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Bird Scooters Available in Atchison Starting Thursday, February 10th

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The City of Atchison is pleased to welcome Los Angeles, California based, environmentally friendly electric transportation company, Bird Rides, to the Atchison market. Bird intends to bring their shared e-scooters to the city in the coming days. The scooters are available through a mobile phone application and riders pay to use the scooter per minute, at no cost to the city. Mayor Bartlett stated, “Our 2020 Strategic Plan specifically calls out the exploration of alternative and emerging modes of transportation. I think they’ll be a great addition to the community.” The electric scooters can be used on roads and in bike [...]

City of Atchison has been the recipient of numerous grants for the coming 2022 and 2023 cycle

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Grants play a big part in Atchison being able to keep up with its needs has a Strategic Plan that identifies five areas of focus: Quality of Life, Housing and Neighborhoods, Economy, Downtown and Infrastructure and Transportation. There were projects that fit within the scope of the plan: Infrastructure and Transportation areas with increasing the quality of public streets and alleys; Housing and Neighborhoods with reducing blight, Downtown focus on improving the appearance and continuity of the downtown area and Quality of Life by improving public facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. Several grants have been written to help complete the above [...]

Sedgwick County Commission adopts food master plan

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Sedgwick County commissioners voted Wednesday to adopt a food master plan for the community. The Wichita City Council voted to adopt the plan last month. The Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita worked with the city and county and other agencies over the past year to develop the plan, and a 14-member steering committee was created to gather input and draft a final plan. Sedgwick County Health Director Adrienne Byrne said the plan has three goals: to foster food system coordination and education, improve access to healthy food, and increase local food production. She said about 25 percent of the people in Wichita [...]

Burrton becomes regional hotspot for cornhole enthusiasts

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People from all over central Kansas have been coming to Burrton every Monday night for the past few months. Their purpose? To play cornhole. “We get people from all over,” Allen Bonde said. “Wichita, Hutchinson, Salina, McPherson. Just all over.” Bonde, who lives in Burrton, has been organizing a weekly cornhole league for the past few months inside what he calls The Machine Shop. They had a record 30 people playing on Monday of this week, which was up from 26 the week before and 18 the week before that. Source: Harvey County Now

Bentley police chief shares experiences at Olympics

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Bentley Police Chief James “Tim” Bryan has been to the Olympics twice. Not as a spectator, not as an athlete, but as a security officer. He was at the 1996 summer games in Atlanta and the 2002 winter games in Salt Lake City. “It was a really good experience, and I was happy I got to do a winter and a summer,” he said. Bryan had been a state trooper in 1996 living in Valley Center at the time of the Atlanta Olympics. “They did a nationwide call for assistance,” he said. “The highway patrol for the State of Kansas was [...]

Jackson County Sheriff outlines, praises work of county’s dispatchers

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Public safety dispatchers are the “true first responders” to any emergency in Jackson County and are “the vital link between those in need and emergency services,” according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse. Sheriff Morse and Undersheriff Darrel Chapman recently presented an annual report to the Jackson County Commissioners. Part of that report highlighted the important role of dispatchers, which have been difficult positions to fill this past year. “The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office communications division is the central answering point for 911 in Jackson County,” Morse said. “The communications center dispatches for five law enforcement agencies, eight fire departments and [...]

Axtell grocery store meeting slated Feb. 16

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A community meeting to discuss the possibilities of a new grocery store in Axtell is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Axtell American Legion. Topics will include a recap of the work completed to date, a vision of the community steering committee and discussion of investor opportunities. ... A grocery store steering committee consists of members from Axtell Economic Development Corporation and members from the Axtell community. The committee was formed to gather information on how to get another grocery store in Axtell. Source: The Marysville Advocate

Small voter turnout imposes 1/2 cent countywide sales tax to build new Osage County jail

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Osage County voters approved a countywide 1/2 cent sales tax in Tuesday’s election, which is proposed to pay for design, construction, and furnishing costs, and the first years’ payments on a 35-year bond, for a $20 million detention center and law enforcement center. With a vote of 1,149 yes votes to 505 no votes, the sales tax will go into effect July 1, 2022, to pay for the construction and startup costs of the proposed $20,295,000 facility. Source: Osage County News

Municipal Bond Trends for February 8, 2022

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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.

Amy Finch is Atchison’s Next City Manager

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The City Commission is pleased to announce Amy Finch as Atchison’s next City Manager. The one-year contract hiring Ms. Finch was approved at the February 7th City Commission meeting and she is expected to begin her duties on April 4, 2022. Finch, originally from Ottawa, Kansas, is coming to Atchison from her current position as City Administrator for Crookston, Minnesota. Finch is a graduate of Ottawa University and has a Master’s in Public Administration from Wichita State University. “It is my honor to serve as Atchison’s next City Manager and be part of the team that has achieved so much success [...]