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Anthony, KS memorial tells story of fallen firefighter to future generations

There’s a piece of Sept. 11, 2001 history in Kansas. The town of Anthony, Kansas is home to a September 11th memorial that has gained recognition from across the country. It highlights the connection between the town and a firefighter who gave his life in New York. “I remember it like it was yesterday,” says Donna Crowe, the now 9/11 Memorial Committee Chairperson of Anthony. The former mayor asked Crowe to do a difficult task. “He asked me to try to get ahold of somebody in New York City to see if we could adopt a fireman who had lost his life,” she says.
Source: KAKE – News

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:29:53-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

Kansas school bus equation complicated by virus, social distancing

Just northwest of Wichita, the small school district of Maize has a difficult time finding interested and qualified drivers in a normal year. Add in a couple of retirements and general challenges from COVID-19, and superintendent Chad Higgins said it’s even more difficult. “More buses and more bus routes really isn’t an option because it’s the drivers,” he said. “It doesn’t matter how many buses you have if you don’t have anyone to drive them.” Maize’s problem is threefold: It can’t add buses or routes, each bus carries fewer students and routes need to be as short as possible.
Source: Leavenworth Times

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:29:09-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

As bars across Wichita ignore COVID curfew, county warns of consequences

If you want to go out and party after the 11 p.m. coronavirus curfew, it’s not hard to find a place to do it in Wichita. On Friday night, bars and nightclubs across the city were packing in customers between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., basically ignoring a county health order setting 11 as closing time for places selling alcohol by the drink. When he issued the order, county Health Officer Dr. Garold Minns said bars and clubs are particularly prone to spread coronavirus because they attract crowds who stay and socialize for hours at a time and/or flit from bar to bar in the course of a night.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:27:46-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

Meatpacking plants, prisons, have highest number of active COVID cases in Kansas

Meatpacking plants and correctional facilities continue to be the main sites of active COVID-19 clusters in Kansas, with each reporting thousands of cases, according to data released Wednesday by the state health department. It was the first time the Kansas Department of Health and environment publicized specific active COVID-19 clusters. The state identified 117 active clusters, involving 5,099 cases, 192 hospitalizations and 63 deaths.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:27:07-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

New book examines Reno County during the Cold War

Reno County played a part in Cold War history. According to Oklahoma history professor Landry Brewer, the author of the recently-released book, "Cold War Kansas," during the Cold War, every city in the U.S. was asked by the government to build fallout shelters. Reno County built two very large ones.The Cold War began after World War II. This rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union lasted through the 1980s.
Source: News – The Hutchinson News

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:23:24-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

Lenexa Police Department holds use of force workshop for members of the public

Every split-second decision made by police can be scrutinized. That’s why Lenexa’s police department holds its annual citizens workshop, where residents can get a first-hand look at how and why officers use force. The annual Use of Force Workshop held by Lenexa Police comes at a time when officers across the nation are under fire for use of excessive force, including in the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. This annual gathering is a time of transparency, where the public can learn why police do what they do.
Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:21:44-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

Johnson County’s microtransit ride share expanding service area

Microtransit, a ride share system meant to aid current transit services, is expanding its pilot program to include more of Johnson County, according to a statement from the county manager’s office. Beginning Monday, Sept. 14, service area will be expanded to include important new destinations, including the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment, the new Johnson County Courthouse, and Merriam Town Center. It expands the current northern border all the way to the Wyandotte County line along Shawnee Mission Parkway and grows the southwest corner of the service area to include downtown Olathe.
Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:20:26-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

Small, private school in Ark City arises amid pandemic

The pandemic crisis has people thinking outside the box and responding to needs in original ways. Or in the case of Ark City’s One Room Schoolhouse, using an old education model to educate kids in a new way. On Aug. 10, the Arkansas City USD 470 Board of Education made their decision to go with a hybrid format for classes this year. On Aug. 11, Lenell and Clay Puchalla decided they needed to set up a different kind of school for their kids’ sake. The Puchallas have a total of six adopted and foster children. Some of them have IEPs (Individual Education Programs) because they have special education needs.Source: Cowley CourierTraveler

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:19:59-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

Trustee won’t drop litigation in Platte County, Missouri, default

The trustee for $32 million of defaulted bonds that Platte County, Missouri put its appropriation pledge behind wants the Missouri Supreme Court to have the last word on whether the county bears legal responsibility for repayment. UMB Bank NA has so far failed to persuade courts of its position that the financing agreement tied to the bonds require the county to make up pledged revenue shortfalls. The trustee on Wednesday filed a motion seeking a rehearing with the Court of Appeals and also asked for transfer of the case to state’s high court, according to court filings.
Source: The Bond Buyer

Ranson Financial2020-09-14T07:26:44-05:00September 14, 2020|News|

Revitalize Russell Continues to Gain Momentum

The Downtown Streetscape Committee and Revitalize Russell experienced a recent big win. One of the committee partners, the Russell County Historical Society, was awarded an $80,000 grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, resulting in a nearly funded Outdoor Restroom and Visitors Center Facility. As momentum continues to build, the project is undergoing beginning stage progress.
Source: KRSL Russell Radio

Ranson Financial2020-09-11T10:13:12-05:00September 11, 2020|News|

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Anthony, KS memorial tells story of fallen firefighter to future generations

Kansas school bus equation complicated by virus, social distancing

As bars across Wichita ignore COVID curfew, county warns of consequences

Meatpacking plants, prisons, have highest number of active COVID cases in Kansas

New book examines Reno County during the Cold War

Lenexa Police Department holds use of force workshop for members of the public

Johnson County’s microtransit ride share expanding service area

Small, private school in Ark City arises amid pandemic

Trustee won’t drop litigation in Platte County, Missouri, default

Revitalize Russell Continues to Gain Momentum

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