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Community comes together to preserve Altamont Flag Day

info2022-06-13T01:21:51-05:00June 13th, 2022|

A Southeast Kansas community came together to keep a tradition alive. Today marked the return of the annual Altamont Flag Day. It almost didn't happen this year. A committee is usually in charge of putting the whole event together, but they were all unable to due to other commitments. Altamont city clerk Heather Beasley took it upon herself to rally volunteers together, and in just three weeks Flag Day was ready to go. "Luckily there was a whole notebook of stuff that they were able to give us, so we kind of had a starting point to go to, and just [...]

Topeka FD camp empowers women to get involved firefighting

info2022-06-13T07:57:00-05:00June 13th, 2022|

The Topeka Fire Department is hosting the annual Camp Courage for women this week. Camp Courage is offered for women ages 14-20 who want to learn about the world of firefighting from a woman’s perspective. The camp is a way to encourage women to get involved in fire service and show what firefighting entails. During the weeklong camp that started Monday, campers participate in different real-world activities to teach them different experiences. This includes deploying hoses, search and rescue, medical protocols and more. The instructors for the camp come from all over the state of Kansas to teach women about being [...]

Wichita will look to eliminate extra 1% sales tax at K-96, Greenwich early

info2022-06-13T07:57:39-05:00June 13th, 2022|

A community improvement district anchored by the Wichita Sports Forum near K-96 and Greenwich Road has been collecting an extra 1% sales tax since October 2015, and has so far accumulated $1,836,810 in revenue. City economic development officials say that's enough to reimburse the special assessment bonds used to help cover the costs of K-96 interchange improvements. Wichita's City Council will decide Tuesday whether to terminate the CID early — eliminating the 1% sales tax effective Oct. 1. The CID up for consideration was established in 2013 in partnership with K-96 Destination Development Inc., developers of Greenwich Place shopping and dining [...]

Three bike tours coming through Kansas

info2022-06-12T14:50:47-05:00June 10th, 2022|

While Biking Across Kansas will send about 600 cyclists streaming through the area next week, the annual non-competitive ride isn’t the only bicycle-related event that passes through central Kansas this month. With three riders killed while traveling through the state over the past five years, cyclists and event organizers are asking motorists to be aware and share the road. State law requires at least 3 feet of space between a cyclist and a vehicle when passing, so drivers should pass like any other vehicle, only when it is safe to do so with sufficient space. Two races -- the Trans Am [...]

100th Anniversary of Otis Volunteer FD

info2022-06-12T14:49:15-05:00June 10th, 2022|

This year the Town of Otis and the Otis Volunteer Fire Department will be gearing up for a huge celebration on the 4th of July Celebration for the 100th anniversary of the Otis Volunteer Fire Department. ... There will be a first Responder's Parade down Otis Main Street starting at 9:30. This is something new to recognize all agencies of emergency responders. Source: Otis Telegraph.

Municipal Bond Trends for June 10, 2022

info2022-06-12T14:17:19-05:00June 10th, 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.

As part of budget cuts, Lawrence school district plans for a third of elementary classes to be multigrade next year

info2022-06-12T14:16:34-05:00June 10th, 2022|

Current Lawrence school district estimates call for about a third of the district’s elementary classrooms to be multigrade next school year, and one school has opted to convert all its elementary classrooms to multigrade. The number of multigrade classrooms won’t be finalized until August, but the district is currently estimating that 40 of its 119 elementary classrooms, or about 34%, will combine grade levels. Which students end up in a multigrade classroom will vary between schools and grades, and at least two schools have already begun notifying parents of plans to combine classes. Parents will be notified of official placements in [...]

De Soto plans suggest Panasonic could build two megaprojects at former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant

info2022-06-10T08:36:30-05:00June 10th, 2022|

Even before Panasonic Corp. makes its reported decision between Kansas and Oklahoma for a new electric vehicle battery plant, officials in De Soto have started making proactive incentive moves to facilitate not just one, but two potential $4 billion megaprojects. At a five-minute special meeting Monday evening, the De Soto City Council agreed to a July 7 hearing date for two separate, but substantially similar, $4 billion project plans near the north entrance to the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, southeast of a Kansas Highway 10 bend. The two project plans both outline advanced manufacturing facilities of at least 2.5 million [...]

Overland Park considers short-term rentals; Hens allowed in Spring Hill

info2022-06-10T08:27:59-05:00June 10th, 2022|

Overland Park has posted an online survey as it studies short-term rentals like Airbnbs or Vrbos, which are rented for short periods of time. Mayor Curt Skoog announced the study in March after a Wichita woman was shot to death during a party at a short-term rental property in the 9700 block of West 145th Terrace. “Short-term rental operators need to be considerate of their neighbors in the community and we need to ensure our residential neighborhoods will continue to be safe and welcoming,” Skoog said at the time. ... More Spring Hill families will be able to have female chickens [...]

Inflation rose 8.6% in May, highest since 1981

info2022-06-10T08:26:26-05:00June 10th, 2022|

Inflation accelerated further in May, with prices rising 8.6% from a year ago for the fastest increase since December 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The consumer price index, a wide-ranging measure of goods and services prices, increased even more than the 8.3% Dow Jones estimate. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core CPI was up 6%, slightly higher than the 5.9% estimate. On a monthly basis, headline CPI was up 1% while core rose 0.6%, compared to respective estimates of 0.7% and 0.5%. Surging shelter, gasoline and food prices all contributed to the increase. Source: CNBC - [...]