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Hundreds of people stepping up to volunteer with Andover tornado clean up
Since the tornado struck Sedgwick County and Butler County Friday night, many people have been asking how they can help. On Monday, The City of Andover invited volunteers to sign up at United Methodist Church. People were already lined up…
4th Annual Big Kansas Road Trip information
Communities across Southeast Kansas are preparing for visitors. The fourth annual "Big Kansas Road Trip" will make its way to Cherokee, Crawford, and Bourbon County. It will start Thursday May 5th, and continue through Sunday. Every year the Kansas Sampler…
Garden City focused on ensuring the city has adequate water supplies
... Buffalo Dunes, Garden City’s municipal golf course, ... is halfway through converting more than 20 acres of irrigated bluegrass to buffalo and other native grasses. The move is expected to save up to 20 million gallons of water a…
The most photographed tornado in history? Army of cellphone journalists documented storm
It’s been a decade since a major tornado hit the Wichita area, and during that time, technology has advanced — to say the least. On Friday night, just after a tornado ravaged the Andover area, social media was suddenly flooded…
Headcounts are down at public schools. Now budgets are too.
In Olathe, Kansas, where the school system is cutting 140 jobs, Deputy Superintendent John Hutchison said the extra federal money merely put off the inevitable. Now it is trimming millions of dollars from its budgets because enrollment, having peaked at…
Heavily damaged elementary school won’t reopen this spring, Andover district says
The Andover elementary school slammed by a tornado Friday night will not be used for the rest of the school year, the Andover school district said Saturday night. Prairie Creek Elementary School “suffered significant damage,” the district said in a…
Kansas’ teacher pay rising
Public school teacher pay in Kansas continues to improve in the years since the state Supreme Court ruled the Legislature was unconstitutionally underfunding education, according to a national ranking of teacher salaries. But teacher salaries in the Sunflower State still…
Municipal Bond Trends for April 29, 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.
Kansas Legislature’s late-night surge covers sports betting, budget, KPERS and COVID-19
The House and Senate completed a flurry of votes early Friday sending to Gov. Laura Kelly bills legalizing sports gambling, investing more than $1.1 billion in the state’s pension system and blocking government mask mandates for all contagious disease outbreaks.…
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