needed to curb inflation. “I believe it will be appropriate to move the funds rate up in March and follow with further increases in the coming months,” Mester said Thursday in prepared remarks for a virtual event hosted by the New York University Stern Center for Global Economy and Business. “If by mid-year, I assess that inflation is not going to moderate as expected, then I would support removing accommodation at a faster pace over the second [...]

Bullard says Fed may need to raise rates above 2% to curb prices

info2022-02-18T08:17:18-06:00February 18th, 2022|

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said bringing down inflation may require the central bank to overshoot a neutral target interest rate, which he sees as about 2%. “If you wanted to put downward pressure on inflation, you’d actually have to get to neutral — go beyond neutral,” Bullard said at an event by hosted by Columbia University and SGH Macro Advisers in New York on Thursday. “And I think that’s a major concern of mine — we’re not really in a position to do that right now, but we have to get in a position to do [...]

Riley County commission approves ambulance in nothern county

info2022-02-18T08:16:43-06:00February 18th, 2022|

Riley County commissioners unanimously approved to add an ambulance to the northern part of the county. The commission gave EMS administration the go ahead to start the process for building a new ambulance station. This includes finding an architect, position requests, and determine where to put the station. “To me, it’s obvious that we need to put a station up there, we have ARPA money. It will basically just need a small house and an oversized garage. We have a chance to do that now,” says Commission Chair Greg McKinley. ... “I’m always fiscally conservative, but I think this something beyond that. [...]

Johnson County to end school mask mandates, defer to districts to set COVID-19 rules

info2022-02-18T08:15:43-06:00February 18th, 2022|

Johnson County ended its school mask mandate for its youngest students, effective Thursday, in favor of allowing individual school districts to set their own rules as COVID-19 cases continue to drop from last month’s record highs. Eliminating the countywide order does not necessarily mean that masks are optional for all students and staff immediately, however, as four of the county’s six public school districts still have measures in place that will reinstate temporary mask mandates should cases rise to certain thresholds at different campuses. “We’re not just kind of throwing our hands up in the air, there are some measures in [...]

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