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‘Somebody Somewhere’ finds big heart in the ‘Little Apple’ of Kansas

“Somebody Somewhere” is an emotional comedy on HBO and streaming on MAX that takes place in Manhattan, Kansas. It follows Sam, played by Kansas native Bridget Everett, as she returns home in search of herself. Along the way she meets chipper and compassionate Joel, played by Jeff Hiller. Hiller’s acting career spans almost 20 years — many of his roles have been bit parts. He says his success on this show comes from years of playing “someone that we all know.” “I love being able to play a character, honestly, that has a last name,” Hiller said.
Source: KCUR News

Ranson Financial2023-05-26T12:10:57-05:00May 26, 2023|News|

Spring Hill police ask for votes to help pay for K-9 Loki’s kidney surgery

The Spring Hill Police Department is asking you to cast a vote to help to support its K-9 officer. K-9 Loki, a Belgian Malinois/Shepherd mix, joined the Spring Hill department in 2021 after being donated by the Olathe Police Department. Loki was initially purchased by Olathe police from a kennel in Pennsylvania, but a medical scan showed Loki had an underdeveloped kidney that would need to be removed. When Olathe police notified the kennel of Loki’s condition, they were told a replacement dog would be given to the department free of charge, but if Loki was returned, he would be euthanized. To prevent Loki from being put down, Spring Hill police adopted him as a replacement for K-9 Niko, who was set to retire later that year.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2023-05-26T12:10:25-05:00May 26, 2023|News|

Communities Across Kansas Receive Nearly $3.2M CDBG Grant Funding

Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced 10 communities received almost $3.2 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. Grant awards were made in three categories: Water and Sewer, Commercial Rehabilitation, and Housing. The three programs, which provide crucial funding for community development projects in Kansas, received a total of $3,193,740. “CDBG grants are tailored to assist in funding broader needs of communities across our great state,” Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. “These programs play a vital role in the health and well-being of cities and counties throughout Kansas.”

The Water and Sewer Program is designed to support communities by upgrading and expanding their water and sewer infrastructure. The following cities and counties have been awarded Water and Sewer grants for a total of $2,299,990:

Belle Plaine; $476,760; removing nitrates from potable water sources
Herndon; $152,583; repairing lagoons
Miami County; $305,126; building a lift station to pump sewage
Osage City; $470,801; rehabilitating sewer mains and manholes
Palco; $417,960; constructing a new water treatment plant
Wakefield; $476,760; constructing additional lagoons

The Commercial Rehabilitation program provides funding to assist private property owners in the rehabilitation of blighted structures in downtown commercial districts. The following cities have been awarded Commercial Rehabilitation grants for a total of $593,750:

Atchison; $250,000; repairing a historic property downtown
Independence; $250,000; rehabilitating a historic downtown building
Meriden; $93,750; rehabilitating a local bar and restaurant

Finally, the CDBG Housing program provides funding to support the rehabilitation of housing units and the demolition of blighted structures in communities across the state. One city received a Housing grant award this round:

Holyrood; $300,000; rehabilitating eight homes and demolishing three

Source: Kansas Department of Commerce

Ranson Financial2023-05-25T10:38:06-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

Kansas farmers brace for worst wheat crop production in 60 years as drought cuts yield

With wheat fields about a month from harvest, Kansas farmers are bracing for what is projected to be the worst wheat crop in 60 years or more. “Wheat farmers have been living this every day,” said Marsha Boswell, a spokesperson for the Kansas Wheat Commission and the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers. “They’ve seen the effects of the drought since the crop was planted last fall. They’ve seen fields that didn’t emerge until the last couple weeks. “What’s even more heartbreaking than that is the few fields that looked good a couple weeks ago are going downhill in areas that have missed out on recent rains. I think most farmers are just wanting to forget this year’s crop and move on to next year.”
Source: Salina Journal

Ranson Financial2023-05-25T11:25:42-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

Kansas rethinks workforce needs: Efforts emphasize good-paying jobs without degree requirements

As Kansas businesses struggle to find workers to fill open positions and a series of megaprojects promise to create thousands of more jobs, state and local officials are promoting non-university options to students. ‘A lot of work is going on around the cosmosphere of not only recruiting businesses, but also ensuring that those businesses have talent and then twice-fold keeping our our talent here in Kansas and recruiting talent to and back to Kansas,’ said assistant secretary of commerce Mike Beene. Beene, who oversees the state’s workforce services and is a former teacher, praised the state’s education system — from K-12 to community and technical colleges to universities — but not the state’s ability to keep the talent instead of exporting it. He hopes high school career and technical programs and similar efforts at community colleges and tech schools will reverse that trend.
Source: CJonline

Ranson Financial2023-05-25T11:23:08-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

Haysville declared Purple Heart City

Earlier this month, Haysville joined Derby as the second city in Sedgwick County to earn the Purple Heart City designation. During the May 8 Haysville City Council meeting, Mayor Russ Kessler signed a proclamation making the distinction official, while a ceremony was held May 15 unveiling the signage and banners that will be displayed throughout Haysville announcing its Purple Heart City status.
Source: Derby Informer | Area

Ranson Financial2023-05-24T10:39:23-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

Flame of Hope to pass through Emporia, Lyon County

Emporia Police Department officers and Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputies will carry the Special Olympics Kansas Flame of Hope through Emporia and Lyon County next week. Officers will collect the torch on May 31 at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75 and Old U.S. Hwy. 50, and bring it into Emporia. Runners will set off at 9:00 a.m. June 1 after a brief ceremony in front of Emporia State University, 1 Kellogg Cir. In total, this leg of the torch run will travel 105 miles as part of an overall 1,600-mile journey for the Flame of Hope across Kansas as part of the ceremonial 2023 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Kansas.
Source: Emporia Gazette

Ranson Financial2023-05-24T10:36:57-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

City of Larned receives $1.1 million for new fire engines

The City of Larned on Monday received over $1 million for upgrades to the Larned Fire Department. The City of Larned says the funds will go towards replacing two outdated fire engines, as well as a mobile emergency communications center. The mobile emergency communications center is a dedicated vehicle that can be driven to a location to serve as a command post, which the city says will “allow the city to continue to serve its citizens during times of crisis.”
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2023-05-24T10:34:22-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

Osawatomie seeks national park designation

The city of Osawatomie now has the official support of the Miami County Commission on its quest to gain a national park designation. Miami County commissioners, during their May 10 meeting, approved a resolution supporting the city’s request to establish the John Brown National Historic Park Site. The commissioners also agreed to give $22,000 to the city to assist in purchasing property for parking surrounding the John Brown Ghost Cabin at the Adair Homestead about two miles west of John Brown Memorial Park. The Ghost Cabin commemorates the exact location where John Brown called home during his Kansas abolitionist activities in the Bleeding Kansas years of 1855-56.
Source: Local News | republic-online.com

Ranson Financial2023-05-24T10:27:17-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

After lean pandemic years, Overland Park is drawing visitors again

Businesses connected to Overland Park tourism have begun to bounce back from some tough pandemic years, thanks in part to money from the federal American Rescue Plan Act, said Warren Wilkinson, president and CEO of Visit Overland Park. Wilkinson presented an improving picture of the city’s hospitality industry to the city council’s Finance, Administration and Economic Development Committee last week. In particular, he pointed out that federal pandemic relief funds through the American Rescue Plan that the city spent on advertising in 2021 and 2022 resulted in hotel performance that approaches or in some cases exceeds 2019.
Source: Prairie Village Post

Ranson Financial2023-05-24T10:07:32-05:00May 24, 2023|News|

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‘Somebody Somewhere’ finds big heart in the ‘Little Apple’ of Kansas

Spring Hill police ask for votes to help pay for K-9 Loki’s kidney surgery

Communities Across Kansas Receive Nearly $3.2M CDBG Grant Funding

Kansas farmers brace for worst wheat crop production in 60 years as drought cuts yield

Kansas rethinks workforce needs: Efforts emphasize good-paying jobs without degree requirements

Haysville declared Purple Heart City

Flame of Hope to pass through Emporia, Lyon County

City of Larned receives $1.1 million for new fire engines

Osawatomie seeks national park designation

After lean pandemic years, Overland Park is drawing visitors again

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