info2021-11-22T07:03:17-06:00November 22nd, 2021|
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.
info2021-11-22T06:56:32-06:00November 21st, 2021|
Is a big settlement coming with drug companies, the way there once was with tobacco companies? If there is, Lyon County Commissioners want to be part of it. They voted Thursday to sign a Settlement Participation Form, in a class-action lawsuit involving what some consider the national opioid epidemic. “We don’t really have any cases in Lyon County,” Commissioner Scott Briggs said after the meeting. “It left us available for money... The money would go for addiction centers within the county.” That assumes a settlement with “Big Pharma” occurs. Kansas was part of a 21-state agreement on a proposed settlement in [...]
info2021-11-21T23:37:48-06:00November 21st, 2021|
A survey on downtown snow shoveling garnered a low response, Amy Nasta, deputy city manager, said the city had only received eight responses from the November 3 snow removal survey, and 50 percent wanted to keep the 48 hour time frame in place because of the timing of storms happening outside business hours throughout the winter season. 75 percent had not made snow removal arrangements, she said. Traditionally Gardner has kept downtown walkways clear to facilitate pedestrian traffic, but in 2016 a sidewalk ordinance was passed requiring all properties keep walkways clear. However, the city has continued to clear snow until [...]
info2021-11-22T06:58:35-06:00November 21st, 2021|
Crews in a central Kansas town are working to repair several water mains after 11 of them broke this week. Lyons City Administrator Chad Buckley said Friday morning that the breaks appeared over a period of several hours earlier this week, but they likely happened all at once. He said there was a problem with a well that caused a "water hammer," which sent reverberations throughout the water system and broke the mains. The city has so far been unable to maintain water pressure to customers. A boil water order is in effect, and Buckley said the city will soon start testing the [...]
info2021-11-21T23:30:48-06:00November 21st, 2021|
The USDA invested over $800,000 in rural community infrastructure across 11 Kansas communities. The city of Winfield was one of the beneficiaries of USDA's investment, receiving just over $125,000. They are using the grant money to buy two new ambulances. Of the five vehicles in their fleet, two were no longer serviceable. This money changed that. There was an electronic wheezing sound coming from the new ambulance when EMS manager Brad Klein shut the back door. When asked to explain, he said that was part of the design. "That's part of the hydraulic, those hydraulic springs, so liquid springs what they [...]
info2021-11-22T06:59:50-06:00November 21st, 2021|
An appeal has been filed concerning the proposed city of Golden in northern Miami County. The County Commission voted 3-1 against incorporation of Golden at its Oct. 13 meeting. At their meeting Wednesday, Oct. 27, commissioners voted to approve a resolution adopting the order denying incorporation of the proposed city. Jennifer Williams, who filed a petition April 9 to incorporate about 9 square miles north of Hillsdale Lake into a city to block the march of intermodal warehouses into Miami County, is named as one of the plaintiffs in the case along with Golden supporter Charlie Koch. Williams said the appeal [...]
info2021-11-22T07:01:41-06:00November 21st, 2021|
It’s getting harder and harder to run a stoplight here, because there are fewer and fewer of them around. Every year, at intersections throughout this thriving city, traffic lights and stop signs have disappeared, replaced with roundabouts. Lots and lots of roundabouts. There is a roundabout decorated with the local high school mascot, a greyhound and another with giant steel flowers. A three-mile stretch of Carmel’s Main Street has 11 roundabouts alone. The roundabout that locals perhaps prize the most features box hedges and a three-tier bronze fountain made in France. In 2016, it was named “International Roundabout of the Year” [...]
info2021-11-21T23:26:15-06:00November 21st, 2021|
As American Education Week comes to an end, the Shawnee County Health Department paid a visit to a local elementary school, ringing vaccines and celebrating the achievements of educators county-wide. Friday morning, Meadows Elementary School took advantage of the late start school hours, hosting a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for those 5-11 years old. The Health Department has been making its way around to different school districts over the last week, thanking those who have worked with the department over the last year and a half. Friday morning, they presented USD 501 school board members with a banner signed by the Health [...]
info2021-11-22T07:02:04-06:00November 21st, 2021|
Law enforcement officers from 12 agencies across Kansas completed a one-week certification program to become jiu-jitsu instructors at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center. A total of 27 officers were enrolled in the intensive Gracie University jiu-jitsu instructor certification program. "Our mission is to train and equip Kansas law enforcement officers with quality resources to handle potentially dangerous situations minimizing the risk of injury to anyone involved,” said KLETC Executive Director Darin Beck. Source: KSNT News
info2021-11-22T07:02:34-06:00November 21st, 2021|
The city of Parsons has a new playbook for the next decade. And the Parsons City Commission is pleased with it. “My opinion is it’s a great road map to plot out the city for the next 10 to 15 years,” said Leland Crooks, Parsons city commissioner. “As we learn how to use this as our playbook, that is a success story in itself. It’s all there and it’s all transparent,” Commissioner Jeff Perez said. Source: Parsons Sun
