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Governor, Wichita activists celebrate bill to reform traffic fines and court costs

info2021-07-12T07:36:06-05:00July 12th, 2021|

Wichita legislators, Black community activists and Gov. Laura Kelly took a victory lap Friday on a new law to make it easier to get back on the road for people whose driver’s licenses are suspended over unpaid traffic tickets. The measure, Senate Bill 127, is expected to have a substantial positive effect for tens of thousands of low-income Kansans who’ve been hit with traffic fines, court costs and late fees they can never realistically be expected to pay, the governor said. “What have we got, 205,000 people with suspended licenses in the state of Kansas?” Kelly said. “We know that 60% [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for July 9, 2021

info2021-07-12T07:29:19-05:00July 12th, 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.

Clay Center and other Kansas communities are turning their skylines into tourism draws, one mural at a time

info2021-07-12T07:21:37-05:00July 12th, 2021|

Communities across Kansas are embracing mural movements and sharing their unique history in artistic ways. One north-central Kansas community is painting its way as a top mural destination in the Great Plains. A Mural Movement of Clay Center, Kan., is elevating public art to new heights. “Bucolic America,” on a Key Feeds grain elevator, is Clay Center’s newest and largest mural, paying tribute to farmers and rural America. In the mural, a bright red barn stands proudly in the background and a windmill stands tall in a big blue sky, while a calf stands close to its mother in a lush [...]

Shawnee commission OKs plans for ‘desperately needed’ senior housing development

info2021-07-12T07:22:51-05:00July 11th, 2021|

Shawnee has advanced plans for a new senior housing development in the central part of the city. Located on about eight acres on the northeast corner of West 63rd Street and Maurer Road, Shawnee Senior Villas comprises 42 multi-family units in a single three-story building. The site, near Swarner State Park and the Shawnee Mission School District Softball Complex, is currently vacant and surrounded by other mixed residential developments. Andrew Danner with North Star Housing LLC, a developer based in Grain Valley, Mo., said they hope to fill a gap in Shawnee’s housing market, particularly for adults 55 and older who [...]

The two most important charts in the bond market, according to traders

info2021-07-11T21:17:34-05:00July 11th, 2021|

It's been a rocky week for stocks as falling yields raised fears the global economic recovery from the pandemic will come in fits and starts. On Thursday, the 10-year yield touched 1.25%, its lowest level since February. The S&P 500 is set to close out the week barely positive. CNBC's "Trading Nation" asked two technicians to cut through the noise and share the chart that explains the market dynamics in play right now. Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Capital, is watching the Federal Reserve. "It's most important to highlight the Fed's balance sheet, not the massive expansion we've seen over [...]

Governor Laura Kelly Announces $4 Million in Community Development Block Grants to Promote Job Retention for Small Businesses

info2021-07-11T21:10:53-05:00July 11th, 2021|

Governor Laura Kelly announced today the third round of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Response Supplement (CDBG-CV) awards, distributing nearly $4 million to 25 Kansas communities to promote business retention for small businesses affected by the pandemic. “Kansas continues to experience record economic success, bringing in jobs and business investment at historic levels,” Governor Kelly said. “These grant funds will support that momentum by ensuring small Kansas businesses can maintain their workforce. We’ll continue to focus strategic investments that will create a stronger, more resilient economy to help Kansas businesses and families succeed.” CDBG-CV is administered by the Kansas Department of [...]

Townhome project in western Shawnee aimed at ‘renters by choice’ narrowly wins planning commission approval

info2021-07-11T21:01:51-05:00July 11th, 2021|

By a narrow vote this week, the Shawnee Planning Commission advanced plans for Creekside Ridge, a townhome-style residential project near K-7 Highway on the western side of the city that developers say will help ease the area’s dearth of affordable housing stock. But some single-family homeowners near the proposed site close to Mill Valley High School pushed back against the plan, raising concerns about the development’s impact on their property values and traffic, among other issues. Stark Enterprises, a real estate development company based in Cleveland, Oh., is planning to build 146 residential units in 36 attached townhome-style buildings on about [...]

A glimpse at 24 new highway projects

info2021-07-11T20:58:41-05:00July 11th, 2021|

The Kansas Transportation Department is launching work on new major highway projects for the first time in about six years after the state ran out of money to modernize and expand the state’s road network. This week, Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz have been crisscrossing the state announcing new highway projects that will be constructed as part of the state’s new $10 billion multiyear transportation program approved last year. While state lawmakers didn’t raise taxes to fund the program, the money for new construction will largely come from highway revenues that will no longer be shifted to the [...]

The long road to Humboldt’s new grocery store

info2021-07-12T07:26:25-05:00July 11th, 2021|

Our Market grocery store and butcher shop celebrates its grand opening today in Humboldt. Yet amidst all the fanfare, it’s easy to forget how long a road it was in getting here. In what follows, then, we take a look back over the past two-and-a-half years in order to construct a timeline of events that ultimately made Our Market a reality. We'll begin on the last day of the year, Dec. 31, 2018, when Register veteran reporter Bob Johnson wrote the Moon’s Hometown Market building in Humboldt had been purchased by Monarch Cement. Owner Mike Moon of Osawatomie had been facing [...]

Great Bend mural project continues

info2021-07-12T07:27:42-05:00July 11th, 2021|

The artist known as ARCY began work Friday on a mural at the corner of Forest and Williams in Great Bend. The work will be a “salute to Barton County’s rich history tied to the B-29 airfield here in Great Bend, and all the brave men and women who were based here during World War II,” said Rachel Mawhirter with the Barton Arts Movement (#BAM), the local volunteer initiative that is raising funds for the project. Source: Great Bend Tribune

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