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Wichita beer festival, on hiatus since COVID, is making its big comeback at a local park
Beer lovers used to look forward every fall to the big Midwest Beerfest, which in its heyday would fill Century II with local, regional and national breweries passing out samples of their best brews. That event — which was always…
Newton begins eminent domain process to claim land for rail spur
The city of Newton will begin the eminent domain process and condemnation proceedings to acquire land to build a railroad spur to serve the Kansas Logistics Park. They approved a resolution to begin the process at their Tuesday commission meeting.…
‘I hope I’m alive to see it completed’: Kellogg construction project gets underway
A construction project on Kellogg that will stretch from east Wichita to Andover will take years, but it could've been much worse. "I hope I'm alive to see it completed," said Debbie Maltbie, who lives near Kellogg. Maltbie was at…
Music to crawl downtown: Portion of downtown Winfield to close for annual music event
The Winfield Main Street Committee of the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce is planning another Pre-Festival Hamburger Feed and Music Crawl today to celebrate the 50th Walnut Valley Festival. Like last year, a portion of the downtown streets will be…
Lawrence leaders express interest in putting cap on amount of general public comment at meetings
Lawrence city leaders say they are interested in putting some limits on general public comments at meetings, capping the period allowed for those comments at 30 minutes. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission discussed potential changes…
Seaman USD 345 considers stocking Narcan in schools in the event of opiate overdose
Seaman USD 345 administrators don’t think they would need it, but if they ever do, they want Narcan to be readily available should there ever be a need to revive a student who overdosed. The Seaman Board of Education on…
Municipal Bond Trends for September 13, 2022
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.
Stephen Wade, a native of the Shawnee County community, is chosen as Topeka’s next city manager
Topeka's first three permanent city managers came from other states. But the next, Stephen Wade, is a native of this community. After months of searching and multiple closed-door meetings, Topeka's mayor and council voted 10-0 late Tuesday to approve a…
See a new view of Kansas in Exploration Place’s new original dome theater film
A new film produced by Exploration Place for screening only in its digital dome theater gives new meaning to the term flyover country. While the phrase is often used to describe areas between the coasts of the United States that…
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