info, Author at Ranson Financial Group LLC

Future of Kansas town’s library uncertain after outpouring of support at commission meeting

info2022-11-17T00:14:51-06:00November 17th, 2022|

Following public outcry about censorship, the St. Marys City Commission decided to table a vote on renewing the Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library’s lease. The lease is under threat because the library refused to comply with the commission’s request to remove all LGBTQ, sexual, racial or otherwise “socially divisive” content from its shelves. But with the lease ending in December, the library is still in a precarious situation. Every chair in the commission meeting room was filled for Tuesday night’s discussion about the library, with residents lined up against the walls to listen to debate. The majority of residents who spoke said [...]

Lawrence City Commission wants to consider a moratorium for rule on downtown liquor sales

info2022-11-17T00:10:37-06:00November 17th, 2022|

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday deferred an amendment to city code that would have allowed John Brown’s Underground to keep operating — but they want to look at ways to expand the opportunity to other businesses, too. A long-standing city rule requires establishments with liquor licenses to derive no more than 45% of their sales from liquor. Passed in 1994, the rule allowed exemptions for 29 existing locations. The code still exempts new bars that open in the same buildings as any of those original 29. JBUG had maintained compliance with the rule in recent years by factoring in food sales [...]

Fed’s Daly sees rates rising at least another percentage point as ‘pausing is off the table’

info2022-11-16T10:53:06-06:00November 16th, 2022|

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said Wednesday she expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least another percentage point, and possibly more, before it can pause to evaluate how the inflation fight is going. Daly told CNBC in a live interview that her most recent estimate in the Fed's summary of economic projections puts the benchmark overnight lending rate around 5%. She added that the right range is probably from 4.75% to 5.25% from its current targeted range of 3.75%-4%. "I still think of that as a reasonable landing place for us before we hold, and the [...]

Lenexa taking Republic to court over trash pickup problems

info2022-11-16T09:12:54-06:00November 16th, 2022|

Complaints about missed trash collections and slow response to customers by Republic Services are on the rise in Lenexa — so much so that the city has issued a citation. Complaints have been increasing the past few months about failures of the Phoenix, Ariz.-based company to pick up trash and recycling in a timely manner, said Scott McCullough, Lenexa community development director. To that end, the city has charged Republic with a code violation based on one of those complaints. The citation carries a possible $2,500 fine and is on the municipal court’s docket for Thursday, Nov. 17. Source: Prairie Village [...]

Bicyclist injured in crash on wet Olathe trail sues, says city didn’t maintain path

info2022-11-16T10:43:36-06:00November 16th, 2022|

A bicyclist is suing the City of Olathe for $75,000 after crashing on a city trail, according to documents filed in Johnson County District Court earlier this month. According to court documents, Joyce Coker-Dreier was riding her bike along Meadow Lane Trail in September 2021. While riding, Coker-Dreier said she encountered a stretch of wet payment. Even after slowing down, she said her bike fell immediately because “the City allowed algae, mud, and/or other substances to accumulate” on the concrete, making it “extremely slick,” the documents allege. ... Coker-Dreier is suing Olathe on four counts of liability and negligence-related claims. She [...]

Hesston Grocery Store plans unveiled

info2022-11-16T10:47:35-06:00November 16th, 2022|

Hesston’s downtown will be reshaped by an 18,000-square-foot grocery store and long-promised TEFFI dollars. That’s according to the plan members of the Beneficient Company and its Beneficient Heartland Foundation presented at the Hesston City Council meeting Monday night. “The great thing about a store that size is it has the potential to drive 2,500 unique customers through the doors each week,” said Denise Goevert, Beneficient Heartland board member. “This will benefit all of our Main Street businesses in having the foot traffic generated through the store.” Source: Harvey County Now

Royals considering several sites for new stadium, owner says

info2022-11-16T10:46:14-06:00November 16th, 2022|

The Kansas City Royals have selected several potential sites to build a replacement for aging Kauffman Stadium, owner John Sherman said Tuesday. In a letter to fans posted on social media, Sherman said the sites are in or near downtown Kansas City, but he did not elaborate. Kauffman Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, are located far from the city’s downtown. ... He said supporters envision a ballpark district around the new venue, with restaurants, shops, offices, hotels and affordable housing. After a push in the early 2000s to build a stadium downtown fizzled, Jackson County [...]

City of Eudora has ‘considerable concerns’ with proposed quarry right next to existing Hamm Quarry

info2022-11-16T07:51:23-06:00November 15th, 2022|

A permit to establish a new quarry in Eudora is on the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission’s agenda for approval Wednesday, and Eudora’s city staff has “considerable concerns” based largely on anticipated growth south of the city. The applicant, Topeka-based Mid-States Materials, is seeking approval to break ground on a limestone quarry at 1174 East 2300 Road, just southeast of Eudora and right across the road from the existing Hamm Quarry. According to a summary of the application, Mid-States Materials wants to operate the quarry on a 242-acre parcel — with no more than 50 acres open for quarrying activity at [...]

Saline County stops using grading method after poor results

info2022-11-16T07:01:19-06:00November 15th, 2022|

After gathering feedback from community members and observing results of a road grading method, Saline County has decided to stop using a technique on county roads that has left its residents unsatisfied and with complaints. The county has been testing a three-pass method of road grading that has both pros and cons, said Road and Bridge Administrator Darren Fisher, but has decided to stop using that method. Fisher presented his department’s findings to the County Commission a week ago. He cited the method’s pros and cons and heard from commissioners who passed along community concerns. Source: Salina Journal

Kansas school leaders urge lawmakers to fully fund special education services

info2022-11-14T22:26:49-06:00November 14th, 2022|

It’s difficult for 6-year-old Crosby Orlando to stay in his first-grade classroom. Born with Down syndrome, he has been in therapy since he was four weeks old to work on behavioral and communication barriers. Orlando is mostly nonverbal and uses signs to communicate with classmates, though he gets restless and wants to run around. Once, he even escaped his Shawnee Mission school. His mother, Sara Jahnke, said she used to struggle with guilt about the amount of resources Orlando required as a child with extra needs in a classroom setting. Jahnke said she then realized how beneficial being in a classroom [...]

About info