info2025-02-22T08:46:31-06:00February 22nd, 2025|
The Wichita Police Department has developed an online dashboard that will allow the public to have a real-time look at the operation of police drones throughout the city. The Drone Transparency Dashboard is now live for public access, and it will allow residents to see where drones are being deployed, view flight data, and learn how this technology is helping reduce crime and improve emergency response times. Source: 101.3 KFDI
Henry Schmidt2025-02-21T09:21:09-06:00February 21st, 2025|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.
info2025-02-21T08:19:10-06:00February 21st, 2025|
U.S. Treasury yields were slightly lower on Friday as investors awaited more economic data, and assessed the latest comments from Federal Reserve officials on stubborn inflation and the potential impact of tariffs.At 4:40 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield slipped less than one basis point to 4.4896%, and the 2-year Treasury yield was also lower by less than one basis point at 4.2597%.One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Investors are anticipating some economic releases on Friday including January's existing home sales figures, which will show the change in the number of residential buildings sold the previous month, [...]
Henry Schmidt2025-02-20T08:22:45-06:00February 20th, 2025|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.
Henry Schmidt2025-02-19T10:40:53-06:00February 19th, 2025|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.
info2025-02-19T08:55:50-06:00February 19th, 2025|
People in Sedgwick County could see expanded treatment options for substance use as the city and county plan how they will spend $15.5 million in opioid settlement funds. Local officials heard recommendations recently about how the money could help mitigate the opioid crisis in the county. Options focused on expanding substance use treatment services, stigma reduction, overdose prevention and integrated care. Overdose deaths are trending downward in Sedgwick County but are still much higher than other parts of the state. In 2023, 243 people died from an overdose – most fentanyl-related – in the county, according to the health department. Source: [...]
info2025-02-19T08:54:55-06:00February 19th, 2025|
More details were released Friday about a possible cockfighting operation in Mulvane that law enforcement and animal officials raided on Tuesday after a two-year investigation. No one has yet been arrested and names will not be released until charges are filed, Sumner County undersheriff Mike Westmoreland said in an email Friday afternoon. “More than 400 roosters and hens were found living in small wire or wooden structures with little protection from the below freezing temperatures, some without access to clean drinking water,” according to a joint release sent out Friday by the sheriff’s office and Humane World for Animals. “Some of [...]
info2025-02-19T08:53:40-06:00February 19th, 2025|
Public school enrollment has been falling in Wichita for years, following a national trend that has left many districts wondering how to best use resources going forward. Since the 2014-15 academic year, Wichita Public Schools has lost nearly 10% of its students, and it’s projecting a similar drop over the next 10 years. This past fall, enrollment sat at 46,154 students — 9.5% less than when it peaked during the 2015-16 school year, according to Kansas Department of Education data. Overall student enrollment in every grade in elementary and middle school, excluding preschool, is down compared to 10 years ago, with [...]
info2025-02-19T08:52:46-06:00February 19th, 2025|
A small town about a two-hour drive from Wichita is offering tempting incentives for people willing to relocate. Neodesha in southeast Kansas has a population of about 2,300 and is looking for that number to grow through a partnership with the company MakeMyMove. The goal? To bring people back to rural communities. The full incentives package includes up to $15,000 in student loan repayment assistance, 100% Kansas state income tax waiver through 2026, a college scholarship incentive reaching up to $25,000 and more. Source: Wichita Eagle
info2025-02-19T08:51:28-06:00February 19th, 2025|
The City of Winfield is considering the use of goats to help manage vegetation around Island Park, according to information presented at Thursday’s work session. The process would involve hiring a company the brings in a herd of goats, pens off a portion of the land where the goats will graze for a couple of days, then moving the pen and the goats until all of the land has been grazed, Winfield public improvements director Patrick Steward said to commissioners. “It’s relatively low risk, and other communities have had a positive response,” Steward said about using goats as vegetation control. Source: [...]
