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Finney County Museum’s Flea Market Festival draws vendors, community
The 13th annual Finney County Historical Museum’s Flea Market Festival was well attended. The Historical Society’s largest event of the year was held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. just south of the museum inside Lee Richardson Zoo. Steve…
Municipal Bond Trends for July 11, 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’s Bostic confident economy can handle another jumbo rate hike
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said the U.S. economy can cope with higher interest rates and repeated his support for another jumbo move when the central bank meets later this month. “Right now I’m pretty comfortable,” he…
Fed’s George warns raising rates too fast risks ‘oversteering’
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, who dissented last month against the central bank’s jumbo 75 basis-point increase in interest rates, cautioned that rushing to tighten policy could backfire. “Communicating the path for interest rates is likely…
City, board to discuss potential change in building codes
On Tuesday, July 12, 2022, the City of McPherson Building Inspection department will meet with the McPherson Construction Advisory Board of Trades and Board of Appeals. The meeting, aimed at discussion of moving from the 2009 International Building Codes to…
Wichita police use Narcan to save woman’s life after fentanyl overdose
For the fourth time since Wichita police started carrying Narcan, officers have saved the life of a person overdosing on fentanyl. The department said on Facebook that an officer responded just after 12 a.m. Friday to an overdose call in…
Kansas announces new module for Law Enforcement
Kansas announced recently its plan to implement a new module in police training focused on investigating missing and murdered indigenous persons. Kansas AG Derek Schmidt says the training was developed in accordance with the bipartisan passage of House Bill 2008…
Miniature artwork featured at Miami County museum
Artists from all over the United States and six countries submitted paintings and sculptures for the 17th annual Heartland Art Guild International Miniature Painting and Sculpture Art Show at the Miami County Historical Museum. Jean Cook, member of the Heartland…
Leawood may seek resident feedback on Johnson County’s last pitbull ban
Leawood residents may soon have a chance to weigh in on the city’s pit bull ban, the final such ban still on the books in a Johnson County city and one of the last ones in the wider Kansas City…
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