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A new initiative in Kansas aimed at helping rural grocery stores keep doors open

info2022-01-19T08:25:00-06:00January 19th, 2022|

Grocery stores across the country are dealing with staffing issues, supply chain shortages and more. Those problems are even worse for some rural grocery stores. The Rural Grocery Initiative is helping grocery store owners plan for who will take over the store when they move on, how they can maximize business value and other topics. It will all be covered in their new monthly webinar series kicking off Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The webinar series is free, but you must register beforehand. The webinar will continue on the third Thursday of each month in 2022. Source: KAKE - News

Lawrence leaders discuss statewide housing needs, governor’s budget proposal for $20 million for moderate-income housing

info2022-01-19T08:12:02-06:00January 19th, 2022|

As the City of Lawrence works to address its affordable housing shortage, one question local leaders had was whether $20 million proposed for housing in the governor’s recently released budget proposal could help Lawrence. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received a presentation from the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation on its recently completed Kansas Statewide Housing Assessment Report and discussed housing issues with a KHRC official. The commission, which in recent years has been working to address local affordable housing shortages, requested a presentation on the report after it was released last month. Source: LJWorld.com

10-year Treasury yield hits 1.9% as investors bet on rate hikes

info2022-01-19T08:06:19-06:00January 19th, 2022|

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit 1.9% on Wednesday morning, its highest point since December 2019. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note moved 2 basis points higher to 1.8916% at 4 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 1 basis point to 2.2036%. ... The 10-year rate surged on Tuesday, topping 1.87%, amid growing investor anticipation that the Federal Reserve could soon start to hike interest rates. The two-year Treasury yield, which reflects short-term interest rate expectations, also topped 1% for the first time in two years. It remained higher on Wednesday morning, hovering above 1.06%. [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for January 18, 2022

info2022-01-19T08:05:09-06:00January 19th, 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.

Winfield 150th celebration planned for 2023

info2022-01-19T02:41:05-06:00January 19th, 2022|

City improvement projects, a new city flag and a multi-day celebration are among the plans that are under way for the City of Winfield’s 150th anniversary celebration to kick off in 2023. There were initial plans to host the anniversary celebration in 2020, the 150th anniversary of the city’s founding in 1870. However, all other milestone celebrations have been based on the anniversary of the city’s incorporation, which occurred in 1873, Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Sarah Werner said. Planning for next year’s festivities are in the very early stages, Werner said. Plans are being directed by a small [...]

Additional hybrids purchased for Derby PD

info2022-01-19T02:38:51-06:00January 19th, 2022|

With two patrol vehicles set to exceed 100,000 miles in 2022, the Derby Police Department requested the purchase of two new Ford Interceptors, which was approved by the city council at its Jan. 11 meeting. Based on the bids received and the current hybrids in use by Derby PD since August 2021, Chief Robert Lee suggested the department purchase two additional hybrids in 2022. The difference in cost between the gas engine and hybrid models was $3,000 per car, but through use of the current hybrids Lee projected the cost savings to be roughly $15,000 per car over a five-year lifespan. [...]

Life of Bob Dole new exhibit at Finney Coumty Museum

info2022-01-19T08:04:02-06:00January 19th, 2022|

The Finney County Historical Museum in Garden City opened the 2022 display year today with a new short-term exhibit in the Front Door Gallery that focuses on the life and career of Robert J. Dole, who died in December as one of the best-known Kansans in history. Entitled “Bob Dole, One of the greatest of the Greatest Generation,” the exhibit incorporates many of the Russell native’s connections to Finney County and southwest Kansas, as well as his dedication to the Sunflower State. The Front Door Gallery is a small space inside the museum’s main entrance at 403 S. Fourth St., adjacent [...]

Federal probe into Kansas City, Kansas, Police is looking at officer misconduct, decades of homicides

info2022-01-19T02:35:40-06:00January 19th, 2022|

A federal grand jury has demanded that the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department hand over records covering two decades of homicide cases, internal affairs reports and informant files as part of what appears to be a wide-ranging investigation. The nine subpoenas obtained by KCUR through a Kansas Open Records request reveal a search for information on homicide cases that cover the years Roger Golubski worked as a KCKPD detective, through 2010, the year he retired from the department. KCKPD and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas confirmed in October that since 2019 they were cooperating with a [...]

Lawrence considers closing schools amid funding cuts, enrollment decline

info2022-01-19T02:34:07-06:00January 19th, 2022|

Lawrence Public Schools is considering closing schools to keep up with funding cuts due in part to declining enrollment. District leaders say four scenarios are on the table for the Board of Education to deal with this. All involve closing schools and/or shuffling students to other schools in the district. “I want to reiterate again, these are only scenarios, starting points,” said Dr. Larry Englebrick, the district’s interim chief operations officer. “No decisions have been made; no recommendations have been made.” Englebrick made the comments at a Boundary Advisory Committee meeting Wednesday. Source: KSN-TV

Kansas abandons efforts to trace contacts for COVID-19 infections

info2022-01-19T02:32:54-06:00January 19th, 2022|

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Tuesday it would stop contact tracing for COVID-19 at the end of the month because of a lack of cooperation and a surge in new cases. Janet Stanek, the agency’s acting secretary, also told lawmakers during a Senate panel meeting that the agency no longer requires schools to track the source of infections. The agency will stop contact tracing Feb. 1 and instead ask individuals who test positive to let their close contacts know about potential exposure to the deadly disease. Source: The Lawrence Times