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Emporia Main Street’s Grand Reopening kicks off Monday

Main Street members are inviting the community back into their doors with the Emporia Main Street Grand Reopening event next week. Community Development Coordinator Jessica Buchholz said community members are invited to pick up a Main Street Passport and visit any Main Street office or participating business, located anywhere in Emporia, Monday – Friday. Make a purchase or receive a service during your visit to the business and get your passport stamped throughout the week. “The idea is to encourage people to come out and shop safely, shop locally and let them know that Emporia is reopening back up,” Buchholz said. “We are wanting to do that on a scale that makes folks comfortable.”
(Read more: Emporia Gazette)

Ranson Financial2020-07-07T08:19:46-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Mask mandate approved for Shawnee County

A proposal Shawnee County commissioners plan to consider at 3 p.m. Monday would in many circumstances require people to wear masks in public spaces in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. But the measure would not require masks in some situations, including when people are more than six feet from others or are involved in incidental, infrequent moments of closer proximity.
(Read more: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-07T08:18:35-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Salina passes city mask ordinance

In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 the wearing of facial coverings will be mandated in public places in Salina soon, after the City Commission passed an ordinance on the topic Monday night. After the Saline County Commission opted out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order on masks last week in favor of its own county health order, the city ordinance mirrors the governor’s order, with a few exceptions.
(Read more: News – Salina Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-07T08:17:57-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for July 6, 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 Financial2020-07-07T08:23:57-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

‘It’s gorgeous.’ Shawnee honors its Belgium past in this park’s cottage garden

When Belgian immigrants came to America, many of them found their way to the Shawnee area in the late 1800s and after. They settled on family farms of 10 to 40 acres, grew vegetables as they had done back home and sold the produce at market in Kansas City. By 1930, Belgian-born immigrants made up 28% of Shawnee’s population, and many more residents were children of those immigrants. Shawnee celebrates its Belgian heritage in West Flanders Park at 55th Street and Nieman Road, where poppies grow in the spring near a marker that highlights the immigration story, Belgium’s role in World War I and Shawnee’s sister city relationship with the West Flanders town of Pittem.
(Read more: Joco 913 News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-06T07:36:59-05:00July 6, 2020|News|

Masks not mandated, but encouraged in Ellis County

Thursday afternoon, the Board of Ellis County Commissioners consulted with the local health officer of Ellis County. Following this consultation, it was determined the implementation of the Governor’s Executive Order 20-52 mandating the use of face masks in all public spaces will not be mandatory to protect the public in Ellis County. In making his recommendation, the Ellis County Health Officer (Jason Kennedy) cited the three different metrics …
(Read more: News – The Hays Daily News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-06T07:35:46-05:00July 6, 2020|News|

Wichita passes ordinance requiring masks

The measure requires masks or any face covering to be worn in public spaces where 6 feet of social distancing “at all times is not possible” and at businesses. Employees in a closed room must wear a mask if social distancing can’t be maintained. Exemptions are for children under the age of 5 and people with medical conditions that prevent them from wearing a mask. People do not need a mask while eating or drinking at a restaurant or similar business as long as social distancing is met with “only infrequent or incidental moments of closer proximity.” The social distancing does not apply to people who live together.
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)

Ranson Financial2020-07-06T07:30:03-05:00July 6, 2020|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for July 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 Financial2020-07-06T07:28:25-05:00July 6, 2020|News|

Elected officials to discuss use of force policies, COVID-19 rules

Topeka police use of force policies and Shawnee County COVID-19 restrictions are among topics local elected officials plan to take up this coming week. … The mayor and council will hear a report from the Topeka Police Department about its policies regarding the use of force and its processes for reviewing situations in which officers use force. They will also hear a report from Ed Collazo, the city’s civilian independent police auditor, who took that position last August; and discuss but take no action regarding Councilman Spencer Duncan’s proposal to ban the execution of no-knock warrants by Topeka police.
(Read more: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-06T07:27:36-05:00July 6, 2020|News|

Mission to enact five-step plan addressing racial justice, equity and inclusion

Following an emotional debate about a Black Lives Matter resolution in June, the Mission City Council intends to enact a five-step action plan addressing racial justice, equity and inclusion. The city council moved the resolution discussion to the July finance and administration committee meeting, and rather than rework the draft as intended, City Administrator Laura Smith presented a plan “for education, review and action.” Smith said conversations about racial inequities and police policy reviews are not intended to condemn the city’s police department, but are integral for education.
(Read more: Prairie Village Post)

Ranson Financial2020-07-06T07:21:57-05:00July 6, 2020|News|

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Emporia Main Street’s Grand Reopening kicks off Monday

Mask mandate approved for Shawnee County

Salina passes city mask ordinance

Municipal Bond Trends for July 6, 2020

‘It’s gorgeous.’ Shawnee honors its Belgium past in this park’s cottage garden

Masks not mandated, but encouraged in Ellis County

Wichita passes ordinance requiring masks

Municipal Bond Trends for July 2, 2020

Elected officials to discuss use of force policies, COVID-19 rules

Mission to enact five-step plan addressing racial justice, equity and inclusion

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