info, Author at Ranson Financial Group LLC

Derby City Council hears varying opinions on new property codes

info2021-10-21T06:41:32-05:00October 20th, 2021|

Updates to Derby’s property maintenance standards drew a wide range of reactions from council members and citizens on hand at the Oct. 12 city council meeting. As part of a first reading of proposed amendments to Title 8 of the Derby Municipal Code, Director of Public Works Robert Mendoza discussed the changes to property maintenance standards with the Derby City Council. While the previous standards focused on appearance only, the changes would take health and safety into account as well. The amendments would also still focus increased enforcement solely on the exterior of both residential and commercial buildings. Previously, the property [...]

KMU’s Colin Hansen leaves to head KPP

info2021-10-20T07:12:46-05:00October 20th, 2021|

Last week, Kansas Municipal Utilities Executive Director Colin Hansen submitted his resignation to the KMU Executive Committee at its regularly scheduled meeting in McPherson. He will be leaving KMU after 22 years of service to accept the position of CEO/General Manager for the Kansas Power Pool (KPP). Source: KMU

Municipal Bond Trends for October 19, 2021

info2021-10-20T07:06:49-05:00October 20th, 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.

Wichita City Council could approve Clapp Golf Course master plan

info2021-10-20T07:01:17-05:00October 19th, 2021|

The future of Clapp Golf Course is up for a vote today in the Wichita City Council. The course is located at 4611 E. Harry was closed in 2019 because it wasn't making any money. Leaders decided to turn it into a multi-purpose park. ... Phase I improvements will consist of partial demolition, grading and utility extension to accommodate the new entry drive and parking lot. It will also construct a year-round pavilion, restrooms, a playground and a splash pad as funding allows. Source: KSN-TV

Prairie Village to let citywide mask mandate expire on Oct. 31

info2021-10-20T07:01:47-05:00October 19th, 2021|

The Prairie Village City Council on Monday evening elected to not take any action on its citywide mask mandate, allowing the current order to expire on Oct. 31. Prairie Village’s mask order — which was the first for a Johnson County city amid this summer’s spike in cases — went into effect on Aug. 24. The city council then extended the mandate through the end of October, largely based on the CDC’s classification of Johnson County as an area of “high” transmission of COVID-19 at that time. Source: Prairie Village Post

KS law enforcement agencies to collect unused medications this weekend

info2021-10-20T07:02:01-05:00October 19th, 2021|

Law enforcement officers at locations across the state will be collecting unused medications for safe disposal on Saturday, October 23, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today. The collection events are part of a nationwide effort to safely dispose of leftover medications to prevent accidental or intentional misuse. Since the Drug Take-Back Day program began in 2010, more than 110 tons of unwanted medications have been collected and destroyed in Kansas alone. “Unused medications are dangerous for kids, pets and the environment,” Schmidt said. “Diversion of opioid painkillers, in particular, can contribute to the misuse of these drugs that has become [...]

In rural Kansas and Missouri, unhoused people often go unseen and unhelped

info2021-10-20T07:03:35-05:00October 19th, 2021|

On any given night, an estimated 943 people in rural Kansas and 1,569 people in rural Missouri are homeless. But the actual numbers are likely far greater. ... In cities and urban areas, unhoused people will often be on the streets, in public encampments, or in shelters. In more rural areas, people will seek shelter in the woods, abandoned farm buildings or couch surf. Shanae Eggert with Kansas Homeless Coalition said the “hidden homeless population” of rural areas perpetuates a cycle of scarcity. “We don’t identify as many people who are actually experiencing homelessness (as) we would in an urban area, [...]

Johnson County district makes masks optional for older students as COVID cases fall

info2021-10-20T07:03:49-05:00October 19th, 2021|

The De Soto school board on Monday unanimously agreed to make COVID-19 masks optional for high school students, effective Wednesday. The school district, like most others in Johnson County, has had a universal mask mandate since the school year began. But board members decided it was time to remove the mandate for high schoolers as COVID-19 cases decline. Masks will remain optional for high schoolers as long as the percentage of students needing to quarantine or isolate after being exposed to the virus remains below 4%. Otherwise, the mandate will be reinstated. Masks would then become optional again if that number [...]

Hobby shooters peppering neighborhood with bullets; Sedgwick County seeks to stop it

info2021-10-19T23:39:18-05:00October 19th, 2021|

Residents of a Derby housing development say they are sick and tired of dodging bullets fired by neighbors in unincorporated Sedgwick County. They may get some relief Thursday at a special meeting where county commissioners are scheduled to consider a resolution that would make it a violation, with a $500 fine for shooting a bullet that strays outside the shooter’s property. Residents of the Northbrook Addition say they live in fear, in the line of fire behind where their neighbors on larger county lots adjacent to the development shoot targets with makeshift berms for backstops. Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Roeland Park extends city mask order, comes to agreement over Bishop Miege’s optional policy

info2021-10-20T07:04:10-05:00October 19th, 2021|

Roeland Park has agreed to allow Bishop Miege High School to continue its optional face mask policy until Jan. 7 for all students, faculty, staff and visitors, with some restrictions. By a 5-4 vote, with Mayor Mike Kelly breaking the tie, the Roeland Park City Council on Monday night approved a memorandum of understanding, effective immediately, allowing Miege to continue its mask policy, which it had implemented Sept. 20. Also on Monday, the city council voted unanimously to extend the citywide mask mandate, which was set to expire Tuesday, to 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 16. In supporting the extension, Kelly noted [...]

About info