info2020-07-02T08:51:11-05:00July 2nd, 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.
info2020-07-02T08:24:51-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
As new COVID-19 cases spike in Johnson County and across the state of Kansas, the cities of Prairie Village, Merriam, Westwood and Roeland Park have publicly posted their plans to stay in Phase 3 of Gov. Laura Kelly’s reopening plan. Phase 3, though only a recommendation framework, limits gathering sizes to 45 and permits the reopening of playgrounds provided physical distancing signs are posted. Prairie Village, Merriam, Westwood and Roeland Park’s individual announcements come on the heels of Gov. Kelly’s recommendation to halt progression in the reopening process. The recommendation does not have the teeth of enforcement, as Gov. Kelly relinquished [...]
info2020-07-02T08:23:17-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
The Roeland Park City Council last month agreed to consider adopting an ad hoc committee to work with Lexipol, a public safety policy service, to conduct a police policy review. City staff normally conducts periodic reviews of Roeland Park Police Department’s operating procedures, which have historically been developed and maintained in house. Although there is an option for a Lexipol annual review, an ad hoc committee would work with Lexipol’s expert staff for a one-time fee of $11,000. (Read more: Prairie Village Post)
info2020-07-02T08:22:53-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners will convene for a special meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order requiring people across the state to wear a face mask in public places starting Friday. Johnson County officials had been facing growing pressure from some in the community to issue a local face mask mandate following orders from neighboring Wyandotte and Jackson Counties. A petition started over the weekend asking the Johnson County Commission to issue its own face mask order is now up to nearly 3,700 signatures. As of Monday, however, the county’s health officials were [...]
info2020-07-02T08:22:00-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
Thirty-five people wished retiring Hillsboro city administrator Larry Paine a warm farewell at a reception Monday at Hillsboro city hall. Others online joined the celebration. “We’re here to celebrate a lifetime, not just 12 years of public service,” mayor Lou Thurston said. (Read more: Marion County RECORD)
info2020-07-02T08:21:32-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
Peabody is finding ways to capitalize on a shifting environment of recreation activities, in part by purchasing unused pool cleaner from Hillsboro. Since Hillsboro isn’t opening its pool this year and won’t need its two pallets of pool cleaner, Peabody city council decided Monday to purchase a pallet of 24 containers of cleaner from Hillsboro. They will cost $151 a container. (Read more: Marion County RECORD)
info2020-07-02T08:20:37-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
Bars and nightclubs in Shawnee County will need to close by 10 p.m. to comply with an emergency order health officer Gianfranco Pezzino issued Tuesday afternoon in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release put out by Amanda Monhollon, deputy public information officer for the Shawnee County Health Department. Bars and nightclubs will be the only businesses affected by the order, which Pezzino said he issued after a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases here was linked to those types of businesses. (Read more: Local News | Topeka [...]
info2020-07-02T08:19:37-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
The owners of Saint Luke’s Cushing Hospital in Leavenworth said the hospital will close this fall because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Saint Luke’s inpatient unit will close July 17 and the rest of the hospital will close Oct. 1. About 70 employees at the hospital will be able to apply for other positions in the Saint Luke’s Health System. Hospital CEO Adele Ducharme said in a news release Tuesday the hospital transitioned to emergency services last year to make it financially viable but was only a few months into the effort when the costs of the virus [...]
info2020-07-02T08:19:17-05:00July 2nd, 2020|
The Emporia Zoo is in the early stages of a $4.3 million renovation project. The zoo has opened a temporary entrance on the west end while the zoo’s main entrance undergoes reconstruction. The pond near the main entrance has been drained and dredged. Zoo Director Lisa Keith said the it is getting new rocks and landscaping, as well as an island for ducks and turtles. It’s also being reworked to incorporate a new memorial area. “It’s going to be a nice beautiful area for loved ones to come and remember those that passed on,” Keith said. “The entrance will be a [...]
info2020-07-02T08:17:24-05:00July 1st, 2020|
Wichita Wind Surge team owner Lou Schwechheimer says they were ready to play ball. When asked how soon they could be on the field if the season was not canceled. “It could be tomorrow,” says Schwechheimer. But without players which the MLB announced Tuesday. “It was a difficult call but at the end of the day our time will come,” says Schwechheimer. “I was pretty shocked,” said Wichitan Abigail Secondine Secondine is among others who admit they are casual fans of the sport. “Yeah, I think it something that a lot of people were looking forward to,” Krista Phillips. (Read more: [...]
