City staff began developing a possible framework to provide relief for those who have "verified water quality impacts" associated with the city's water system. Of the about 22,000 water customer accounts, the city said based on complaint history and staff's understanding of the water infrastructure, fewer than 100 accounts may be eligible for such relief. Read more: Salina Journal

A landlord registry presents itself in many forms across the state and country. However, the main intention is to keep a detailed list of rental properties and/or landlords within a community. Kansas communities that have landlord registries or a rental leasing process include Lawrence, Overland Park, Leavenworth, Girard, Kansas City, Lenexa, Manhattan and Wichita. Read more: CJonline

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.

“The proposed ordinance provides time for staff to research Data Center uses and provide the City Commission with information so they may make a decision on altering the Land Development Code via a text amendment,” Jeff Crick, director of planning and development services for the city, wrote in a memo to the commission. Read more: The Lawrence Times

After the federal government stopped making pennies last November, at least one municipal government in Kansas stopped accepting them. The city of Liberal is rounding up all payments for cash transactions to the nearest nickel, it said on its website, adding that customers could avoid paying extra by paying with a check or card. Read more: Salina Journal

In Lawrence, Algerian flags are seen just about anywhere, symbolizing the bond formed between the surrounding community and the Algerian Men's National Team, which has been based in Lawrence during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team, too, says it won’t forget the city’s welcome. Read more: KSNT 27 News

A growing petition urging Pottawatomie County leaders to hit pause on a proposed high‑impact data center has already gathered more than 500 signatures, with organizers arguing the project is moving forward without enough transparency. John Watt, a local resident and organizer, is leading a local petition calling for a three‑year moratorium on the data center proposal in Pottawatomie County. Watt said the goal isn’t to stop the project outright, but to slow it down so residents and officials can fully understand its potential impact. The petition claims high‑impact data centers pose risks to public health, safety and infrastructure. Watt says the [...]

It might be the most forgotten ordinance throughout all of the communities of Harvey County: curfew. All of the communities in the county, excluding Burrton, do have some form of curfew ordinances on their respective books. However, violations are few and far between. “Generally speaking, it’s an education thing, and officers routinely tell the juveniles to get home and make sure the parents know they were contacted and are headed home,” Newton Deputy Police Chief Scott Powell said. “That being said, the curfew violation does give us authority to stop and speak with juveniles out past curfew to make sure they [...]

Work on Beale Infrastructure’s De Soto data center is officially underway, and much to many residents’ dismay, the project scope has nearly doubled in size since it was announced last August. California-based Beale Infrastructure began construction in April on the 300-acre site at the northwest corner of 103rd Street and Edgerton Road, just south of Kansas Highway 10 and west of the Panasonic plant. That same month, the De Soto Planning Commission approved significant changes to the scope of the $3 billion project. What was originally four buildings totaling 1.14 million square feet is now four buildings totaling nearly 2.9 million [...]

After three years of design and fabrication, a climbable bicycle sculpture is now open in Roeland Park’s R Park. The Mighty Bike, a 12-foot sculpture designed for children (and adults) to play on, officially opened to the public in mid-June. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, community members came up with the concept for The Mighty Bike: A climbable art sculpture that imagines a flying bicycle, styled as a 1960s model. That idea solidified in 2023, when Roeland Park residents raised enough funds and the Roeland Park City Council included the then $170,000 sculpture in its budget. Since then, The Mighty Bike has [...]