info2021-11-29T21:06:37-06:00November 29th, 2021|
The Emergency Water Assistance Program (EWAP) provides payments to restore or prevent disconnection of drinking water and wastewater services Eligible Kansas households are those with a combined gross income equal to or less than 150 percent of Federal Poverty Level Funding available: $9 million DCF, not the water vendor, will accept applications from households beginning Dec. 1 Learn more at http://www.dcf.ks.gov/EWAP
info2021-11-29T21:02:23-06:00November 29th, 2021|
USDA is making $1.15 billion in funding available through the ReConnect Program starting today. Eligible applicants are state, local or territory governments; corporations; Native American Tribes; limited liability companies and cooperative organizations. This funding, which does not include the nearly $2 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is available for projects that serve rural areas where at least 90 percent of the households lack broadband service at speeds of 100 megabits per second (Mbps) (download) and 20 Mbps (upload). USDA will give funding priority to projects that will serve people in low-density rural areas and areas lacking internet access services at [...]
info2021-11-29T07:09:41-06:00November 29th, 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.
info2021-11-29T07:09:00-06:00November 29th, 2021|
The proverbial clock is ticking at Derby City Hall. As December approaches, staff are preparing for a shift in management as Deputy City Manager Kiel Mangus gets ready to take over for current City Manager Kathy Sexton. Sexton’s last day working for the city (Dec. 10) is less than a month away, leaving not much time to impart any last bits of wisdom to Mangus as he prepares to take over for his predecessor. Mangus took on a new position within Derby as deputy city manager when he was hired three years ago. While that allowed for the shuffling of some [...]
info2021-11-29T07:07:34-06:00November 29th, 2021|
Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Won’t you be my neighbor? Hearing those lyrics from the children’s show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” would not have been out of place at the Nov. 9 Derby City Council meeting, as Derby’s Melvin Robinson and the Hamilton Estates HOA were presented with the inaugural Neighbor and Neighborhood of the Year awards. And the efforts they were honored for would have made Fred Rogers proud. "This award program was launched early this year to highlight and recognize contributions by individuals and neighborhoods to enhance the quality of life and feel of community in their [...]
info2021-11-29T07:06:21-06:00November 29th, 2021|
U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply on Friday morning, amid concerns around a new variant of the coronavirus found in South Africa. ... Yields slid lower on Friday, as investor fled to the safety of bonds, with stock market futures also falling. Overnight, fears of a new Covid variant found in South Africa started to rise, seeing the U.K. suspend flights from six African countries. Source: CNBC - Bonds
info2021-11-29T07:03:04-06:00November 29th, 2021|
Animals taken to the shelter by city employees can be held for five business days before ACARF officials can put the dogs or cats up for adoption. The city’s previous contract allowed for 10 days. The hope is to reduce overcrowding. Source: The Iola Register
info2021-11-29T07:01:58-06:00November 29th, 2021|
The new 800 MHz radio system designed to blanket the county with 95 percent coverage has a 12-square-mile hole in it. 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. Officials with the Miami County Sheriff’s Office reported to county commissioners at their Nov. 17 study session there is a gap in coverage in the northeast corner of the county. “We have some area up there, 12 square miles, of dead space where we can’t reach our communications at the sheriff’s office,” [...]
info2021-11-29T07:01:15-06:00November 29th, 2021|
Those heading home to Old West Lawrence for the holiday might need to ask for directions. The routes that residents have taken for years are now obstructed by temporary road barriers. It’s an experimental effort to prevent speeding and excess traffic through neighborhood streets, instead pushing drivers out to arterial roads and collector streets. Some residents of the neighborhood have concerns about the barriers’ consequences — both intended and unintended. Maren Bradley, vice president of the OWL neighborhood association, said that during an annual meeting in January, residents’ concerns about speeding, unsafe drivers and the potential dangers for kids, pedestrians and [...]
info2021-11-29T06:56:47-06:00November 28th, 2021|
Every weekday at San Antonio Public Safety Headquarters, people line up at windows to report crimes, seek advice, maybe challenge a parking ticket. But not everyone is here to conduct typical police business. Some are unsheltered and have heard the police can help them get or recover an ID, removing a huge barrier to receiving services. The ID program is the brainchild of the police department’s homeless outreach team, and it represents one piece of a puzzle that San Antonio and Bexar County (population 2 million) have been putting together since the early 2000s. Its purpose: to reduce the number of [...]
