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Nearly 75% of COVID-19 patients in Sedgwick County have recovered

Sedgwick County reports that out of the 559 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, nearly 75% of them have recovered. The county’s website says that as of 4 p.m. Monday, 409 patients have recovered and 21 of them have died. That leaves 129 cases that are still active. The first case in Sedgwick County was reported on March 16. Across the state, data compiled by the Reno County Health Department shows 9,133 total cases with 3,867 recoveries and 207 deaths. However, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 9,218 total cases and 188 deaths.
(Read more: KAKE – News)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:44:40-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes pandemic bill, hands counties more power and calls special legislative session

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Tuesday a bill passed by the Kansas Legislature to snatch from the Kansas governor direct control of $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief aid and alter state law to weaken the executive branch’s emergency power during the pandemic. Kelly, a Democrat working with a Republican-led House and Senate, said she would sign a revised, 15-day state of emergency declaration to provide legal footing for a streamlined set of executive orders issued during a pandemic that has killed at least 188 and infected more than 9,200 in Kansas. Officials in all 105 counties will be granted the right to set health, business and mass gathering limits, she said. Her plan to continue with phasing in reopening of economic activity will become advisory to counties, she said.
(Read more: State Government – The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:45:54-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Sedgwick County health officer encouraged, but would like to see more wearing masks

Medical experts at every level say we are far from out of the woods when it comes to risks associated with COVID-19 and dangers the virus poses. At least locally, there are positive indicators that most are following guidelines to safeguard against COVID-19, but many out in public choose not to wear masks as health professionals at every level recommend. Eyewitness News went out Tuesday and spoke with people about their decisions to either wear a mask or go without. At least Tuesday, the majority of people who spoke with Eyewitness News did so through a mask. This is a positive sign to Sedgwick County Chief Health Officer Dr. Garold Minns, although he says he would like to see more people wearing masks in public. “Now we’ve had another week and again,we haven’t seen any peak, or even significant rise in cases, so it’s reassuring to me,” Dr. Minns says. “Again, I want to hope that’s because of everybody being so obedient about those things we’re asking.”
(Read more: KWCH News)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:46:03-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Wichita workforce center reopens to public

Unemployment in Kansas hit 11.2% for the month of April. Anthony Newman was one of those that were laid off from their job, in part, due to COVID-19. He is now trying to find a new job with help from the Wichita Workforce Center. Newman said he wants help from the center to get his CDL license. “I came here to not only have a job, but give me a career,” Newman said. The Workforce Center opened its doors Tuesday morning for the first time since the end of March. Workforce Center CEO Keith Lawing said having the ability to meet face-to-face with job-seekers will be a big benefit.
(Read more: KAKE – News)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:54:14-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Wichita officials weigh options for opening pools while demand for home pools increases

Will public pools in Wichita open this year? It’s a possibility, but city officials are also weighing the benefits of not opening pools until next year. “There are still cities still struggling just for health reasons on whether or not they’re going to open,” said Robert Layton, Wichita city manager. Public pools in Wichita sit empty and could remain that way depending on the city’s decision. “The problem isn’t just the people in the pool,” said Layton. “How do you social distance also outside of the pool?”
(Read more: KSN-TV)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:54:26-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

McPherson Water Park proposes plan to city

Members of the McPherson High Swim Team and McPherson Water Park director Kyle Roberts proposed a plan to open the water park to the McPherson City Commission Tuesday morning. Roberts proposed an opening of the water park to occur on June 15, during Phase 3 of Gov. Laura Kelly’s Ad Astra Plan to reopen Kansas. Phase 3 of Gov. Kelly’s reopening plan is expected to start on June 8. Roberts said a poll was created on the water park’s Facebook page and has nearly 2,000 votes, with the majority voting yes to open the water park.
(Read more: McPherson Sentinel)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:54:36-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Newton Rec Commission eyes June 15 opening of municipal pool

The hopes of swimming in the municipal pool this summer are treading water — delayed, it seems, by each new announcement from Gov. Laura Kelly as she has signed executive orders moving the state through a phased reopening plan in attempts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, published in black and white on a revised reopening plan, there is a date for the pool to reopen. The plan given to the Newton Recreation Commission by Rec Commission staff lists June 15 as the day to get into the water. If the plan stands, the pool will be open for four hours a day, with likely two evening swims a week for families. It will not be available for group rentals, though local swim teams will be able to use the pool.
(Read more: Newton Kansan)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:55:04-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Wyandotte County to continue following Kansas Phase 2 reopening plan

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that the Ad Astra Reopening plan has transitioned away from being a statewide requirement and into a statewide guidance document. Gov. Kelly further announced that county health officers remain empowered to issue local orders adopting the Ad Astra Reopening plan if they choose. The health order signed by the Unified Government’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Greiner, on May 20, adopting Phase 2 of the Ad Astra Reopening plan, remains in effect in Wyandotte County, according to a UG spokesman. The county will not need to issue another order on following the plan this week.
(Read more: Welcome to Wyandotte Daily!)

Ranson Financial2020-05-27T08:55:46-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Keeping Lawrence outdoor pools and rec centers closed ‘first of many difficult decisions,’ leaders say

As businesses across the city begin to open their doors, the City of Lawrence recreation centers and outdoor pools will remain closed to public. Those facilities are allowed to open with restrictions under state health guidelines, but as city leaders keep a wary eye on the budget, the calculus of when to reopen is more complicated. The city has released a reopening plan for the Parks and Recreation Department, and the plan calls for the city’s outdoor pool and wading pools to remain closed all summer. Recreation centers will also remain closed to the general public until all health orders and restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic lift. Parks and rec officials say those decisions were based in part on direction from elected leaders.
Read more: LJWorld.com.

Ranson Financial2020-05-26T07:15:38-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for May 22, 2020

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Ranson Financial2020-05-26T07:13:02-05:00May 26, 2020|News|

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Nearly 75% of COVID-19 patients in Sedgwick County have recovered

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes pandemic bill, hands counties more power and calls special legislative session

Sedgwick County health officer encouraged, but would like to see more wearing masks

Wichita workforce center reopens to public

Wichita officials weigh options for opening pools while demand for home pools increases

McPherson Water Park proposes plan to city

Newton Rec Commission eyes June 15 opening of municipal pool

Wyandotte County to continue following Kansas Phase 2 reopening plan

Keeping Lawrence outdoor pools and rec centers closed ‘first of many difficult decisions,’ leaders say

Municipal Bond Trends for May 22, 2020

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