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Winfield will help cover sidewalk repairs

Winfield property owners can now be reimbursed by the city for sidewalk repairs after commissioners approved a rebate plan at their Monday meeting in a 3-0 vote. In the past, property owners were responsible for the full cost of repairing sidewalks on their property. According to a questionnaire community members filled out several years ago as part of the city’s comprehensive plan update, 50% of respondents said the city and landowners should split the cost of sidewalk repairs, 47% said the city should pay the full cost, and 3% said the landowners should foot the bill. According to a copy of the plan, owners can be reimbursed at $6 per square foot, or 50% of the estimated costs, for sidewalk removal and replacement on their property.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T08:08:42-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

Barton County plans to rejuvenate the City of Pawnee Rock

For a small town, Pawnee Rock holds a lot of history. Sadly, the years have taken a toll on the once -thriving community. But, with the help of a $50,000 infusion approved by the Barton County Commission Wednesday morning, the Pawnee Rock Revitalization Committee hopes to change that. There are plans to rejuvenate the city’s park and make it a nicer home for its growing younger population. “If you let a city go and you don’t care about it, you might have what Pawnee Rock kind of looks like today,” said Denise Penn, longtime Pawnee Rock resident and member of the Revitalization Committee.
Source: Great Bend Tribune

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T08:07:06-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

What will Andover look like in 10 years? Here’s what city’s draft comprehensive plan says

Andover officials are looking to finish up the city’s new 10-year comprehensive plan soon, and residents and stakeholders have the opportunity to weigh in. The “Activate Andover” plan is set to begin in 2024 and go through 2034. The plan outlines future land uses and desired growth the city wants to accomplish over the span of the next decade. It is “one of the most important guiding documents the City utilizes,” according to a summary of the current comprehensive plan from an October 2021 city council workshop. Andover’s current 10-year comprehensive plan, which began in 2014, expires this year. That document guided the building of a corridor along U.S. 54, used for housing and business and led to the building of Redler Institute of Culinary Arts, which added more local educational opportunities, among other development achievements, according to previous Eagle reporting.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T01:18:28-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

Fed hikes rates by a quarter percentage point, indicates increases are near an end

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted a quarter percentage point interest rate increase, expressing caution about the recent banking crisis and indicating that hikes are nearing an end. Along with its ninth hike since March 2022, the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee noted that future increases are not assured and will depend largely on incoming data. “The Committee will closely monitor incoming information and assess the implications for monetary policy,” the FOMC’s post-meeting statement said. “The Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate in order to attain a stance of monetary policy that is sufficiently restrictive to return inflation to 2 percent over time.”
Source: CNBC – Bonds

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T01:16:37-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

Barton County joins prairie chicken law suit

While appreciating the plight of the threatened lesser prairie chicken, the Barton County Commission Wednesday morning approved participating in a Kansas Natural Resource Coalition lawsuit seeking to block a U.S. Fish and Wildlife rule protecting the bird. The LPC’s range covers much of southwest Kansas and nearby states, but it has yet to call Barton County home, commissioners noted.
Source: Great Bend Tribune

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T07:58:34-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

New sheriff’s dog attends Harvey County commission meeting

Harvey County Sheriff’s Deputy Skyler Hinton introduced the Board of Harvey County Commissioners on Tuesday to the department’s 2-year-old German shepherd, which he said was trained to detect narcotics and track people. Hinton said Max, who was born in Poland, was purchased with just shy of $25,000 in private donations the department raised. He said most of the commands for Max were in Czech, and any new ones for the dog are in English. He said Max so far had been involved with 50 deployments and 10 arrests. He said Max, who lives at home with his family, already had a decent social media presence.
Source: Harvey County Now

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T07:59:25-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

Museum to open Harvey County service station exhibit

The Harvey County Historical Museum and Archives is bringing back memories of service stations in the area—of a time when people pulled up to get gas and heard the familiar “ding, ding” noise alerting the attendant who would rush right out, fill up the tank, and check the oil and tire pressures. They’d even wash a window or two. The museum’s upcoming exhibit, “Fill’er Up: Service Stations in Harvey County,” officially will open on May 7. That’s the day Richard Hege will give a program at 2 p.m. at the museum on Newton service stations. The program is free for members and $5 for non-members. Hege has done extensive research on Harvey County gas stations and used to be on the museum board.
Source: Harvey County Now

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T08:00:51-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

Sheriff’s Association provides bullet proof vests to county

Recently, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office received bullet proof vests, which were donated by the United States Deputy Sheriff’s Association (USDSA.) Sheriff John Merchant said throughout the years, the USDSA has provided many dollars in equipment and training not only to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, but many other law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. “USDSA has also provided many training opportunities such as active shooter and self-defense techniques to name a few,” he said. “USDSA also provides monetary donations to the beneficiary of any law enforcement officer in the US who gives their life in the line of duty.
Source: hiawathaworldonline.com

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T01:08:33-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

Jackson County to seek remedy for lost tax revenue

The Jackson County Commissioners have signed a one-year contract with Hartwell Capital Consulting LLC of Lake Ridge, Va. to help the county recoup funds from the federal government when property in the county is successfully reclaimed by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, put into USA trust and taken off county property tax rolls. The one-year contract is for $5,000 a month, or $60,000 annually, and will be paid using American Rescue Plan Act funds received by the county, it was reported. The consulting firm will lobby the federal government on the county’s behalf in an attempt to compensate the county for the loss in property tax revenue when county property is put into trust and the county can no longer collect taxes on it.
Source: Holton Recorder

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T08:04:07-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

State offers help, including $2M, to tackle JoCo homelessness

The state of Kansas says it is willing to offer support, including potentially upwards of $2 million in funding, to help Johnson County tackle issues of homelessness, affordable housing and mental health. The Good Faith Network, a local interfaith group of 27 religious congregations, helped secure that commitment from the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services and also facilitated a recent meeting between the state aging department commissioner and Johnson County Chair Mike Kelly.
Source: Prairie Village Post

Ranson Financial2023-03-23T00:58:41-05:00March 23, 2023|News|

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Winfield will help cover sidewalk repairs

Barton County plans to rejuvenate the City of Pawnee Rock

What will Andover look like in 10 years? Here’s what city’s draft comprehensive plan says

Fed hikes rates by a quarter percentage point, indicates increases are near an end

Barton County joins prairie chicken law suit

New sheriff’s dog attends Harvey County commission meeting

Museum to open Harvey County service station exhibit

Sheriff’s Association provides bullet proof vests to county

Jackson County to seek remedy for lost tax revenue

State offers help, including $2M, to tackle JoCo homelessness

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