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Governor Laura Kelly Announces Three New Openings in Program to Revitalize Downtown Corridors, Strengthen Economic Development

info2020-11-24T07:56:55-06:00November 23rd, 2020|

Governor Laura Kelly today announced the Kansas Main Street program will be accepting applications for up to three new communities in the state interested in joining. The Main Street program – designed to develop and strengthen downtown corridors – has been a proven success for rural communities throughout the state.... Communities wishing to submit applications will be required to first attend an application workshop, scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, December 10. This virtual workshop will explain the Main Street Approach, and the process for successfully completing the application. To register for this workshop, visit this link. Applications must be submitted no later than [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for November 20, 2020

info2020-11-23T07:11:52-06:00November 23rd, 2020|

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 Public Library goes back to curbside service

info2020-11-23T07:01:03-06:00November 23rd, 2020|

Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 25, all Wichita Public Library locations will go back to offering only curbside and drive-up window services. The decision was made by library staff due to the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in Wichita and Sedgwick County. Customers will still be able to borrow materials from the Library by using the online catalog, catalog.wichitalibrary.org, to browse the collection and place holds on items. Hold and transfer fees will be waived at this time. Once materials are ready to be picked up, customers will receive a notification to retrieve materials. Customers will arrive at their designated branch, call the phone [...]

Garden City schools will transition to remote learning starting Monday

info2020-11-23T07:01:23-06:00November 23rd, 2020|

USD 457 Garden City Public Schools will transition all students to Level 6 ‐ Remote Learning beginning on Monday, Nov. 23. All learning will continue remotely at‐home for all students through December 22, 2020. The district said in a letter that the community is experiencing a high rate of COVID and it has impacted many families and staff members in the district. The district said they had shortages of teachers, paraeducators, nursing staff, custodians, bus drivers, food service workers, and administrators due to COVID-related absences. The district said they have been able to complete 10 weeks of on‐site classes and two [...]

Hutchinson police return to Tier II response plan due to COVID

info2020-11-23T07:01:31-06:00November 23rd, 2020|

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Hutchinson Police Department moved to Tier II of its response plan on Friday. The department will continue to respond to all crimes in progress, but all other calls for service will be handled over the telephone. HPD is not allowing walk-in reporting at the Law Enforcement Center. For assistance, call 620-694-2816. HPD will also continue to respond to injury accidents or alcohol-related accidents, but if involved in a non-injury accident where the vehicles are operable and there is no alcohol- or drug-use suspected, motorists are advised to move their vehicles to a safe area and exchange [...]

Solar farms coming

info2020-11-23T07:01:57-06:00November 23rd, 2020|

Solar farms are coming to the region, thanks to agreements between power cooperatives and Today’s Power Inc. of Arkansas to create the Kansas Cooperative Sun Power Program. “Co-ops across the state have come together across the state,” said Sarah Madden, public relations director for the Butler Electric Cooperative.” ... These 12 have banded together to provide solar for our customers at a low cost for decades to come. ... This is great for our entire state.” The Kansas Cooperative Sun Power Program is a series of solar farms developed by Today’s Power Inc. to harvest renewable energy in the state for [...]

Ulysses and Garden City hospitals appeal for community’s support

info2020-11-23T07:03:07-06:00November 22nd, 2020|

The COVID-19 pandemic has impactfully touched communities all across southwest Kansas and our care teams at Centura Health’s Bob Wilson and St. Catherine hospitals have responded with compassion and courage to meet the needs of our patients, our neighbors and each other. Centura Health hospitals, Bob Wilson in Ulysses and St. Catherine in Garden City, and our clinics across southwest Kansas continue to follow COVID-19 protocols from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and our local county agencies and partners. Across southwest Kansas, we are seeing an increase in the prevalence [...]

Topeka hospitals face ‘a staffing crisis.’ One has requested resources from the Kansas National Guard; another looks to FEMA.

info2020-11-23T07:03:38-06:00November 22nd, 2020|

Like many health systems across the country, Stormont Vail is experiencing "a staffing crisis," according to Matt Lara, the system’s public relations specialist. That staffing crisis led Stormont recently to submit a request for resources to Shawnee County Emergency Management. The department forwarded the appeal to the Kansas National Guard, and after receiving the request Thursday, the State Emergency Operations Center has been working to fulfill it. According to Lara, Stormont is seeking more than 150 additional personnel — 50 registered nurses, 25 licensed practical nurses, 40 patient care technicians, five medical assistants, 20 respiratory therapists, three medical laboratory scientists and [...]

Who enforces county health orders? It depends on the infraction.

info2020-11-23T07:03:46-06:00November 22nd, 2020|

Shawnee County has mask requirements, gathering limits, restrictions to bars and restaurants’ operating hours and a suspension of organized sports, excluding high school athletics. But what county department enforces theses restrictions? The recently approved emergency health order warns of a $2,500 civil penalty for anyone intentionally violating health orders. The department responsible for enforcing restrictions depends on the nature of the violation. If an individual person violates a health order it follows a different track than if a business violates a health order, but county officials said education is always the first step in the process. Source: Local News | Topeka [...]

Kansas hospitals buckle, schools pull back amid virus surge

info2020-11-23T07:04:07-06:00November 22nd, 2020|

Hospitals across Kansas are buckling as coronavirus cases swell, leading many schools to scale back in-person learning and one county to intensify plans for a possible field hospital. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment added 5,939 cases to the state’s pandemic tally since Wednesday, bringing the total to 134,533. The state’s seven-day average of new cases now stands at 2,718, nearly four times higher than it was a month ago. The number of COVID-19 related deaths also rose by 84 to 1,410. “Case increases are the worst we have seen since the pandemic began,” Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly told local [...]

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