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Why Sedgwick County plans to burn parkland

info2023-03-19T22:28:10-05:00March 19th, 2023|

Sometime in the next three weeks, drivers may see smoke coming from the northeast corner of Sedgwick County. The Sedgwick County Parks Department plans to do a controlled burn at Northeast Sedgwick County Park, at 127th Street East and 77th Street North. Many people may not realize there is a park in that corner of the county. It's 600 acres of grass and woods. The County website encourages people to use it for hiking, walking dogs, and riding horses. There's even a YouTube video for the park. Source: KSN-TV

Southeast Kansas museum celebrates railroad history

info2023-03-19T22:25:52-05:00March 19th, 2023|

More people are now able to check out a museum in southeast Kansas that celebrates railroad history. The Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Museum in Carona has expanded its hours. It had only been open a few weekends during the summer. It's now open 5 days a week -- Wednesday through Sunday -- 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on those days. Museum Director John Chambers says the railroads played a important role in developing the area. Source: KSNF/KODE

City of Emporia enters home stretch in search for next Assistant City Manager

info2023-03-20T07:14:40-05:00March 19th, 2023|

The search for Emporia’s next Assistant City Manager has reached the final stages. Finalists for the position met with four panels as part of the selection process Friday morning. The city is not releasing the names of the finalists in order to protect current employment, regardless, City Manager Trey Cocking tells KVOE News this will not be an easy decision as each candidate brings a unique set of skills to the table. Cocking says the chosen candidate will be stepping into the role at a time when several large-scale projects are currently in the works or underway and will have to [...]

Residents of Lawrence’s Pinkney neighborhood concerned about plans for homeless shelter site

info2023-03-20T07:15:06-05:00March 19th, 2023|

Residents of Lawrence’s Pinkney neighborhood and staff at a nearby preschool are questioning the site where the city plans to place a “village” for people experiencing homelessness, and how the project would be managed. The city has its sights set on the former location of Veritas Christian School, 256 N. Michigan St., for its Pallet Shelter Village. The land purchase and project, estimated at $1.84 million and to be paid from federal COVID-19 relief funds, is now on a timeline to provide temporary cabin-style sheltering for up to 75 people starting this July, pending Lawrence City Commission approval. Source: The Lawrence [...]

Local businesses playing a role in Hutchinson economy after recent layoffs

info2023-03-19T22:15:35-05:00March 19th, 2023|

Recent closures and layoffs in Hutchinson have brought up questions about the local economy and the future of the town. The director at StartUp Hutch says that local businesses are often overlooked in how they drive the local economy, and those businesses are providing jobs that are different than those at a corporation. Jackson Swearer says the local businesses are typically run by people right there in the community, having an impact on more than just their customers. Source: KSN-TV

Fed poised to approve quarter-point rate hike next week, despite market turmoil

info2023-03-17T13:43:02-05:00March 17th, 2023|

Even with turmoil in the banking industry and uncertainty ahead, the Federal Reserve likely will approve a quarter percentage point interest rate increase next week, according to market pricing and many Wall Street experts. Rate expectations have been on a rapidly swinging pendulum over the past two weeks, varying from a half-point hike to holding the line and even at one point some talk that the Fed could cut. However, a consensus has emerged that Chairman Jerome Powell and his fellow central bankers will want to signal that while they are attuned to the financial sector upheaval, it's important to continue [...]

Municipal market contemplates fallout from banking crisis

info2023-03-17T13:42:18-05:00March 17th, 2023|

"The failure of Silicon Valley Bank along with Silvergate Bank and the Signature Bank of New York has created what is possibly an inflection point in the bond markets," John Mousseau, president and director of fixed income at Cumberland Advisors, wrote in a commentary Wednesday noting the flight to quality. "The effect on the fixed-income markets has been nothing short of astonishing." The crisis cut a wide swath across the market with ... daily shifts in tax-exempt movement sometimes aligned with Treasury fluctuations and sometimes against. Some believe regional banks could face intensified scrutiny that stands to impact their role in the [...]

One year after the first rate hike, the Fed stands at policy crossroads

info2023-03-17T11:15:45-05:00March 17th, 2023|

The Federal Reserve is one year down its rate-hiking path, and in some ways it’s both closer and further away from its goals when it first set sail. Exactly one year ago, on March 16, 2022, the Federal Open Market Committee enacted the first of what would be eight interest rate increases. The goal: to arrest a stubborn inflation wave that central bank officials spent the better part of a year dismissing as “transitory.” In the year since, inflation as measured by the consumer price index has come down some, from an 8.5% annual rate then to 6% now and trending [...]

Central Topeka Grocery Oasis to lease land for planned grocery store

info2023-03-17T11:15:02-05:00March 17th, 2023|

A new agreement for a grocery store in central Topeka has been established. After the former Dillons, 1400 S.W. Huntoon closed its doors seven years ago, it left residents of the central Topeka neighborhood with nowhere to shop for fresh produce. GraceMed Capitol Family Clinic, purchased the then-vacant building and opened the facility almost two years later. Residents said Dillions served as the only full-service grocery store in the entire central Topeka area. The Capital-Journal reported in 2021 that leaders of Central Topeka Grocery Oasis Group and GraceMed were working on a location for a new grocery store, and they were [...]

Derby officials say limited information was accessed in January system breach

info2023-03-17T11:13:56-05:00March 17th, 2023|

Derby officials said a limited amount of information may have been accessed during a computer system breach that was discovered in mid-January, but there’s no indication that this information was misused. The city discovered a computer network disruption on January 14th, and this affected some systems. The disruption affected email services and caused utility bills to go out late. City officials said the information that was affected included residents’ names, addresses and personally identifiable information. There is no evidence of actual misuse of this information and there’s no indication that it will be misused in the future. As a cautionary step, [...]

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