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The Baxter Springs Fire Department is memorializing the firefighters who were lost on 9/11

info2021-08-16T00:38:43-05:00August 16th, 2021|

For a second straight year, the Baxter Springs Fire Department will memorialize the 343 firefighters lost on 9/11. The department's 343 Memorial Stair Climb will be held on Saturday, September 11th. The event is open to all first responders. Participants will climb the equivalent of 110 floors of stairs, which wearing 70lbs. of gear. There's no cost. The first 50 to sign up will receive commemorative t-shirts and challenge coins. Source: KSNF/KODE

Amanda Stanley hired as city attorney for the City of Topeka

info2021-08-16T07:04:09-05:00August 16th, 2021|

Amanda Stanley has been hired as the City Attorney for the City of Topeka. Before coming to Topeka she was general counsel for the League of Kansas Municipalities. Stanley will start as the City Attorney on August 23rd. “I am excited to announce that Amanda Stanley has accepted the position of City Attorney. She has a tremendous amount of experience working with municipalities and will be a great asset to the city,” said City Manager Brent Trout. Stanley graduated from Newman University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2008 and graduated from the University of Kansas School of Law [...]

How safe is the water in splash parks?

info2021-08-16T07:08:31-05:00August 16th, 2021|

Wichita’s splash pads are inspected routinely by the city’s Environmental Health department and facility operators are expected to adhere to the water quality standards specified in the municipal code. But that level of oversight is uncommon throughout the rest of Sedgwick County and much of the state, where facilities operate in something of a water feature Wild West. ... in Kansas, there are no statewide regulations for the construction, operation, filtration, disinfection or inspection of recreational water features, including pools, water parks and splash pads. And public information about the safety of any individual splash pad in the Wichita area is [...]

The ‘Kubota Way’: Great Plains Manufacturing set for next step in south Salina project

info2021-08-15T16:04:36-05:00August 13th, 2021|

A first of many new milestones graced Great Plains Manufacturing Aug. 2 when the Great Plains/Kubota logo went up on a mammoth building in south Salina. It cemented what company leaders have been mapping for months. Since purchasing Salina-based Great Plains in July 2016, Kubota included Salina among four strategic growth areas in the United States, along with Edgerton in eastern Kansas, and locations in Georgia and Texas. The rapidly growing company is transforming the 750,000 square-foot structure at 3861 S. Ninth St., into Kubota’s North American Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Compact Tracked Loader (CTL) Construction Equipment design and manufacturing [...]

Market in Johnson City setting a trend on Main Street by raising happy livestock and selling lots of local products

info2021-08-15T16:02:52-05:00August 13th, 2021|

Two years ago, Matt and Michelle Canny had a realization. They needed to change what they were doing or they would sink. Like other ranchers across the country, including in Kansas, the Cannys, who own Bear Creek Farms, realized if they could sell directly to the customer they could make a larger profit. The issue was marketing - and demand. “There’s more money in this than in selling through the sale barn,” Michelle Canny said. Source: Hutch News

Webinars coming up for Emergency Rural Health Care Grants

info2021-08-13T07:36:15-05:00August 13th, 2021|

This program provides up to $500 million in grant funding to help broaden access to COVID-19 testing and vaccines, rural health care services, and food assistance through food banks and food distribution facilities. Eligible applicants include public bodies, community-based nonprofits, and federally-recognized Tribes. Facilities and projects supported through this grant must be located in rural areas with populations of 20,000 or fewer, and must primarily serve rural areas. Learn more about the program.

Municipal Bond Trends for August 12, 2021

info2021-08-13T07:12:53-05:00August 13th, 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.

Mural magic colors communities with positivity and unity

info2021-08-13T07:14:10-05:00August 12th, 2021|

...a cow looks over her calves, penned by a white fence next to a red barn and a windmill — a familiar scene in rural Kansas. But this bucolic scene towers over the town. No, we weren’t in some sort of land of giants but in Clay Center, population 4,000. After husband Art had taken care of some business with one of his customers, we decided to pause a moment and enjoy the art. The books were two-dimensional … paintings on a wall, fittingly next to the town’s Carnegie Library. The farm scene was a few blocks south on 6th Street [...]

Sedgwick County looking for another COVID-19 testing site due to demand

info2021-08-12T23:25:03-05:00August 12th, 2021|

The number of people getting tested for COVID-19 is skyrocketing due to the spread of the delta variant. Data from the Sedgwick County Health Department shows tests from nearly 1,700 people came back on Wednesday. Staff said that because of the surge in cases, they are looking at getting another testing site that allows more people. The current testing site is located in Sedgwick County Park at the Sunflower Shelter. In the meantime, if you go to the park and there is a line, you will have to wait in your car until it is your turn to get tested. Source: [...]

The city of Erie, Kansas is working on getting a Childcare Center

info2021-08-12T23:22:25-05:00August 12th, 2021|

Access to quality child care can be a struggle for many rural communities. It's something many families in Erie are dealing with. For now. The hope it that it won't be that way for long. "We drive almost 20 miles in the morning, and then we come back to work, and then we drive another 20 to get them, and another 20 miles back, so we put 80 miles a day on our truck." Says Kelly Diller, Erie Community Childcare Center Director. This is a common struggle for parents in rural communities like Erie. With no child care center for miles, [...]

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