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Shawnee County trails increasingly used as a transportation network
Shawnee County maintains 60 miles of trails, with 31.64 miles being paved, said Mike McLaughlin, communications and public information supervisor for Shawnee County Parks and Recreation. While the county's trails are used mostly for recreation, they're increasingly becoming a transportation…
Municipal Bond Trends for September 8, 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.
More in county going hungry
Most banks store money, but the Food Bank of Reno County is stocked with canned goods and pantry items instead. Particularly amid current rising economic costs, however, food is money. Penny Taapken, the director of the food bank for the…
Seeking new ways to boost workforce: Kansas office could expand state’s use of apprenticeships
As Kansas prepares for technology giant Panasonic to break ground on a multibillion dollar factory, Gov. Laura Kelly announced a new office designed to boost apprenticeships and help better bolster the state’s workforce. Under an executive order signed Tuesday, Kelly’s…
Fed Chair Powell vows to raise rates to fight inflation ‘until the job is done’
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in an appearance Thursday emphasized the importance of getting inflation down now before the public gets too used to higher prices and comes to expect them as the norm. In his latest comments underlining his…
New City Administrator comes to Spring Hill
The City of Spring Hill welcomes Lane Massey as the new City Administrator. Massey joins the City with a Masters of Public Administration and more than 20 years of city government experience. He worked for the City of Wichita and…
The bridges of Jefferson County 50 years after a failed bond election
When bridge inspections were first mandated by Congress over 50 years ago, 72% of the Jefferson County bridges were found to be incapable of carrying the legal weight limit. That is 129 of the county’s 180 bridges. Five of those…
Kansas wants to plug abandoned oil wells that belch methane and swallow groundwater
Last summer, a utility worker stumbled across a well — one of thousands of abandoned, unplugged oil and gas wells scattered across Kansas — just 15 feet from a stream in La Cygne, an hour south of Kansas City. Such…
Housing study adopted to help guide Derby’s growth opportunities
As part of the Vision Derby 2040 comprehensive plan, housing diversity – to meet the needs of a variety of age groups and income ranges – was outlined as a key tool for Derby’s future success. In line with meeting…
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