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City commissioners want to see the next city manager focused on managing city growth, tax relief for residents and community engagement. Commissioners and the mayor outlined to The Eudora Times what they are looking for as another manager search begins this fall. This story comes after we recently asked residents what they would like to see in a manager. Read that story here. Read more: The Eudora Times

Downtown workers encounter more roadblocks than almost anyone seeking to park in the area. Now, the City of Lawrence is considering proposals to increase the cost of finding a spot around Mass Street. The city’s parking department has recently started booting cars for unpaid citations. Proposals to increase rates for all paid downtown spots and to extend hours of enforcement on weekday evenings are also on the table. Read more: The Lawrence Times

Phase one of the $222 million, 350,000-square-foot biomedical campus began in May of last year and is expected to be fully operational by the summer of 2027. The project will combine WSU’s College of Health Professions programs, the health care program at WSU Tech and the Wichita campuses of the KU School of Medicine and the KU School of Pharmacy. The campus aims to strengthen collaboration and professional health care learning.   Read more: The Sunflower

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed a court hacking that took place on Wednesday morning. The message of the content was graphic and sent a racist message that was enough to stir fear into the community. During District Magistrate Judge Phyllis Webster’s court hearing on Wednesday, an unexpected and unsolicited photo appeared on the screen, shocking those in attendance. The content displayed is not fit for print or publication. Read more: Butler County Times-Gazette

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Two hundred years ago, on August 10, 1825, a significant meeting took place near the banks of the Neosho River—one that would permanently shape the identity of a small settlement on the Santa Fe Trail. That day, representatives of the U.S. government and the Osage Nation met beneath a grove of hardwood trees to sign a treaty granting safe passage for traders and travelers venturing west along the Santa Fe Trail. The site of that meeting was given a name that has endured through the centuries: Council Grove. Read more: www.emporiagazette.com - RSS Results in news,government/*

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Anything in the street goes into storm drains — Lawrence has over 400 miles of stormwater pipes — then flows, untreated, directly into streams, reservoirs and the Kansas River. Read more: LJWorld.com

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Wichita city leaders are trying to decide how the city will save water once Stage 2 drought restrictions end. Once those restrictions end, Wichita could move to allow outdoor watering every other day. Read more: KWCH