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10-year Treasury yield falls to near one-month low as recession fears intensify

info2022-07-01T08:25:20-05:00July 1st, 2022|

U.S. Treasury yields were mixed on Friday as investors continued to assess the risk of an economic downturn. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was trading marginally lower at 2.972%, paring losses after falling to 2.941% earlier in the session — its lowest level since June 6. Meanwhile, the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond rose 3 basis points to 3.158%. The 2-year Treasury rate, which is typically more sensitive to U.S. monetary policy changes, was down around 2 basis points at 2.912%. The 2-year note reversed some of its losses after falling to a one-week low of 2.895%. [...]

Mission Hills Country Club responds to pickleball noise lawsuit

info2022-07-01T08:23:45-05:00July 1st, 2022|

The Mission Hills Country Club has responded to a lawsuit against them that claims the club’s pickleball court noise is causing a married couple “emotional distress.”... The lawsuit called for a temporary injunction to prevent the club from using tennis courts as pickleball courts, as well as a permanent injunction from building pickleball courts or playing it within 600 feet of the Franklins’ property line. Mission Hills Country Club denied a slew of allegations in an answer filed with the Johnson County District Court on June 16. The country club denies a number of allegations in the lawsuit... Source: Shawnee Mission [...]

Dodge City lifts water watch

info2022-07-01T08:22:32-05:00July 1st, 2022|

The City of Dodge City Water Watch that was issued on June 17, 2022, is lifted effective Friday, July 1. Following the Water Conservation Plan and Ordinance No. 3583, a water watch is terminated when the triggering events have ceased to exist. “Currently, water tower levels are back to normal,” said Director of Public Works Corey Keller. “Additionally, the five-day average use flows below 10.75 million gallons per day. These were the two criteria that triggered us to issue the watch.” Source: Western Kansas News

Rice County town to become the UFO Capital of Kansas

info2022-07-01T07:46:19-05:00July 1st, 2022|

While many people will be focused on fireworks and the nation’s independence this weekend, the residents of Geneseo in rural Rice County, population 236, are thinking more otherworldly. A festival is planned on Saturday outside the Geneseo Museum to mark “World UFO Day.” All are welcome. The occasion, said Jim Gray, president of the museum at 907 Silver St., is to celebrate the unique collection of the owner of the residence-turned-museum dedicated to his belief in extra-terrestrials and their visits to Earth. Source: Salina Journal

Municipal Bond Trends for June 30, 2022

info2022-07-01T07:44:16-05:00July 1st, 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.

JoCo rideshare program expanding next week

info2022-07-01T07:43:37-05:00July 1st, 2022|

Public transit is expanding in Johnson County next week with RideKC Micro Transit. RideKC 499 Johnson County Micro Transit will expand its service area and operate seven days a week beginning July 5. They will still run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The RideKC Micro Transit program allows riders to hail a ride from a van that seats 12, somewhat similarly to other rideshare services like Uber or Lyft. Source: Kansas City Star

Some in Prairie Village irked by planned removal of massive oak for teardown-rebuild project

info2022-07-01T07:38:07-05:00July 1st, 2022|

Some Prairie Village residents are upset about the pending removal of a mature oak tree as part of a teardown-rebuild project off Nall Avenue and W. 69th Street. Residents like Barbara Dooley are concerned not only about this specific tree at 5225 W. 69th Street, but about how common shade tree removals appear to be across Prairie Village. Dooley, whose family has lived next door to the tree for 60 years, told the Post she feels like the city’s tree canopy is disappearing as a result of the teardown rebuild phenomenon. Source: Prairie Village Post

Sustainability Advisory Board sends plastic bag ban on to Lawrence City Commission

info2022-07-01T00:28:55-05:00July 1st, 2022|

Lawrence’s Sustainability Advisory Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ordinance banning establishments from using single-use plastic bags. The draft ordinance will go next to the Lawrence City Commission for consideration. If the commission approves it, the ordinance will ban establishments — including grocery stores, restaurants and others — from providing customers with plastic shopping bags. Produce bags and reusable bags are exempted from the ban, and single-use disposable paper bags would still be allowed. A few public commenters spoke in favor of the ban. Some encouraged the SAB to move faster than the draft’s timeline of one year from the [...]

ATF to open first-of-its-kind Center of Excellence at Wichita State’s Innovation Campus

info2022-07-01T07:39:20-05:00July 1st, 2022|

In a huge win for Wichita State University, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is preparing to open a Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Excellence on the school’s Innovation Campus. The national center, unlike anything the ATF currently has, is part of its Crime Gun Intelligence strategy. There will be several components to the center. Those include a new center for ballistics analysis; a new home for the ATF’s Crime Gun Intelligence governing board; a new home for the ATF’s Intelligence Research Specialists Academy and other advanced training; and a new facility for crime gun intelligence training for law [...]

Wyandotte County will pay $12.5M to Lamonte McIntyre, wrongly imprisoned for 23 years

info2022-07-01T07:39:40-05:00July 1st, 2022|

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County will pay $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Lamonte McIntyre, an innocent man who spent 23 years in prison, and his mother, who alleged a Kansas City, Kansas, detective framed her son after she rejected his sexual advances. The settlement was unanimously approved by the UG’s board of commissioners Thursday night, marking an end to years of litigation. The McIntyres had initially sought a combined $123 million in damages, the majority of which was pursued for his wrongful imprisonment. Source: Kansas City Star

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