info2022-05-25T07:13:38-05:00May 25th, 2022|
Another duck rescue has happened in Overland Park. The Overland Park Police Department says officers saved seven ducklings Saturday evening after they slipped through a sewer drain near Interstate 435 and Roe Avenue. According to OPPD Public Information Officer John Lacy, the ducklings’ mother was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Roe exit ramp heading east. Source: Shawnee Mission Post
info2022-05-25T00:28:18-05:00May 25th, 2022|
Beloit, Kansas only has a population of 3,000 citizens, which makes the connection between WSU high jumpers Brady Palen and Davis Dubbert even more special. Both Palen and Dubbert ended up at WSU following four years at St. John’s High School in northern Kansas. The pair’s paths crossed for one season in 2017 with Dubbert, a senior at the time, and Palen, a freshman, placing in first and second place at the KSHSAA State Championships. “It’s been fun for me because I find that sort of thing to be a really wonderful part of college athletics,” Director of Track and Field [...]
info2022-05-25T00:11:29-05:00May 25th, 2022|
By a 2-to-1 margin, USD 258 voters approved a $17.45 million school bond issue in a special election held Tuesday. With fewer than 20% of voters taking advantage of the opportunity to weigh in, the vote was 255 in favor of the measure to 124 opposed. The district has 1,917 registered voters. Source: The Iola Register
info2022-05-24T14:09:45-05:00May 24th, 2022|
Business has changed since 1833. One would be hard-pressed to find businesses operating with the same model that was in place when Andrew Jackson was in the White House. But in the case of newspapers, many are still operating with the same business model established when Benjamin Day opened the first penny press nearly 200 years ago. A University of Kansas professor of journalism is leading a project to test a new model based on research with publishers and readers to help rural newspapers adapt, survive and thrive. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Teri Finneman, associate professor of journalism at KU, took [...]
info2022-05-24T07:52:37-05:00May 24th, 2022|
The Lawrence school district has cut six dozen education positions, 11.5 classified staff positions and 6.5 district-level administrator positions, according to a staff presentation Monday evening. The school board made about $6.41 million in budget cuts this spring. The board gave staff guidance on where to make cuts but allowed staff to make decisions about which specific positions would be cut, and from which buildings. “Reductions were made through retirements and exits,” Kristen Ryan, executive director of human resources, told the board. “We did not have to use our reduction in force policy, and teachers whose positions were reduced were given [...]
info2022-05-24T07:39:45-05:00May 24th, 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.
info2022-05-23T23:56:04-05:00May 23rd, 2022|
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said policy makers could potentially pause interest-rate increases in September after hiking by a half point at each of their next two meetings. “I have got a baseline view where for me I think a pause in September might make sense,” Bostic told reporters Monday following a speech to the Rotary Club of Atlanta. “After we get through the summer and we think about where we are in terms of policy, I think a lot of it will depend on the on-the-ground dynamics that we are starting to see. My motto is observe [...]
info2022-05-23T23:53:02-05:00May 23rd, 2022|
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners will vote Thursday on whether to invest $1 million in affordable housing in Shawnee. At last week’s regular meeting, the board was asked by developers for $1 million of community support funds to help construct the Hedge Lane Apartments in Shawnee. The project is a joint venture between Sunflower Development Group and Consolidated Housing Solutions. The apartment complex would have 144 units and be located on Hedge Lane Terrace in Shawnee. If the board approves the loan, units would likely be available to tenants by next spring or summer, Jay Leipzig, director of Planning, [...]
info2022-05-23T23:42:23-05:00May 23rd, 2022|
“A car pulled in the driver flagged down the sergeant and said 'help me, my friends dying'.” This was the scene Friday at the patrol west police substation in Wichita. Wichita Police Captain, Travis Rakestraw says a Sargent with the department immediately ran over to the car. He determined that the passenger was overdosing on a fake painkiller, potentially laced with Fentanyl. Rakestraw says that sergeant proceeded to use Narcan on the 20-year-old. “He applied two doses to this individual who within a very short amount of time started to come out of it became responsive and breathing better.” This moment [...]
info2022-05-23T23:36:30-05:00May 23rd, 2022|
Artists and vendors didn't hesitate to pitch in. "There was no hesitation. We enjoy getting paid at times, but we believe in giving back. All of the bands that are here today are donating their services. We were honored to be asked to assist," Mike Furches, a musician at the concert said Sunday. "Wichita is a blessed community. We are not the only band here. There are like 12 other bands here. Musicians generally are people that care. We care about the victims. Thankfully, there was no loss of life, but there was loss of property. We want those families in [...]
