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A Bond Selloff Is Rocking the World. You Might Want to Take the Other Side.

info2025-01-13T09:52:50-06:00January 13th, 2025|

Wall Street is really worried about bonds. It might be time to buy some. On Friday, a jobs report that blew past expectations pushed yields on 10-year Treasurys to 4.772%, the highest close since Nov. 1, 2023, and those on 30-year paper to 4.962%. What is spooking markets, however, is that much of the recent rise in yields doesn’t appear to reflect expectations of stronger economic growth. Rather, it might be the result of investors applying a higher discount or “term premium” to hold long-term bonds, estimates by the Federal Reserve suggest. Some analysts attribute this to the possibility of Donald [...]

Should Cities Open Their Own Grocery Stores?

info2025-01-13T09:51:26-06:00January 13th, 2025|

By now, most people are familiar with the concept of food deserts — areas where residents lack ready access to fresh foods. Should local governments step in to operate grocery stores in neighborhoods that don’t have them? Aside from ideological questions over whether governments should get involved with operating retail establishments, there are a number of practical hurdles that are difficult to overcome. Source: Governing

Kansas landowners are renting out yards as puppy playgrounds

info2025-01-13T09:49:38-06:00January 13th, 2025|

Sniffspot, a short-term rental website and app, lets property owners rent out their yards or other spaces as private dog parks. So far there are about 200 Sniffspots in Kansas, but the number is growing. More than 40% of Kansas households have a dog, but not everyone has a place where dogs can run, explore and burn off energy. Enter Sniffspot. The website and app lets people list their backyards or other spaces to rent by the hour as puppy playgrounds. The site began in 2018 in Seattle, where David Adams lived with a couple of energetic mixed-breed dogs named Toshii [...]

City develops policy for pets of homeless people in shelter

info2025-01-13T09:47:25-06:00January 13th, 2025|

The City of Wichita said a policy at the emergency winter homeless shelter will allow for pets to be housed for a period of time during severe winter storms and cold snaps. The issue came up during a discussion Tuesday at the regular City Council meeting, after Wichita police reported that 76 out of 110 homeless people contacted by the Homeless Outreach Team had refused to go to shelter during the past weekend’s winter storm. Vice-Mayor Maggie Ballard said people don’t want to be separated from their pets and more work needs to be done to get the word out on [...]

Leon eliminates dog and cat permit fees

info2025-01-13T09:45:57-06:00January 13th, 2025|

The City of Leon City Council voted on January 6 to eliminate permit fees for dogs and cats in an effort to alleviate costs for residents and encourage them to spay/neuter their animals to reduce population. Previously Leon required dog and cat owners to permit each animal at $5 per animal if they were spay/neutered and $15 per animal if they weren’t spay/neutered. Residents often spoke to the council on rising cost of living expenses and felt they were being nickel and dimed after the water rates were raised to support new infrastructure. Jodie Laidler, City/Court Clerk for the City of [...]

Olpe accumulates $2.5 million in fundraising in Phase One for new fitness park

info2025-01-13T09:44:35-06:00January 13th, 2025|

Olpe has accumulated $2.5 million in fundraising for Phase One of a three phase project intended to create state-of-the-art fitness facilities and parks for the enjoyment of the community. Phase One will fund the creation of a football field and track on the school grounds of USD 252, while Phase Two and Three will create a splash pad, a park, and softball and baseball fields. Source: Emporia Gazette

County commission approves redistricting plan

info2025-01-13T09:43:40-06:00January 13th, 2025|

A plan to redistrict the county by adding two additional county commission districts was approved by Bourbon County Commissioners Monday night. Commissioners reviewed three maps presented by Surveying and Mapping LLC (SAM), a company that was contracted to assist the county in the redistricting process. The boundaries for the districts are based on the county’s population. Source: Fort Scott Tribune

Hoisington’s Conrad honored for city service

info2025-01-13T09:42:40-06:00January 13th, 2025|

With 44 years in city service, Cecelia Conrad has experienced several firsts in her career. A retirement reception was held Friday morning at the Hoisington City Auditorium in her honor, recognizing her latest service as City Clerk from 2019. Source: Great Bend Tribune

For the third time in four years, USD 439 searches for a superintendent.

info2025-01-13T09:41:33-06:00January 13th, 2025|

The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is once again managing the search. They opened the search around Thanksgiving and closed it a few weeks later. USD 439 BOE president Travis Francis said the board spent the last two weeks discussing candidates and comparing them to the priorities set by meeting with faculty and the community. Source: Harvey County Now

Sedgwick hopes to decrease the number of stray cats in town

info2025-01-13T09:39:37-06:00January 13th, 2025|

Sedgwick’s City Council took action Wednesday evening to slow the growth of the population in the city during 2025—the population of stray cats. The council unanimously approved a contract with Caring Hands Humane Society in Newton for their Trap, Neuter, and Release program for 2025 for $3,000. Source: Harvey County Now

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