info2022-10-27T08:14:16-05:00October 27th, 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.
info2022-10-27T08:13:31-05:00October 27th, 2022|
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Kansas State Director for Rural Development Christy Davis today announced that the Department is providing $3,066,752 million to bring high-speed internet access to two Kansas counties. “High-speed internet is essential for success in education, healthcare, and business in the twenty-first century.” Davis said. “Federal funding makes it possible for communications companies, like Blue Valley Telecommunications, to serve our state’s rural communities.” Today’s announcement is part of a larger national announcement including 24 states and three territories. Details of the Kansas investment are: A $3,066,752 grant will be used to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 3,000 [...]
info2022-10-27T08:11:48-05:00October 27th, 2022|
Wichita police are going to be adding more cameras around town. During a news conference Wednesday at City Hall, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced $1.6 million in federal grant funds for more cameras and the Wichita Police Department’s Flock automated license plate reading camera system. The camera readers take photos of vehicles and record the make, model, color and license plate number and alert police about specific vehicles they are looking for. Police vehicles have had license plate readers on them since 2014, the department said. The Flock system being put on street lights started as a pilot program in November [...]
info2022-10-27T08:11:20-05:00October 27th, 2022|
The extension of Halstead’s Main Street and new housing developments on the south side of town has run into a hiccup. The city recently learned that before it could proceed with its plans for the Cedar Meadows Second Addition and Powers First Addition, it must allow an archaeological survey of the area. City Manager Ethan Reimer explained that when the city pulled a state permit for Main Street to cross the slough, that permit was reviewed by several state agencies to weigh in on whether they had any potential concerns. The Kansas State Historic Preservation Office responded with a letter to [...]
info2022-10-27T08:10:02-05:00October 27th, 2022|
The city of Evans[, Colorado] City Council has selected an assistant city manager from to be its next city manager following a national search. Cody Sims, who has been the assistant city manager in Augusta, Kansas since 2014, was selected over nearly 100 applicants, according to a news release from the city of Evans on Monday afternoon. Sims is expected to begin work in early 2023. ... “We are thrilled to have someone with Cody’s experience and vision to lead our City,” Evans Mayor Mark Clark said in the news release. “Mr. Sims is a forward-thinker who has our residents’ best interest [...]
info2022-10-27T08:08:18-05:00October 27th, 2022|
Susan still has a copy of the original warranty deed for the tract that her great-grandfather purchased from Abraham Lincoln Hess, who—along with his brother, Amos—founded Hesston in 1886. She said her great-grandparents came from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Hesston to help develop the Holdeman church in Kansas. Susan said she didn’t think most of Hesston’s current residents knew who her father was or his contributions to the city. “The golden oldies knew who he was,” she said. “New people moving in have no conception. They don’t care, and that’s OK.” Susan said after her father invented the unloading augur, he knew [...]
info2022-10-27T08:07:00-05:00October 27th, 2022|
Verlin and Sonya Siefkes have a year in which they must find a more permanent living situation than the recreational vehicle they call home on North Webb Road. The Board of Harvey County Commissioners denied the couple’s request for a conditional-use permit on Tuesday. Planning and Zoning Director Karen Rothe provided the background for commissioners. She received a complaint from a neighbor that the Siefkeses had been living for years in an RV, which goes against the county’s unified development code. She said the Harvey County Planning Commission considered their application for a conditional-use permit, but it felt approving it would [...]
info2022-10-27T08:06:14-05:00October 27th, 2022|
According to Jackie Nelson, the Hesston Public Library (HPL) director, HPL has around 40,500 books and 6,300 other items for a total collection of about 46,800 items, not counting their e-collection. And while libraries took a hit during the pandemic, readers are returning. The McPherson Public Library has had over 200 new cardholders in the last two months, according to Director Mckenzie Murphy. Murphy wants people to know that the library is more than a building full of books. Source: Harvey County Now
info2022-10-27T08:03:02-05:00October 27th, 2022|
State leaders announced the Wichita Police Department and Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office have received a federal grant for new technology to help prevent violent crime. Sen. Jerry Moran was in Wichita Wednesday to announce the funding. Combined, both law enforcement agencies will receive portions of over a million dollars in federal resources. “I do have some good news to announce today that I think will be beneficial not only to law enforcement, the sheriff and police chief, but…and as well as their officers, but valuable to the community as well,” Moran said. Wichita Police will receive $1.6 million. Interim Chief Troy [...]
info2022-10-27T08:00:34-05:00October 27th, 2022|
Allen County will take a test drive, of sorts, with a decision to lease two tractors from the local John Deere dealership. Mark Griffith, road and bridge director, asked commissioners to consider a proposal to lease tractors rather than purchase them outright, especially as county departments have faced numerous equipment breakdowns this year. Over the summer, the county’s newest boom mower caught on fire and was destroyed. It was covered by insurance, but led to a debate over how to best replace the county’s fleet of large, expensive machinery. The proposal from John Deere offered four tractors available for lease for [...]
