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Pittsburg PD working to help families

info2021-02-01T07:02:39-06:00January 31st, 2021|

A Southeast Kansas Police Department comes together to help families in need. The Pittsburg Police Department is hosting a diaper drive for Crawford County DiaperStock. Over the next week the department will be collecting diapers and wipes to help families in need. Originally this was meant to help the Pittsburg community. Thanks to assistance from the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, donations will be going to the entire county. Diann Gambill, Family Response Advocate, said, "A lot of families are struggling right now, not just because of the pandemic but because of the extenuating circumstances. Diapers and wipes are an [...]

Pittsburg Library offering Wi-Fi hotspots

info2021-02-01T07:02:50-06:00January 31st, 2021|

Internet is about to become more accessible for one Southeast Kansas town. The Pittsburg Public Library is now offering mobile Wi-Fi hotspots for check out. This was made possible thanks to a grant from the Southeast Kansas Library System. The library wants to use these hotspots to help provide internet access to those in rural areas. Bev Clarkson, Pittsburg Public Library Director, said, "Considering how much virtual learning we're doing, how many people are working from home, people having access to library resources remotely or health resources, just about everything you do now requires a computer and access to the internet." [...]

Municipal Bond Trends for January 28, 2021

info2021-01-29T07:53:56-06:00January 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.

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates and asset purchases unchanged, sees growth slowing

info2021-01-29T07:47:34-06:00January 28th, 2021|

The Federal Reserve kept its foot to the floor Wednesday in terms of the help it is providing for an economy that central bank officials say has slowed down. Consistent with market expectations, the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee said it was keeping its benchmark short-term borrowing rate anchored near zero and maintaining an asset purchasing program that is seeing the Fed buy at least $120 billion a month. "The economy is a long way from our monetary policy and inflation goals, and it's likely to take some time for substantial further progress to be achieved," Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said [...]

Derby schools to stay in person through first half of February

info2021-01-29T07:47:59-06:00January 28th, 2021|

Derby students will remain in classrooms for at least the first half of February. The gating committee for Derby Public Schools voted Wednesday to keep the district in the “yellow” column of its criteria chart, keeping students in person instead of a hybrid or online format. The gating committee’s latest decision lasts from Feb. 1 to Feb. 12. Committee members will meet again via Zoom at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 to determine operations for Feb. 16 to Feb. 26. Source: Derby Informer | News

Kansas 911 administrator blames three-hour outage on ‘technological anomaly’

info2021-01-29T07:48:49-06:00January 28th, 2021|

Rep. John Carmichael questioned the reliability of the state’s 911 call handling system during a hearing Thursday on why the system went down for 3 hours and 20 minutes on Nov. 29. The Wichita Democrat said the outage demonstrates the failure of a backup system that was flagged as a risk by state auditors in 2018. “The bottom line is my constituent standing on the street with her husband dying as a result of a traffic accident — she couldn’t get through to anybody,” Carmichael said. “So the system we have right now doesn’t work, does it?” Scott Ekberg, an administrator [...]

Divided Johnson County commission extends COVID rules on restaurants and gatherings

info2021-01-29T07:48:58-06:00January 28th, 2021|

The Johnson County Board of Commissioners on Thursday extended limits on public gatherings and a midnight curfew on bars and restaurants through the end of March. The order, which was previously set to expire Jan. 31, limits public gatherings to 50 people, or 50% capacity of a venue, whichever is less. The gathering limit exempts shops, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, fitness centers, health care facilities, churches and funeral homes, as well as private gatherings. Commissioners voted 5-2 to extend the order through March 31, with the hope that the number of new COVID-19 cases will drop in the coming months while the vaccine [...]

Park City looks up as it plans to build a downtown

info2021-01-29T07:49:25-06:00January 28th, 2021|

Park City wants to build something it doesn’t have, a downtown district. The 40-year-old city was built as an improvement district. It accommodates those who get off of the highway, but since becoming an official city, assistant city administrator Dana Walden said a group of dreamers wanted a downtown district. "We don't have a downtown district, we've always wanted a downtown district,” said Dana Walden. While Covid slowed down the process, it did not stop the city leaders from moving forward on the plan. Source: KSN-TV

Wichita Police Department to start up “Second Chance Thursdays” again

info2021-01-29T07:49:44-06:00January 28th, 2021|

The Wichita Police Department is starting up "Second Chance Thursdays" again. Patrol West community police officers at 5803 W. Central will host the next event on Thursday, February 11th from 3pm to 10pm. If you have a traffic warrant that needs a new court date, this event is for you. They will also be helping with Notice to Appear warrants for anything, Probation Violation Warrants We are also helping with Notice to Appear warrants for anything, Probation Violation Warrants for anything, however UCC ( Uniform Criminal Complaint Warrants) and all other city bench warrants for criminal arrests are still bookable. These [...]

Sedgwick County lowers age restrictions for COVID vaccination; blocks county jumping

info2021-01-29T07:49:58-06:00January 28th, 2021|

The Sedgwick County Health Department has opened its COVID-19 vaccination program to anyone 80 or older and is scheduling appointments for walk-in or drive-through vaccines next week, county officials announced Thursday afternoon. But no county jumping will be allowed. Only Sedgwick County residents can sign up for vaccines from the health department, Assistant County Manager Tim Kaufman said. That’s a major departure from guidance by the state’s top doctor, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Dr. Lee Norman, who said last week that “a resident can go into any county and get vaccinated.” Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle