info2020-03-04T06:47:18-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
A new initiative aims to connect manufacturing companies in the county with educators to ensure students are gaining the skills they need to fill local jobs. Jim Zaleski, the city’s economic development director, told Parsons city commissioners about the inaugural Labette County Education-Manufacturing Luncheon on Monday. “To me I think it’s a pretty big deal,” he said. (Read more: Parsons Sun)
info2020-03-04T06:48:16-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
The site plan and term sheet for the Soldier Creek Wind Farm (SCWF) were approved in July 2019. Since that time, the Nemaha County (NC) Commissioners have been in negotiations to fine tune the details that were already laid out in the term sheet. After many phone calls and months of negotiations with NextEra Energy Resources (NE) – the project’s developer – the County now has agreed to the final terms for the development of the SCWF. Commissioners Gary Scoby, Dennis Henry and Tim Burdiek signed the binding documents during a special meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The five agreements that [...]
info2020-03-04T06:48:43-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
The doors of Bluestem Mercantile opened for the first time Monday afternoon. The grocery and general store is not staffed by hired professionals. It is fully operated by students from the Bluestem school district. "I wanted to have something on their resume that they can take from here and immediately go do something after high school" says Amie Oltman, a special education teacher for Bluestem USD. Students of all backgrounds are going to play a role in the store, including those with special needs. All the students who work at Mercantile, will be gaining skills that will be valuable once they graduate. "Count back [...]
info2020-04-16T08:06:33-05:00March 3rd, 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.
info2020-03-03T07:47:03-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
Last year, Roeland Park began two programs to help residents cope with the rising cost of living. The programs provide assistance with property taxes and exterior home maintenance. “This was an objective from our mayor back in 2018 for the 2019 budget. He wanted to address the fact that property taxes in Johnson County keep going up,” said Jennifer Jones-Lacy, assistant city administrator and finance director for Roeland Park. The tax-related program allows homeowners who qualify to receive a rebate on the city’s portion of their property taxes. (Read more: Joco 913 News)
info2020-03-03T07:43:27-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
Don’t panic over the coronavirus, Shawnee County health officer Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino said Monday. “This is not going to be a death sentence,” Pezzino told county commissioners at their morning meeting. “This is not the plague.” The vast majority of people infected with the coronavirus experience only a mild fever and cough, through some become very ill, said Pezzino, who is a physician. A few people die after being infected, with that currently appearing to be about 2 percent, Pezzino said. (Read more: Local - The Topeka Capital-Journal)
info2020-03-03T07:42:19-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
While home at Christmas, Buhler High graduate and California Polytechnic State University senior Logan Lawson was searching for a place to locate a startup tech business in Hutchinson after he graduates. Lawson, 22, has developed a prototype sensor platform that allows certain automotive or industrial equipment that is traditionally monitored on site through gauges or monitors to be monitored off site through a smartphone or computer. While driving around with his dad looking at buildings, he was struck by the former Hutchinson Fire Station No. 1 at Avenue B and Walnut. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)
info2020-03-03T07:36:56-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
City leaders will soon consider changes to the local resolution governing city employee unions that an area union says are “anti-worker.” Teamsters Local 696 requested changes in December to the resolution that union representatives say will ensure employees’ right to organize and join a union, but have come out against the measures that city staff have proposed in response to its request. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting changes dealing with the division of employee groups for the purposes of unionization and the voting process for unionization, among other changes. City staff is recommending [...]
info2020-03-03T07:36:18-06:00March 3rd, 2020|
Lawrence City Hall may soon have a new position responsible for urging city government to be more racially sensitive and aware of issues related to social justice and equity. City commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday will be asked to give City Manager Craig Owens permission to start interviewing for a senior level manager to serve as the city’s director of equity and inclusion. “I think Craig really heard in all of his meetings and listening tour that these are important values in our community and important work,” Casey Toomay, assistant city manager, said. “He recognizes we already are doing some [...]
info2020-03-03T07:52:17-06:00March 2nd, 2020|
The Finney County Juvenile Detention Center is opening a children’s shelter, giving teens in foster care a place to stay in Southwest Kansas. “People are working towards building more but for now, we seem to be the only one on this side of the state and it is a big need because a lot of our kids, it’s forcing a lot of our youth to be transferred to Kansas City, Wichita, and Hutchinson,” said Shelter Coordinator William Sanchez. A bill was passed in 2016 that has fewer youths being admitted into juvenile detention centers and this had the department looking to [...]
