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Tiny Kansas town sues oil and gas giant over high prices

This tiny and hard-to-find Kansas town is taking on one of the biggest energy companies on the planet, over February natural gas bills they say would bankrupt the city, the residents, or both. Mulberry, a city of about 500 folks, is suing the mega-corporation BP — formerly British Petroleum — alleging that the company gouged them by raising the price of natural gas to more than 100 times the regular price during an arctic blast that began Feb. 10 and persisted for about the next 10 days. “We feel like it’s a David and Goliath, basically,” said Amy Tucker, the assistant city clerk and one of only two administrative employees at City Hall. “With a big corporation like that, you know, we’re just a blip on their radar.” But the people of Mulberry, in Crawford County, don’t feel like they have any choice but to fight. The city can’t afford BP’s bill and if it passes the cost through to residents, they can’t afford it either, Tucker said.
Source: Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:20:46-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Kansas is working to connect dozens of communities with trails

An exciting venture is underway in the Sunflower State: the creation of an inter-connected trail system that will link dozens of communities, generate economic activity and entice Kansans to recreate for health and the enjoyment of the outdoors. Old railroad lines are being repurposed as multiuse trails for walking and biking. Several organizations are working on building rail-trails in Kansas. More than 27 rail-trails are either completed or partially completed, and 13 are undeveloped. In fact, 565 miles are completed and 273 miles are under development or planned. The goal is to link these together into a interconnected system.
Source: Kansas Reflector

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:00:53-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Amtrak Going Daily Again In Kansas, Easing Worries About The Future Of Passenger Rail In The State

Amtrak plans to restart daily passenger service on its Southwest Chief route across Kansas beginning May 31. In October, Amtrak cut the line’s daily service down to three days a week because of the pandemic. But the company says new federal COVID-19 relief funding will allow it to restore daily service on the Southwest Chief and 11 more of its long distance routes over the next few months. The Southwest Chief, the only Amtrak service in Kansas, runs from Chicago to Los Angeles and includes local stops in Kansas City, Topeka and Dodge City. For southwestern Kansas communities like Garden City, the route provides a connection with the rest of the state and the region. “When you live in an area like this that’s very remote,” said Lona Duvall, the president and CEO of the Finney County Economic Development Corporation, “it’s just too important that people have that freedom of movement.”
Source: KCUR News

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:01:19-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Arma Community Garden looks to win grant funds

Officials with the Arma Community Garden are asking for the public’s votes. The garden is one of more than 300, nationwide – competing for gardens for good grant money. The top 21 vote-getters will receive $5,000 each to help their respective communities provide nutritious food. Since 2019, the garden is Arma has supplied produce to the pantries at the library and the high school.
Voting closes on April 7th.
Source: KSNF/KODE

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:21:55-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Cowley County joins effort to promote counties

Cowley County is joining other Kansas counties in recognition of Kansas County Government during April 2021 as part of National County Government Month promoted by the National Association of Counties (NACo). County government dates to 1634 and no two counties are exactly alike. Counties are diverse in structure and services delivered to the communities vary from one county to another. During the month of April, Cowley County intends to highlight its operations and offer descriptions of services provided to the citizens. Cowley County performs numerous daily services to the public, many which are readily noticeable and many that go unnoticed.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:04:05-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Natural gas penalties waived for Winfield

During a Winfield City Commission workshop Thursday, City Manager Taggart Wall said that city staff were notified earlier in the day that the city will not be assessed $4.8 million in penalties it could have faced from its pipeline company for customers’ natural gas usage during an unprecedented winter storm in February. With the penalties eliminated, this brings the city’s total gas liability down from $13.2 million to $8.6 million. “They have confirmed to us in an email that we were not assessed any penalties,” Taggart said.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:05:02-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Iola sees record number of roofs, permits

When it comes to building and repair work this year, everything is going up. The number of permits are up as well as prices. In fact, they’re setting records. And that’s not likely to change anytime soon. “This year has been crazy. Prices are rising throughout our whole industry, and supplies are hard to come by,” Ron Boren, president of Boren’s Roofing in Iola, said. “It’s going to be an interesting summer.” Bill Weston, with H & H Roofing, agreed. Supplies are limited and costly. But his crews are busier than ever, thanks to a hail storm last May that damaged dozens of local homes, especially in the north part of Iola and rural areas.
Source: The Iola Register

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:07:49-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Kansas counties ditching mask rules before lawmakers acted

Kansas counties already had started dropping or weakening mask rules before lawmakers toppled Gov. Laura Kelly’s newly reissued order requiring them — and more are expected to follow suit even as variants first detected in South Africa and the United Kingdom have been found in the state. The order, which was similar to one passed in November, was always porous, allowing the state’s 105 counties to set their own possibly less restrictive rules or opt out of the order entirely. Kelly, a Democrat, was required to reissue it Thursday under a new Kansas law, which also gives eight top legislators the power to reject her efforts to set rules to address the pandemic.
Source: KAKE – News

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:21:38-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Concerns grow over Wichita street racing following recent hit and run

A Wichita woman is asking for the Wichita Police Department’s help in monitoring speeding in her neighborhood. She says she lives near Meridian and Pawnee. On Wednesday, police were called out to a hit-in-run that injured a 9-year-old boy. Police say two pick-up trucks were racing in the 2700 block of S. Meridian Ave. The injured child was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. “I can watch them coming down the street and they’re flying at a high rate of speed,” said Leigh, who has lived in the area for 25 years. She wants WPD to see what she is experiencing firsthand. WPD agrees that it’s an issue, but it’s not a simple fix. “It’s not something that you can just go out in a specific location and wait for two people to come up and race, a lot of times spontaneous,” said Sergeant Keith Fort with the Wichita Police Department. Leigh fears there could be more incidents if something isn’t done.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2021-04-05T07:01:42-05:00April 4, 2021|News|

Columbus Fire Department working to improve severe weather preparedness

A Southeast Kansas Fire Department is doing what it can to be severe weather ready. Severe weather season is approaching – and the Columbus Fire Department is undergoing training for its new Storm Command Center. The training actually began Wednesday and they’re using the May 22nd, 2011 tornado as an example. The department has also updated the community’s emergency response plan.
Source: KSNF/KODE

Ranson Financial2021-04-02T07:11:52-05:00April 2, 2021|News|

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Tiny Kansas town sues oil and gas giant over high prices

Kansas is working to connect dozens of communities with trails

Amtrak Going Daily Again In Kansas, Easing Worries About The Future Of Passenger Rail In The State

Arma Community Garden looks to win grant funds

Cowley County joins effort to promote counties

Natural gas penalties waived for Winfield

Iola sees record number of roofs, permits

Kansas counties ditching mask rules before lawmakers acted

Concerns grow over Wichita street racing following recent hit and run

Columbus Fire Department working to improve severe weather preparedness

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