info2020-09-17T07:46:49-05:00September 17th, 2020|
Now in its 17th year, the Battle of the Badges blood drive to benefit the Red Cross is spurring healthy competition between the McPherson Sheriff’s Department and the McPherson Fire Department. Last year, the McPherson Fire Department knocked out the competition and claimed the traveling trophy. Source: McPherson Weekly News » Feed
info2020-09-17T07:45:56-05:00September 17th, 2020|
For the past eight years the Paola Community Garden has sat on city-owned land in the Paola Industrial Park, but garden volunteers have always known they may need to move the amenity if a developer was ever interested in the property. Over time the garden’s footprint has grown along with its produce, and it now features a bridge, picnic table, shelter, shed and a butterfly garden that includes a memorial tree in memory of Regan Johnson, a 16-year-old Paola High School junior who took her own life in December 2017. Her death led to the creation of the Shifting Gears for [...]
info2020-09-17T07:45:34-05:00September 17th, 2020|
The Mayor and City Commissioners are proud to announce the appointment of Kelly Passauer to the position of City Manager effective immediately. Over the last several months, the Commission discussed the specific needs of Independence, realizing there is a need to develop a long-term direction for the community. In doing that, they interviewed various candidates for the position and discussed the new direction with all finalists. The Commission felt that it would be necessary for the City to move in a new direction, breaking the traditional model that has been a guide in the past. The new model would develop a [...]
info2020-09-17T07:44:32-05:00September 17th, 2020|
An operator of the Wamego Wastewater Treatment Facility was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of violating the Clean Water Act, said U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister. According to the office of the United States Attorney Stephen McCallister, David Schleif, 47, of Belvue, was charged with discharging untreated and inadequately treated sewage from the Wamego Wastewater Treatment Facility into the Kansas River. The crime is alleged to have occurred between May 2017 and August 2019. Schleif was also charged with 19 counts of including falsified data in discharge monitoring reports. Source: KSNT News
info2020-09-17T07:42:47-05:00September 17th, 2020|
One of the potential hurdles to extending the Missouri Pacific Trail through east Iola has been cleared, even before the project has entered the city’s radar. Iola City Council members approved the purchase of a parcel of land at 308 N. First St. for $1,500. The land held a recently demolished house that had been condemned by the city because of its unsafe condition. It also happens to be the only portion of the old Missouri Pacific Rail Line that Iola did not have sufficient easements necessary to extend the walking and biking trail from downtown Iola to the new Iola [...]
info2020-09-17T07:42:00-05:00September 17th, 2020|
Californian Anya Poplavska came to Allen County this summer to learn more about the Midwest and work on environmental projects. She left last week with a better understanding about what it means to be part of a community. Her introduction to Allen County, though, came with an eye-opening city council meeting in a small town. She felt the judgmental stare from a local resident, who seemed to be sizing her up as a West Coast elitist. “I’d never experienced anything like that, and it was a taste of my own medicine,” she said. “It made me realize we like to put [...]
info2020-09-17T07:41:01-05:00September 17th, 2020|
The Federal Open Market Committee, excluding four members, sees interest rates staying at the zero to 0.25% range they're in now for the foreseeable future, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Summary of Economic Projections, released after its meeting, which ended Wednesday. "The Committee expects to maintain an accommodative stance of monetary policy until" it hits its goal of maximum employment and 2% inflation over the long-term, according to its post-meeting statement. “We will maintain current rate until inflation reaches 2.0%,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at his press conference. “Progress has been better than expected, but even so, overall activity [...]
info2020-09-17T07:52:17-05:00September 17th, 2020|
New owners of the Sprint Campus plan to rename, renovate and expand the sprawling office park in Overland Park. Wichita-based real estate development firm Occidental Management, which purchased the campus from Sprint Corp. in July 2019, announced plans Wednesday to renovate existing buildings and add as much as 2.7 million square feet in new construction. The company plans to add new multi-family housing, office, retail and restaurant space. Sprint opened its iconic campus in 2001 but as the telecommunications company’s fortunes changed, it dramatically reduced its workforce on the 190-acre site, which has nearly 4 million square feet of office space. [...]
info2020-09-16T07:52:59-05:00September 16th, 2020|
Federal Reserve officials resume deliberations Wednesday about how to detail plans to support the economy now that they have formally adopted a strategy to keep interest rates lower for longer. Officials’ public remarks before entering their traditional pre-meeting quiet period two weeks ago suggested they hadn’t yet decided how to reconfigure their policy statement to reflect the new framework. This raises the prospect they could make a few changes now and more extensive ones later this year. The central bank releases its policy statement at 2 p.m. Eastern time along with new economic projections. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell follows with a [...]
info2020-09-16T07:38:20-05:00September 16th, 2020|
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.
