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McAnarney sits in on last official meeting

info2021-12-02T07:17:54-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

Outgoing city manager Mark McAnarney sat in on his last meeting with the Emporia City Commission Wednesday. At least in an official capacity. McAnarney announced his retirement in June and the city commission hired Trey Cocking as his replacement on Oct. 20. Cocking will officially take over the role Dec. 7. "This is going to be Mark McAnarney's last formal meeting with the city commission before we transition to our new hire next week, so on behalf of myself and commissioners you've worked with over 30 years, 31 years, 32 years — you've provided so much to the city of Emporia," [...]

Huron City Council now complete

info2021-12-02T07:17:21-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

The table for Huron City Council leadership has come full circle for all the respective 4-year terms of elected officials. After votes were counted as the result of the 2021 local cities and schools Election Day, Tuesday Nov. 2, there was a three-way tie between write-in candidates ... Undecided was who will fill the open two seats for Huron City Council due to a three-way tie between three write-in potentials ... County Clerk Michelle Phillips, the county’s chief election officer, directed the canvassers to randomly pull two names from a cup to determine who’ll fill the vacant posts. Source: News | [...]

County OKs franchise fee for Great Plains

info2021-12-02T07:16:18-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

Great Plains Industrial Park may soon benefit from a 3% franchise fee collected on electricity used within park boundaries. The park staff will use the money, estimated to be about $9,600 a year, for park infrastructure improvements. Labette County commissioners on Tuesday approved two resolutions related to the franchise fee to be collected by Evergy, the utility providing electricity to the 36 meters within park boundaries. ... The Kansas Legislature gave former federal enclaves — Great Plains is on the land formerly occupied by the Kansas Army Ammunition Plant — the ability to collect franchise fees. Source: Parsons Sun

Bond Investors Bet on Low Peak Interest Rates

info2021-12-02T07:04:03-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

Yields indicate the central bank won’t raise short-term rates above 2%, suggesting to some investors either economic weakness or market complacency. ... the yield on the seven-year Treasury note has climbed this year from 0.643% to 1.353% as of Wednesday. But that is still very low, given investors now expect the Fed to raise rates in just six months or so. The implication from bond yields generally is that the Fed won’t ultimately lift rates higher than about 1.5% to 2%, according to analysts. By comparison, Fed officials have indicated they believe the fed-funds rate, the rate at which banks can [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for December 1, 2021

info2021-12-02T06:57:24-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

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.

Recently released novel set in Newton

info2021-12-02T06:53:25-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

A home built in the Italianate architecture style on Ambleside Lane in Newton is one many probably haven’t seen, let alone known of its existence. Built in 1883, it contains the figurative spirits of the past, written about in the book “We, the House,” in the form of history, as well as period décor. Several people have resided in the home, which supplies the setting for the book, written by New York residents Warren Ashworth and Susan Kander, and published in print Oct. 7, 2021, and Oct. 13 on Kindle. Source: Harvey County Now

Wichita Public Library announces new streaming service and 28 day internet bundle access checkouts

info2021-12-02T01:45:02-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

The Wichita Public Library announced new services this week. On Wednesday, the library announced that residents with a Wichita Public Library card now can stream movies, documentaries, foreign films and TV series with Kanopy. Kanopy is a video streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films. Each month, customers can check out seven films, access two courses from The Great Courses, and watch content on Kanopy Kids. This is a free service only accessible through the library. Source: KSN-TV

Officials discuss options to fix county’s radio coverage gap

info2021-12-02T01:42:50-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

County officials are reviewing options to correct a 800 MHz radio system coverage gap in the northeast corner of the county. The $8.3 million radio system from Motorola became fully operational in early July and is to be used by first responders with all the agencies in the county. Law enforcement and emergency management officials reported Nov. 17 there is a 12-square-mile section of “dead space” in the northeast, as well as some possible coverage lapses in the southwest and west-central parts of the county. It appears that missing data from the radio testing period could be responsible for some of [...]

Moundridge Communications named Smart Rural Community Provider

info2021-12-02T06:56:11-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

The communities of Moundridge and Goessel today announced that Moundridge Communications was recently named a Smart Rural Community (SRC) provider by NTCA, the Rural Broadband Association. SRC is a national network of communities powered by innovative rural broadband providers that are building a brighter future for small-town America. Source: McPherson Weekly News » Feed

Importance of ‘ruralpreneurs’ touted

info2021-12-02T06:56:34-06:00December 2nd, 2021|

Rural Kansans tend to overlook the benefits of their small communities, said Ron Wilson, who has spent recent decades focused on how to build them up. “I think we under-appreciate the good things about where we live in the rural heartland,” Wilson said. With COVID-19 causing a shift of employees to remote work, rural Kansas can take advantage of that by drawing more people to live and work via computer link from its rural communities. “We believe it’s a window of opportunity,” said Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University in Manhattan. Wilson [...]