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It’s a ‘new normal’ at Iola High School

It’s 7:57 on a Monday morning, and Brett Willis and his friends are walking up the sidewalk to the high school. Brett forgot his mask. He throws his water bottle into the courtyard and stomps away, while his friends make their way through the line of fellow students waiting to get their temperatures checked before they can enter. “It made me really mad because I had to go back out to my car,” Brett says. This is just a “new normal” day at Iola High School during the coronavirus pandemic, which has brought several changes in terms of safety and hygiene to prevent its spread.
Source: The Iola Register

Ranson Financial2020-10-06T07:18:45-05:00October 5, 2020|News|

Neosho County’s economic recovery stumbles

Neosho County’s economic recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic suffered a hiccup during August in unemployment numbers and sales tax totals. In August, Neosho County had 5,772 people working and 527 unemployed for a preliminary rate of 8.4 percent. Revised figures for the previous month showed 71 more jobs but 58 more people unemployed for a higher rate of 9.1 percent. Since April, the county has recovered 313 jobs, but the number of people out of work is still more than twice what it was before COVID-19.
Source: www.chanute.com

Ranson Financial2020-10-06T07:19:54-05:00October 5, 2020|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for October 2, 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 Financial2020-10-05T06:16:42-05:00October 5, 2020|News|

City Economic Recovery and Relief Sales Tax Question on the Ballot in Manhattan

A 10-year special sales tax question of 0.5% will be on the November 3, 2020 ballot for Manhattan. If the sales tax is passed by Manhattan voters, it will go into effect January 1, 2023. … Sales tax proceeds would be used to stimulate recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce the ad valorem (assessed by value) property tax burden on City taxpayers.
Source: Manhattan – News Flash

Ranson Financial2020-10-05T06:11:00-05:00October 4, 2020|News|

Paint the town: Spread the Love duo unmasked as project concludes in Hutchinson

Hutchinson’s vigilante artists have finally unmasked. Over the last few months, heart-shaped murals featuring the number 13 cropped up around town. The street art features the same image and message — spread the love. Last week, the duo responsible for sharing the message of love and positivity unmasked and answered questions the community had about their mural work. The “secret heart ninjas” — Kylee Baldetti and Shaelee Mendenhall — live on the same street. They noted how odd it is for two artists to live so close. The duo started painting when they teased out ideas about new mural projects in Hutchinson.
Source: Local – The Hutchinson News

Ranson Financial2020-10-05T06:11:29-05:00October 4, 2020|News|

Health officials say 60% of JoCo public schools have had to use quarantines to try to stop COVID-19

Less than a month after schools around Johnson County began reopening for in-person learning, about 60% of the county’s public school buildings have had to put least one person in quarantine for exposure to the novel coronavirus. That’s according to Johnson County health officials, who briefed the Board of County Commissioners Thursday. Public Health Director Sanmi Areola, Ph.D, said 104 of the 169 public school buildings in the county have “something going on related to COVID,” while community transmission overall remains high. Elizabeth Holzschuh, an epidemiologist with the county health department, told county commissioners that quarantines linked to schools include students and staff, and that there are a variety of reasons, including school athletics, for positive cases and exposures. The schools and the county have been working together to handle the overwhelming workload of contact tracing, she said.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post

Ranson Financial2020-10-05T06:11:42-05:00October 4, 2020|News|

Despite the pandemic, or perhaps in part because of it, Wichita new home sales thrive

As the coronavirus pandemic struck in March, there was a collective holding of breaths in many industries about what the impact might be. New home builders and developers braced themselves for potential catastrophe. “I’m like, oh, great, is this going to be like the 2009 recession again?” said developer Jack Ritchie of Ritchie Development. “We thought the world was going to come to an end, and we wouldn’t have any sales,” said developer Jay Russell of J. Russell Communities.
Source: Carrie Rengers: Business Columns & Blogs |

Ranson Financial2020-10-05T06:12:13-05:00October 4, 2020|News|

Kansas counties prepare to send advanced ballots ahead of election

Counties across the Sunflower State are preparing for the 2020 General Election on November 3. Due to the pandemic, county clerks are noticing a major focus on mail-in ballots. “We are sending out close to 10,000 ballots which is huge for our county,” said Butler County Clerk, Tatum Stafford. Inside the Butler County Election Office there is an assembly line of envelopes. Workers are stuffing them one at a time. “October 14 we will be mailing this whole state of Kansas will be mailing all advanced ballots and last I knew we have close to a little over 400,000 ballots going out in the state of Kansas,” Stafford said.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2020-10-05T06:12:19-05:00October 4, 2020|News|

Girard Fall Festival commences amid pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has halted many activities, but the Girard Fall Festival will not be one of them. Taking place October 1-3, the Girard Fall Festival has made some precautionary changes, but is still going on as planned. Celebrate Girard! has organized several events to be held as part of the Festival, including Paint the Town, vendors, food trucks, kids games, and more. A full list of the scheduled events can be found on Celebrate Girard!’s website. “I think that the town has been very appreciative in seeing how much we all pulled together with this pandemic this year with the fall festival coming together, and everybody in the entire town, really, pitching in, to make sure that this happened for normalcy,” said Nelle Lehman, Celebrate Girard! vice president. “It brings everybody together as a community to support each other, pulling their part.”
Source: KSNF/KODE

Ranson Financial2020-10-05T06:12:26-05:00October 4, 2020|News|

WSU police department starts bicycle patrol

Wichita State campus police began a bicycle patrol on Monday to allow officers to interact more and be able to patrol places vehicles may not be able to access. Officer Matthew Feldt asked Police Chief Rodney Clark if there was interest in a bicycle patrol program and was the one who led the initiative to bring it to campus. Clark said the bike patrol will add another level of safety. “It’s hard to approach someone in a vehicle, it’s much easier to approach someone on a bike and that’s what I want students to take from the bike patrol, it’s just an additional method of safety,” Clark said. Being more visible and more approachable is a goal Clark says the campus police is hoping to achieve with this form of patrol.
Source: The Sunflower

Ranson Financial2020-10-05T06:12:30-05:00October 4, 2020|News|

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It’s a ‘new normal’ at Iola High School

Neosho County’s economic recovery stumbles

Municipal Bond Trends for October 2, 2020

City Economic Recovery and Relief Sales Tax Question on the Ballot in Manhattan

Paint the town: Spread the Love duo unmasked as project concludes in Hutchinson

Health officials say 60% of JoCo public schools have had to use quarantines to try to stop COVID-19

Despite the pandemic, or perhaps in part because of it, Wichita new home sales thrive

Kansas counties prepare to send advanced ballots ahead of election

Girard Fall Festival commences amid pandemic

WSU police department starts bicycle patrol

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