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Who will be Topeka’s next city manager? City council will choose from among these finalists.
Stephen Wade, the city of Topeka's administrative and financial services director, is among four finalists to become Topeka's next city manager. The others are Abbe Yacoben, deputy finance director and treasurer for the city of Las Vegas; Mike Harmon, former…
Garden City seeks artists for Southeast Park’s mural
The Garden City Commission received an update on the Fitness Court mural selection for Southeast Park at the Commission’s regular meeting Tuesday. Aaron Stewart, Garden City Parks and Recreation director, said a Request for Proposals has been released to “capture…
Three century-old local businesses still thriving as Hutch celebrates 150
Throughout Hutchinson’s history, some of the city’s oldest businesses continue today — some through innovative technology and others with consistent business practices. These businesses range from grocery stores to mining operations, many from the 1920s or earlier in or around…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 17, 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.
Fed sees interest rate hikes continuing until inflation eases substantially, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials at their July meeting indicated they likely would not consider pulling back on interest rate hikes until inflation came down substantially, according to minutes from the session released Wednesday. During a meeting where the central bank approved…
Old Settlers Days to be held in downtown Mulvane
The Old Settlers Days festival will return to Mulvane Aug. 19 through 21, with a host of activities for all ages. While the festival will feature an expanded carnival and new cornhole tournament, a host of classic activities will make…
USD 260 continues to improve school safety
As the general trend across the U.S. has seen active shooter incidents increase over the past 20 years, the Derby school district has continued efforts over that same time frame to put safety in its classrooms at a premium. Retired…
Johnson County rated as fastest growing home prices
Stacker compiled a list of cities’ fastest growing home prices in Kansas with data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the dollar change in Zillow Home Values Index for all homes from the twelve months ending June 2022. Data was…
Harvey County agrees to contribute $75,000 for broadband expansion
The Board of Harvey County Commissioners gave a verbal commitment Tuesday to provide $75,000 in matching funding toward a IdeaTek project to provide broadband service to underserved rural areas. Commissioners also approved setting aside a total of $250,000 for future…
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