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Family turns old bank into ice cream parlor, arcade in Burlingame

2025-07-28T08:02:14-05:00July 28th, 2025|

A local family is getting ready to embark on a new adventure in Burlingame with the opening of an ice cream parlor in an old bank. Robin Ridgeway is getting ready for the big day when Sweet Savings Bank Ice Cream Parlor opens its doors to the community. Ridgeway and her husband, Brett, along with her daughter Samantha Garrison and son-in-law David Garrison, will open the shop for business at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 31 at 102 West Santa Fe in Burlingame. Read more: KSNT 27 News

City of Andover opens Fire Station Park

2025-07-28T08:00:46-05:00July 28th, 2025|

The City of Andover and residents celebrated a new city park opening on Tuesday evening. The park is unique in its relativity to the new Fire Station 2 and it’s positioning south of HWY 400. Fire Station Park, located at 650 S Andover Road, finally officially opened on Tuesday, July 22. The park was long-awaited by residents who reside south of HWY 400, as they haven’t had their own park with a children’s playground on that side of the highway until now. Read more: Butler County Times-Gazette

County Fire expanding search operations with new partner

2025-07-28T07:59:51-05:00July 28th, 2025|

A new four-legged recruit is rising through the ranks at Sedgwick County Fire District 1. She is a 15-month-old Belgian Malinois named Violet who is training to join the department’s search and rescue operations as a K9 crew member. Read more: www.derbyinformer.com - RSS Results in news/area_news of type article

City appoints new council amid controversy 

2025-07-28T07:58:58-05:00July 28th, 2025|

Amid recent allegations of bullying and verbal attacks, nearly the entirety of the McCune City Council and much of the city government resigned on Tuesday. Resignations included not only three of the five city council members, but also the mayor, city clerk, superintendent, assistant superintendent, and public works director, effectively leaving the small town of 350 without leadership or government infrastructure. Read more: - Latest Stories

FEMA OKs aid for Grinnell and Plevna

2025-07-27T07:57:07-05:00July 27th, 2025|

The declaration gives state and local governments, as well as certain nonprofits, the ability to apply for public assistance funds to repair and replace damaged infrastructure. The counties that can apply are Bourbon, Cheyenne, Edwards, Gove, Kiowa, Logan, Pratt, Reno, Scott, Sheridan and Stafford. Read more: Hutch News

How will De Soto’s Panasonic plant help Topeka?

2025-07-27T07:53:18-05:00July 27th, 2025|

State officials have said the plant will draw employees from as far as Topeka in the west, Leavenworth in the north and reaching into suburbs east of Kansas City. Read more: CJonline

Open consumption could soon be allowed in downtown Sedgwick

2025-07-25T09:29:57-05:00July 25th, 2025|

Designating downtown as a CCA would allow participating establishments within the district to sell cereal malt beverages and alcohol in cups up to 16 ounces, marked with the business logo, that could be carried and consumed within the boundaries. Read more: Harvey County Now

JoCo delays sales tax vote as chair decries AG’s opinion

2025-07-25T09:27:58-05:00July 25th, 2025|

Originally, the county intended to ask voters to renew the 10-year, quarter-cent public safety sales tax in November, planning to use it on capital and operating costs for the county’s Med-Act ambulance service, sheriff’s office, district attorney, mental health crisis intervention and disaster response. Now, the question is expected to come to voters in March 2026 instead, and the wording of the question could be modified. Read more: Johnson County Post

Municipal Bond Trends for July 24, 2025

2025-07-25T08:45:00-05:00July 25th, 2025|

The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

AG Opinion 2025-14: Sunday liquor sales ordinances must be published twice

2025-07-25T09:56:34-05:00July 25th, 2025|

K.S.A. 41-2911(b)(1) requires city ordinances authorizing Sunday sales of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages to be published twice. If an adopted ordinance is defeated by protest petition but subsequently included in a new compilation of the city code that is only published once, the city has not validly authorized Sunday sales. Read more: Kansas Attorney General Opinions For assistance, updating or creating a new city code for your city, contact Larry Kleeman. And if you are already a city code client, remember to email us each new ordinance so we keep your code up-to-date.

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