info2020-11-20T09:07:19-06:00November 20th, 2020|
Trappers Rendezvous, one of the largest events in Harvey County and the largest event hosted by Harvey County West Park each year, will not happen in 2021. For more than 30 years, thousands of Boy Scouts from multiple states have spent a weekend in January camping, trading and participating in Scout activities at West Park. Source: News - The Hutchinson News
info2020-11-20T09:06:45-06:00November 20th, 2020|
The Shawnee County commissioners voted to close bars and restaurants at 9 p.m. and suspend all organized sports until Dec. 15. The county commissioners were voting whether to adopt the health department’s order that limited mass gatherings to 10 people when Gianfranco Pezzino, Shawnee County health officer, amended the health order to include language tightening restrictions on restaurants, bars and sports. Source: Political - The Topeka Capital-Journal
info2020-11-20T09:22:00-06:00November 20th, 2020|
Developer Rick Worner of National Realty Advisers has had his hand in a number of STAR bond projects – not just Derby’s. Worner was involved in one of the first STAR bond projects in the state – the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City – and currently has his hands in a few in the Wichita area. With Derby, he noted he looks at current national and global trends to help decide what can further be added to the STAR bond district. For example, Worner mentioned aquariums (which are not actually allowed to be developed as STAR bond projects). If an aquarium [...]
info2020-11-19T11:30:49-06:00November 19th, 2020|
In the late 1970s, a little girl sits on the floor, staring at the television, enraptured. On the screen, a popular police drama — Cagney and Lacey — plays out, as Detective Christine Cagney and Beth Lacey work to crack the case, fighting both bad guys and sexist stereotypes as they go.... The girl is longtime Junction City Police Department Capt. Trish Giordano, now about to retire from police work after 28 years with the JCPD. In her career, Giordano was the first woman on the JCPD to be promoted to sergeant, then later to lieutenant and most recently to Captain [...]
info2020-11-19T07:04:16-06:00November 19th, 2020|
Johnson County officials will decide on Thursday whether persistent violators of new COVID-19 restrictions should receive a citation and $500 fine. The Johnson County Board of Commissioners narrowly voted last Friday to order a mass gathering limit and midnight curfew on bars and restaurants, in an effort to slow the rapid spread of coronavirus. But officials have yet to decide how to enforce the rules. Since the pandemic began, the county has concentrated on educating the public on safety precautions rather than doling out any punishments. Source: Joco 913 News
info2020-11-19T07:03:47-06:00November 19th, 2020|
Starting next year, Spring Hill residents will no longer be required to register their cats and dogs and pay a fee to do so. Mayor Steven Ellis raised the idea again in October after being called about a dog that had broken loose and bitten someone, causing a serious injury. The owner had never registered the animal. “This is a tax on responsible people,” Ellis told the City Council, adding that the fees generate a small amount of revenue compared to the cost of collecting them. Source: Joco 913 News
info2020-11-19T07:03:16-06:00November 19th, 2020|
Following the lead of all other districts in Johnson County, Olathe schools will move older students to online classes later this month due to rising COVID-19 cases. Olathe officials announced Wednesday that middle and high schoolers will return to remote learning after Thanksgiving on Nov. 30 through the end of the semester on Dec. 18. Elementary students will continue learning in classrooms full time. Middle and high school sports are allowed to continue. “With rising community spread and the number of staff members in quarantine, it is becoming more challenging to operate our buildings. Even with the incredible efforts of all [...]
info2020-11-19T07:02:28-06:00November 19th, 2020|
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday as the country's death toll from the coronavirus topped 250,000 and states sought to impose restrictions in order to curb the spread of the virus. ... Treasury yields dipped as confirmed deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. surpassed a quarter of a million, at 250,537, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. A handful of states and cities in the U.S. are closing nonessential businesses, limiting public and private gatherings and imposing mask mandates to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Source: CNBC - Bonds
info2020-11-19T06:59:18-06:00November 19th, 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.
info2020-11-19T06:55:08-06:00November 19th, 2020|
After 31 years working for the City of Winfield, assistant to the city manager Gary Mangus will retire on Dec. 11. Mangus began working for the city in February 1989, helping set up a central purchasing department under then-city manager Rick Cotton. Mangus was purchasing coordinator for two years, before becoming assistant to the city manager in 1991. He has held that position under four city managers (eight including interim managers). Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
