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Before Kansas’s 911 system failed, audit warned risk of outages hadn’t been eliminated

Children are taught from a young age to dial 911 in an emergency. Whether it’s a heart attack, a break-in or a fire, 911 answers the call right away. A widespread 911 service outage across Kansas on Sunday afternoon is testing that assumption. A roughly three-hour disruption sent police and sheriffs scrambling to post alternative phone numbers to social media. Multiple counties were unable to log into the state’s 911 system during that time. What happened if you called varied from area to area, with some agencies able to reroute calls before service was fully restored by around 4:40 p.m.
Source: Wichita Eagle.

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911 call centers running, but what happened Sunday?

The 911 lines are back up and running. “We had 911 calls that were coming in. People calling but we could not answer calls,” said Elora Forshee with Sedgwick County 911. It was not just a Sedgwick County problem for roughly two hours early Sunday afternoon. Nearly all of the southern tier of counties in Kansas experienced similar issues.
Source: KSN-TV

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Firefighters watch from above when 911 lines go down

What happens when 911 does notwork? Dozens of Kansas counties had to learn the hard way after emergency lines went down for a couple of hours yesterday. In Sedgwick County when the phones went down Wichita fire crews went up. “Overall the majority of the firefighters, if not all of them, have never experienced anything like that,” said Chief Jose Ocadiz. With a battalion crew roaming the ground fire Chief Ocadiz said they took things to another level.
Source: KSN-TV

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Police and Community committee review officer discipline and training as discussions on policing in Topeka stretch into December

If an officer in the Topeka Police Department doesn’t complete their training they could be written up or even fired. Incoming Interim Police Chief Brian Wheeles said it rarely needs to escalate beyond a write up, but insight into the police department’s progressive discipline plan provided the Police and Community committee answers they were hoping to uncover when it first convened Oct. 5.: Does TPD have good police policy, and are the officers learning and following it? The department has a training software that lets officers know when training needs to be taken and what training needs to be done, even if it’s just a policy change, Capt. Jamey Haltom said.
Source: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal

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Wichita schools send 13,000 elementary students to home learning until at least January

Wichita schools will send home about 13,000 elementary students as the largest public school district in Kansas transitions to a fully remote learning model. The Board of Education for Wichita Public Schools voted unanimously in a special meeting Monday evening to move all classes online until further notice. The decision will be re-evaluated Jan. 11. Students will still attend in-person classes on Tuesday, but will start online learning on Wednesday. Remote learning will be fully implemented on Friday.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2020-12-01T07:54:09-06:00December 1, 2020|News|

Construction aims to fix one of the most dangerous intersections in Johnson County

Interstate 35 commuters can expect some delays in Johnson County as construction picks up this month at one of the most dangerous intersections in the Kansas City area. Work is now underway at I-35 and West 119th Street in northeast Olathe, where the traffic volume is among the highest in the state. The $22.5 million construction project includes reconfiguring the intersection and widening 119th Street — creating three lanes in each direction from Renner Boulevard to Strang Line Road — to alleviate congestion. “Anyone who uses that interchange knows the challenge it presents,” said Olathe Mayor John Bacon. “It’s not only difficult for those crossing the highway, but the backup on I-35 creates traffic and safety issues for people using the interstate as well.”
Source: KC Star Local News

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Municipal Bond Trends for November 30, 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.

Ranson Financial2020-12-01T07:51:33-06:00December 1, 2020|News|

Sedgwick County Issues New Health Order And Sets Up Online Portal To Report Violators

A new COVID-19 health order for Sedgwick County limits public gatherings to 25 people and continues current restrictions for businesses. The mandates are in effect Friday through Jan. 9. This latest health order from Sedgwick County Health Officer Dr. Garold Minns replaces directives that were in effect since Nov. 13. One of the biggest changes: The current health order requires masks in all indoor settings and outdoor public gatherings, even when there’s space to social distance. It also rolls back gathering limits from 100 to 25 people.
Source: KMUW

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Fenwick brings prairie history to life

Stafford County native Lynda Beck Fenwick has spent years straddling two centuries as she researched historical events for her third book to be published, Prairie Bachelor, The Story of a Kansas Homesteader and the Populist Movement, scheduled for December 2020 release by the University Press of Kansas. Fort Hays State University Forsyth Library will host Fenwick, a 1966 FHSU Tigers alumna, for a guided discussion of Prairie Bachelor–which she based on the 480-page journal of Stafford County homesteader Isaac Beckley Werner–on Tuesday, December 1, with the program also available for public viewing online via Zoom. … “Werner’s journal gave me a front-row seat to the years Stafford County farmers and ranchers struggled to survive in a world increasingly controlled by the wealthy,” said Fenwick, who for the last ten years has traveled with her husband, Larry, to places Werner had lived and frequented as she carried out her research.
Source: Leavenworth Times

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Powell says pace of economic improvement has moderated

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the pace of improvement in the economy has moderated in recent months with future prospects remaining “extraordinarily uncertain.” In remarks released by the Fed on Monday, Powell said that the increase in new COVID-19 cases both in the United States and abroad was “concerning and could prove challenging for the next few months. A full economic recovery is unlikely until people are confident that it is safe to reengage in a broad range of activities.” Powell said while progress on developing vaccines had been “very positive,” significant challenges remained regarding the timing, production and distribution of the vaccines, and it remained difficult to assess the economic implications of this process with any degree of confidence.
Source: Wichita Breaking News, Sports & Crime |

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Before Kansas’s 911 system failed, audit warned risk of outages hadn’t been eliminated

911 call centers running, but what happened Sunday?

Firefighters watch from above when 911 lines go down

Police and Community committee review officer discipline and training as discussions on policing in Topeka stretch into December

Wichita schools send 13,000 elementary students to home learning until at least January

Construction aims to fix one of the most dangerous intersections in Johnson County

Municipal Bond Trends for November 30, 2020

Sedgwick County Issues New Health Order And Sets Up Online Portal To Report Violators

Fenwick brings prairie history to life

Powell says pace of economic improvement has moderated

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