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Emporia Zoo begins $4.3 million renovation

The Emporia Zoo is in the early stages of a $4.3 million renovation project. The zoo has opened a temporary entrance on the west end while the zoo’s main entrance undergoes reconstruction. The pond near the main entrance has been drained and dredged. Zoo Director Lisa Keith said the it is getting new rocks and landscaping, as well as an island for ducks and turtles. It’s also being reworked to incorporate a new memorial area. “It’s going to be a nice beautiful area for loved ones to come and remember those that passed on,” Keith said. “The entrance will be a beautiful new entrance. Before it looked like a maintenance gate. Now it will be obvious it’s the entrance to the zoo.”
(Read more: KSNT News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-02T08:19:17-05:00July 2, 2020|News|

Wichita Wind Surge owner weighs in on 2020 Minor League Baseball season cancellation

Wichita Wind Surge team owner Lou Schwechheimer says they were ready to play ball. When asked how soon they could be on the field if the season was not canceled. “It could be tomorrow,” says Schwechheimer. But without players which the MLB announced Tuesday. “It was a difficult call but at the end of the day our time will come,” says Schwechheimer. “I was pretty shocked,” said Wichitan Abigail Secondine Secondine is among others who admit they are casual fans of the sport. “Yeah, I think it something that a lot of people were looking forward to,” Krista Phillips.
(Read more: KSN-TV)

Ranson Financial2020-07-02T08:17:24-05:00July 1, 2020|News|

Medical center plans to repay $1 million loan from Arkansas City

The City of Arkansas City’s budget may soon receive a much-needed boost if the $1 million it loaned to South Central Kansas Medical Center is paid back. That might happened soon, according to city and hospital officials. The funds were used to help cover medical centers payroll expenses for April, Many and June as revenue dropped due to the coronavirus fallout. When the loan was made in early April, officials were unsure whether the hospital would be able to repay it. City Manager Randy Frazer said that he had visited with CEO Jeff Bowman last week about the possibility of repayment.
(Read more: The Arkansas City Traveler)

Ranson Financial2020-07-02T08:16:48-05:00July 1, 2020|News|

Wichita school district gives 3 scenarios on upcoming school year, parents weigh in

The Wichita public school district is one step closer to having a plan for the upcoming school year. The district is putting together what it’s calling a future ready return plan. The academic task force is focusing on 3 scenarios: completely on site at school, a blended or hybrid model, with students alternating days on campus throughout the week, and exclusively online.
(Read more: KAKE – News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-01T08:02:50-05:00July 1, 2020|News|

Kansas counties could make governor’s mask order toothless

Gov. Laura Kelly’s planned order requiring Kansas residents to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus could be toothless in many parts of the state because counties can exempt themselves and even those that don’t might not enforce it. Officials in some counties already were signalling Tuesday that they planned to opt out of Kelly’s mandate. The order, which Kelly is expected to issue Thursday ahead of it taking effect Friday, was to make masks mandatory in stores, restaurants and in any situation where social distancing of 6 feet cannot be maintained, including outside.
(Read more: KAKE – News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-01T08:01:21-05:00July 1, 2020|News|

Five police chiefs and sheriffs say they won’t enforce mask order from Kansas governor

Five police chiefs and sheriffs in Kansas have announced that they will not enforce a face mask order that will be issued by the governor later this week. The police chiefs in Sterling, Norton and St. Marys and the sheriffs in Comanche and Bourbon counties said in Facebook posts on Tuesday that their agencies will not enforce Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order. “There is no law in the State of Kansas that states that you will/shall wear a mask, therefore there will be absolutely no lawful enforcement within Comanche County,” Sheriff Mike Lehl said in a statement.
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)

Ranson Financial2020-07-01T08:00:49-05:00July 1, 2020|News|

New county COVID-19 rules will require bars to close by 10 p.m.

Bars and nightclubs in Shawnee County will need to close by 10 p.m. to comply with an emergency order health officer Gianfranco Pezzino issued Tuesday afternoon in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release put out by Amanda Monhollon, deputy public information officer for the Shawnee County Health Department. Bars and nightclubs will be the only businesses affected by the order, which Pezzino said he issued after a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases here was linked to those types of businesses.
(Read more: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-01T08:00:12-05:00July 1, 2020|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for June 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 Financial2020-07-01T07:46:04-05:00July 1, 2020|News|

Kansas State Fair a “go”

Despite a recommendation from the state’s top health officer that it cancel, the Kansas State Fair Board on Tuesday voted to proceed with the 10-day state fair in September. The 8-to-5 vote came about 4:14, after about a 35-minute discussion. The board heard from Secretary of Health Lee Norman early in the meeting but then went into executive session for nearly an hour for continuing discussion on changing the Fair Foundation.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-01T07:42:23-05:00June 30, 2020|News|

Lights On! partners with Wichita Police Department to ‘heal community relationships’

The Wichita Police Department (WPD) has launched a community-driven program “with the mission to heal relationships between communities and law enforcement agencies.”The program, called “Lights On!” means WPD officers, on traffic stops, can provide a voucher for a free repair on mechanical problems with the vehicle rather than citing the driver. Some common mechanical violations include burned-out light bulbs, broken turn signals, etc.
(Read more: KWCH News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-01T07:43:05-05:00June 30, 2020|News|

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Emporia Zoo begins $4.3 million renovation

Wichita Wind Surge owner weighs in on 2020 Minor League Baseball season cancellation

Medical center plans to repay $1 million loan from Arkansas City

Wichita school district gives 3 scenarios on upcoming school year, parents weigh in

Kansas counties could make governor’s mask order toothless

Five police chiefs and sheriffs say they won’t enforce mask order from Kansas governor

New county COVID-19 rules will require bars to close by 10 p.m.

Municipal Bond Trends for June 30, 2020

Kansas State Fair a “go”

Lights On! partners with Wichita Police Department to ‘heal community relationships’

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