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Municipal bonds rally on hope of stimulus, Fed action from Washington

info2020-03-25T08:36:22-05:00March 25th, 2020|

The municipal market rallied significantly Tuesday as participants placed bets that a stimulus package from Washington was coming closer to being reality and news that the Federal Reserve may be given authority to buy longer-dated municipal debt made its way around the Street. The short end in particular was rebounding from the extraordinary sell off of the past two weeks after the Fed yesterday announced it would include variable rate demand obligations as well as short-term paper to its balance sheets. While there was still no definitive answer from Washington on what the stimulus package might fully entail and whether the [...]

Reno County Commission challenges community to respond to avoid ’shelter in place’ order

info2020-03-25T08:32:09-05:00March 25th, 2020|

While there were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Reno County on Tuesday, county leaders called on residents to be even more vigilant in staying home and away from public places to avoid having to impose formal restrictions on movement. The county’s number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 remained at two, despite results from 22 tests coming back from state labs overnight. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)

Sedgwick County health official signs stay-home order; it starts at midnight

info2020-03-25T08:30:59-05:00March 25th, 2020|

Local officials are urging people not to panic as Sedgwick County enters the hunker-down phase of the coronavirus pandemic. The county’s health officer signed a stay-at-home order Tuesday to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Sedgwick County joins nearly half of the United States population in being urged to stay home. “There’s no need to panic; there’s a need to be careful right now,” Sedgwick County Manager Tom Stolz said. (Read more: Local News |)

AG Derek Schmidt provides guidance on law enforcement duties and authorities during COVID-19 declared emergencies

info2020-03-25T08:30:31-05:00March 25th, 2020|

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt today provided law enforcement agencies and county prosecutors statewide with legal guidance to assist in performing their duties while emergency declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic are in effect. The guidance, in the form of a memorandum, has been produced by the Attorney General’s Office in response to questions from law enforcement agencies and officials about their duties and authorities arising from emergency orders issued by federal, state and local officials. The memorandum explains the legal framework of the different emergency authorities and describes how they may interact. In particular, it provides guidance for law enforcement [...]

Saline County approves temporary leave directive for COVID-19

info2020-03-25T08:27:10-05:00March 25th, 2020|

The Saline County Board of Commissioners approved a temporary policy for county employees affected by the coronavirus. The policy that was voted on at the board’s 9 a.m. Tuesday meeting allows 80 hours of advanced leave by the county to county employees who have depleted their paid leave or have not earned leave because they are new employees. Marilyn Leamer, human resources director for the county said this would provide relief to employees who are quarantined ... (Read more: News - Salina Journal)

Labette County discuses local response to coronavirus

info2020-03-25T08:26:22-05:00March 25th, 2020|

Labette County commissioners met in special session Monday afternoon to hear updates on the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commission Chairman Lonie Addis was in the commission room in the county courthouse and Commissioners Doug Allen and Fred Vail attended via phone. So far, Labette County has no confirmed cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus. (Read more: Parsons Sun)

Shawnee County health officer issues stay-at-home order in campaign against coronavirus

info2020-03-25T08:24:46-05:00March 25th, 2020|

A Shawnee County stay-at-home order will require everyone to remain home except to meet essential needs, such as getting food, caring for a relative or friend, receiving necessary health care, working at an essential job or engaging alone in outdoor activity, such as walking or running. (Read more: Local - The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Franklin County issues stay-at-home order

info2020-03-25T08:24:34-05:00March 25th, 2020|

Franklin County Health Officer Dr. Bud Ransom issued a stay at home order Tuesday for the county in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. All non-essential businesses should be closed effective at 12:01 a.m. March 26. This order will last for 30 days.... The health department said everyone should stay at home except for essential duties for business continuity or government functions, to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary healthcare or perform activities related to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. (Read more: KSNT News)

Saline County has no positive coronavirus cases, no shelter-in-place order

info2020-03-25T08:28:06-05:00March 25th, 2020|

Saline County still has no confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, according to a news release from the county at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The release said, however, that no positive cases reported does not mean that there isn’t a potential for a positive case to exist in the community. It is possible that a person hasn’t met the requirements for testing set by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and has been advised by a medical provider to self-quarantine. (Read more: News - Salina Journal)

Shawnee council works to hold meeting within parameters of social distancing, 10-person limit

info2020-03-25T08:25:33-05:00March 25th, 2020|

An air of uncertainty hung about the Shawnee council chambers last night, while city leaders and staff conducted a council meeting in line with social distancing guidelines and a 10-person limit. Some cities in the Shawnee Mission area canceled their meetings or agreed to conduct their meetings remotely, while other cities’ council meetings took place last week. Shawnee’s meetings fall on the second and fourth Monday each month, and last night’s meeting happened to occur the day before a metro-wide stay at home order for 30 days was to begin. (Read more: Shawnee Mission Post – Community news and events for [...]