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Lawrence parks host honeybee rescue program that finds safe homes for swarming bees

info2022-07-12T07:52:23-05:00July 12th, 2022|

High in a tree in Lawrence’s South Park, a wooden box is secured to a branch, offering a home for honeybees that would otherwise have trouble finding one. The swarm rescue boxes have recently been placed in 16 City of Lawrence parks, so far helping to catch and relocate 17 swarms of honeybees. Leading the effort is Robert Brooks, who has a Ph.D. in entomology, or the study of insects, and proposed the bee rescue program to the city and volunteers his time to the project. A single swarm can contain thousands of bees, and Brooks said the program is helping [...]

Finney County Museum’s Flea Market Festival draws vendors, community

info2022-07-12T07:49:51-05:00July 12th, 2022|

The 13th annual Finney County Historical Museum’s Flea Market Festival was well attended. The Historical Society’s largest event of the year was held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. just south of the museum inside Lee Richardson Zoo. Steve Quakenbush, executive director of the Finney County Historical Museum, said he estimates approximately 3,000 people came through the gates on Saturday. A little past the four-hour mark, Quakenbush said it seemed like the crowd was turning over periodically and they were seeing more and more people. Source: GC Telegram

Municipal Bond Trends for July 11, 2022

info2022-07-12T07:43:40-05:00July 12th, 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.

Fed’s Bostic confident economy can handle another jumbo rate hike

info2022-07-11T23:30:21-05:00July 11th, 2022|

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said the U.S. economy can cope with higher interest rates and repeated his support for another jumbo move when the central bank meets later this month. “Right now I’m pretty comfortable,” he told reporters in a conference call Monday. “I’m confident that the economy will be able to withstand this next move. I would support a 75 basis-point” increase. Policy makers pivoted to aggressively lifting interest rates this year as they work to tame the hottest inflation in four decades, a shift they acknowledge could slow U.S. economic growth and weaken the labor [...]

Fed’s George warns raising rates too fast risks ‘oversteering’

info2022-07-11T23:28:22-05:00July 11th, 2022|

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, who dissented last month against the central bank’s jumbo 75 basis-point increase in interest rates, cautioned that rushing to tighten policy could backfire. “Communicating the path for interest rates is likely far more consequential than the speed with which we get there,” she said Monday in a speech to the Mid-America Labor/Management Conference in Lake Ozark, Missouri. “Moving interest rates too fast raises the prospect of oversteering.” George, whose vote at the June meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was the first dovish dissent of her career, said she understood the [...]

City, board to discuss potential change in building codes

info2022-07-12T07:39:16-05:00July 11th, 2022|

On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the City of McPherson Building Inspection department will meet with the McPherson Construction Advisory Board of Trades and Board of Appeals. The meeting, aimed at discussion of moving from the 2009 International Building Codes to the 2018 codes... Source: McPherson, KS - News Flash

Wichita police use Narcan to save woman’s life after fentanyl overdose

info2022-07-11T23:24:35-05:00July 11th, 2022|

For the fourth time since Wichita police started carrying Narcan, officers have saved the life of a person overdosing on fentanyl. The department said on Facebook that an officer responded just after 12 a.m. Friday to an overdose call in the 400 block of S. Webb Rd. The officer got to the scene before EMS and found a 29-year-old man who said that he and a 26-year-old woman had taken fentanyl. The officer found the woman unresponsive and not breathing in a hotel room. The officer administered Narcan, saving the woman's life. "The Wichita Police Department wants to remind everyone the [...]

Kansas announces new module for Law Enforcement

info2022-07-11T23:21:44-05:00July 11th, 2022|

Kansas announced recently its plan to implement a new module in police training focused on investigating missing and murdered indigenous persons. Kansas AG Derek Schmidt says the training was developed in accordance with the bipartisan passage of House Bill 2008 during the 2021 legislative session, which took effect July 1, 2021. The office says they sought assistance and input from federally recognized Native American tribes in Kansas, as well as the Native American members of the Legislature who sponsored the bill. Source: KOAMKOAM

Miniature artwork featured at Miami County museum

info2022-07-12T07:44:51-05:00July 11th, 2022|

Artists from all over the United States and six countries submitted paintings and sculptures for the 17th annual Heartland Art Guild International Miniature Painting and Sculpture Art Show at the Miami County Historical Museum. Jean Cook, member of the Heartland Art Guild and chairperson for the show, introduced Mayor Leigh House and thanked everyone for coming to the show Saturday, July 9. Mayor Grandon announced the winners. There is one more award to be announced, the People’s Choice Award, which will be announced near the end of the show to allow more people to vote. The exhibit will continue to be [...]

Leawood may seek resident feedback on Johnson County’s last pitbull ban

info2022-07-12T07:40:21-05:00July 11th, 2022|

Leawood residents may soon have a chance to weigh in on the city’s pit bull ban, the final such ban still on the books in a Johnson County city and one of the last ones in the wider Kansas City metro. Following some resident’s concerns voiced during the public comment period of last week’s Leawood City Council meeting, city leaders discussed the city’s dangerous breeds ban and raised the possibility of surveying the community about it. Source: Prairie Village Post

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