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Lenexa considers redesigned Indian Trails Aquatic Center
A new design for the Indian Trails Aquatic Center in Lenexa that prominently features a lazy river, slides and diving boards has begun to take shape as the city considers how to increase attendance and cost recovery at its four swimming…
Dodge City eliminates enrollment fees for all students K-12
Some Kansas families will not have to pay enrollment fees this school year. On Monday, the Dodge City Board of Education voted in favor of eliminating them for all students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, effective immediately. This includes fees…
Lawrence parks host honeybee rescue program that finds safe homes for swarming bees
High in a tree in Lawrence’s South Park, a wooden box is secured to a branch, offering a home for honeybees that would otherwise have trouble finding one. The swarm rescue boxes have recently been placed in 16 City of…
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…
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