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KU football’s resurgence is bringing more fans to Lawrence — and headaches to some merchants

info2022-10-11T06:57:34-05:00October 11th, 2022|

Walk down Massachusetts Street on any given Saturday you’ll and probably see a decent amount of people. When there’s a home football game, that amount increases significantly, especially this season. On Saturday, lines for restaurants extended out onto Mass Street, business closed for extended lunch hours to view the game, and groups of fans darted around lines of slow moving traffic to reach their seats at Memorial Stadium.... Businesses on Mass Street often see most of the fans drawn to Lawrence for the games, but business owners and their employees are divided on if crowds are worth trouble they can cause. [...]

Wichita police chief finalists talk plans, transparency, controversies

info2022-10-11T06:56:47-05:00October 11th, 2022|

Changing the culture of the Wichita Police Department is a top priority for both candidates for the city’s top law enforcement job. But the two chief finalists have different plans for how to achieve that goal. The city of Wichita had placed a gag order on the two police chief candidates — Mario R. Knapp and Joseph P. Sullivan — but lifted it the day after an Eagle column criticized the city’s lack of transparency. In exclusive interviews with The Eagle, the two candidates fielded questions for more than an hour each about their visions for the police department, troubles within [...]

Osage County deputy recognized for saving life at Kansas state park

info2022-10-11T06:55:50-05:00October 11th, 2022|

An Osage County Sheriff's deputy is being recognized for his quick actions which helped save a person's life. Deputy Richard Hamm was presented with a Life Saving Award by Sheriff Chris Wells on Monday for his actions on Aug. 20, 2022. ... Hamm carries his own personal automated external defibrillator (AED) in his patrol car and quickly arrived on-scene where cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was being performed. These efforts alone had failed to revive the patient, so Hamm applied the AED pads and was able to successfully shock the patient who became responsive. Source: KSNT 27 News

Overland Park kicks off comprehensive plan update

info2022-10-11T06:54:04-05:00October 11th, 2022|

Overland Park is asking residents for input to help decide the direction of growth for the city. FrameworkOP, the City’s process to update its comprehensive plan, is officially underway with a community kickoff event called “Framing Our Future Workshop.” The workshop takes place Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Overland Park Convention Center. Source: Prairie Village Post

Emporia Main Street excited for future of tech based startups following announcement of EDA grant award to Center of Rural Innovation

info2022-10-11T06:53:32-05:00October 11th, 2022|

Entrepreneurial resources are continuing to expand in Emporia thanks to an announcement by Emporia Main Street Director Casey Woods.... Woods stated Rural Innovation Strategies of the Center of Rural Innovation (CORI) recently applied for grant funding, with the assistance of local CORI Digital Jobs and Entrepreneurship Specialist Ana Blandin, through the Economic Development Administration. That application was recently approved and According to Woods will go to support a series of design sprint workshops in Emporia in the coming months focused on helping to create tech-based startup companies. Woods says tech startups are something the area has needed for quite some time. [...]

Have a roaring good time at Argonia Street Race

info2022-10-11T06:52:25-05:00October 11th, 2022|

Good autumn weather is expected for the fifth annual Argonia Car Show and Street Race. This event has become a big deal for Argonia, with a population of just a few hundred people. “It’s very exciting for everybody, from little kids to older folks,” said Wayne Vineyard, one of the organizers. “We started doing it after going to Norwich’s street races a couple of times.” Vineyard said organized street races have been growing in popularity. Caldwell started a new street race this year, for example. Source: Times-Sentinel Newspapers

Reno County installs new information kiosk

info2022-10-11T06:33:46-05:00October 11th, 2022|

Responding to frustrations expressed by people turned away at the vehicle tag office because they didn’t have all the necessary paperwork, often after waiting in line for up to an hour, Reno County has installed a new information kiosk inside the annex lobby. The new touchscreen device lists what documents are required to get a tag and title, whether buying a vehicle from a dealer or an individual, as well as what’s required when renewing a tag. Developed by the county’s Information Technology Department at the direction of County Administrator Randy Partington, the kiosk offers a lot more information about county [...]

Understaffed and stressed: Kansas nursing homes, hospitals

info2022-10-08T17:18:54-05:00October 8th, 2022|

The workforce at Kansas hospitals and nursing homes is increasingly tied to firms that aren’t regulated at the state level and are often out-of-state — and those facilities say they are fed up and want action. Finding enough workers is a challenge for health care across the state. That is certainly true in Rush County, where Locust Grove Village, a nursing home in LaCrosse, is hanging on for dear life. Attracting staff has been a problem for some time, administrator Charlotte Rathke said, and like many of their peers, Locust Grove Village has been forced to rely on contract workers from [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for October 7, 2022

info2022-10-08T16:58:52-05:00October 8th, 2022|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.

Treasury yields inch higher as markets await unemployment data while Fed remains hawkish

info2022-10-07T06:57:24-05:00October 7th, 2022|

The yield on U.S. Treasuries inched higher on Friday as markets awaited the release of labor market data, which could give indications about inflation and future Federal Reserve policy. ... Data released earlier in the week, including an unexpected decline in job openings, led some investors to believe the gap was narrowing and that this could affect Federal Reserve policy. Fed speakers, however, stuck to the hawkish tone of the last weeks on Thursday, with Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans saying the Fed expects to hike interest rates by another 125 points across their next two meetings as central bankers [...]

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