Ranson Financial, Author at Ranson Financial Group LLC

Facing protests and lawsuits, Blue Valley, Olathe districts will allow fall sports

Facing lawsuits and ongoing protests, both the Blue Valley and Olathe school districts will now allow fall sports. Despite rising cases of coronavirus in Johnson County, the Olathe school board voted Thursday to allow high school sports and activities to resume, and the Blue Valley superintendent announced the same Friday morning. During a four-hour meeting, the Olathe school board voted 5-2 to follow the county health department’s criteria for opening schools — which puts the county in the “red” zone — except for sports.
Source: Joco 913 News

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:04:07-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

Shawnee Mission golfers denied in first round of suit demanding district let them play

A Johnson County judge has denied five high school golfers’ request to allow them to immediately begin their season despite COVID-19 restrictions. The golfers, all girls, and their parents are suing both the Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley school districts because officials temporarily banned all fall sports and activities. Blue Valley officials on Friday, though, announced the district would resume high school sports this weekend. Attorney John Duggan, who is representing the families, was not immediately available to comment on how Blue Valley’s decision will affect the lawsuit.
Source: Joco 913 News

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:03:40-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

Johnson County Board of Commissioners addresses concerns over stray bullets hitting homes in southern JoCo

Danger from target shooters’ stray bullets near homes in Stilwell and Spring Hill has been such a persistent problem this year that Johnson County commissioners were willing to touch the “third rail” of politics Thursday. The commission, after hearing a second round of horror stories from residents about bullets hitting their homes, approved a resolution to place a higher priority on stray bullet complaints as they come into the sheriff’s department and the district attorney’s office.
Source: Prairie Village Post

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:03:15-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

DA’s office investigates Wichita City Hall over inaccuracies in Century II reports

Prosecutors have opened an investigation of the city of Wichita’s handling of records after a complaint by one of the founders of a group seeking to save the Century II Convention and Performing Arts Center from potential demolition as part of a proposed redevelopment project. Celeste Racette, leader of Save Century II, says she’s gotten what she believes to be incorrect and/or incomplete information in response to requests she’s filed in her campaign. A city official admitted there are errors in the documents that were provided to Racette, but said they were inadvertent clerical mistakes in descriptions caused by errant cutting and pasting. The money actually went where it was supposed to go, City Treasurer Mark Manning said.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:02:42-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

No big problems so far with Winfield mask order

Other than some confrontations between people, few problems have been reported to authorities so far regarding compliance with the City of Winfield’s face mask ordinance. … Winfield City Manager Taggart Wall said there have been a handful of incidents at local businesses involving customers who refused to wear masks, but these have been resolved without any further issues.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:02:22-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

Grant to aid in Winfield trail conditions

The City of Winfield has applied for a Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism grant that would help to pave some of its city-owned trails, making them more durable for all-weather use and improving ADA access. City officials are tackling trail improvements after receiving feedback from the community. “Recreational trails were one of the highest priorities received in the community survey last fall,” said Winfield city manager Taggart Wall, referring to a survey release last year to help with comprehensive planning.
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:01:51-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

Four Kansas cities seeking HQ of U.S. Space Command

Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday she is pushing for President Donald Trump’s space force to be in Kansas. Four cities, including Leavenworth, have submitted proposals seeking to land the headquarters of the U.S. Space Command, which would be in charge of military operations in space. The other cities are Derby, Kansas City and Wichita, who have also provided information on potential development sites to the federal government, the governor’s office said. “Our strong teams of state and local economic development professionals have the tools available for the attraction, growth, and retention of the U.S. Space Command headquarters,” said the governor in a news release.
Source: News – The Topeka Capital-Journal

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:00:45-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

New Junction City High School more than half finished, expected to open before next school year

Geary County Schools U.S.D. 475 is currently more than halfway done with the construction of a brand new Junction City High School. Construction on the massive project began 18 months ago and is expected to be finished in June 2021. Chief Operations Officer David Wild said the school has been split in to three zones. Zone three, which includes the athletics department, is still mostly concrete and steel. On the other end of the project, crews have completed the roof on zone one and are putting up drywall.
Source: KSNT News

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:07:24-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

Garden City approves second bid package for Big Pool project

The guaranteed maximum price for Bid Package 2 for the Garden Rapids at The Big Pool project was approved by the Garden City Commission at its regular meeting Tuesday. … Bid Package 2 is a total of $3.9 million, bringing the total project cost to $12.3 million. In addition to the base bid package, the commission approved a buy-up option for a breezeway between the old bathhouse and the new admission/concession building.
Source: News – The Garden City Telegram

Ranson Financial2020-09-08T07:12:17-05:00September 8, 2020|News|

Risk Creeps Into Municipal Bond Market, Yet Rates Stay Low

Add the municipal market to the long list of American institutions reshaped by Covid-19. The pandemic is threatening the creditworthiness of many municipal securities long seen as safe investments—bonds for higher education, health care, tourism and travel. … Municipal bond defaults have reached their highest rate since 2011, the aftermath of the last recession, according to Municipal Market Analytics data. Still, Americans continue to pour money into municipal bond mutual funds, which are clocking 17 straight weeks of inflows since mid-May.
Source: Wall Street Journal.

Ranson Financial2020-09-07T09:51:45-05:00September 4, 2020|News|

About Ranson Financial

Facing protests and lawsuits, Blue Valley, Olathe districts will allow fall sports

Shawnee Mission golfers denied in first round of suit demanding district let them play

Johnson County Board of Commissioners addresses concerns over stray bullets hitting homes in southern JoCo

DA’s office investigates Wichita City Hall over inaccuracies in Century II reports

No big problems so far with Winfield mask order

Grant to aid in Winfield trail conditions

Four Kansas cities seeking HQ of U.S. Space Command

New Junction City High School more than half finished, expected to open before next school year

Garden City approves second bid package for Big Pool project

Risk Creeps Into Municipal Bond Market, Yet Rates Stay Low

Services

Company