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Randy Smith officially hired to lead Cowley College
The Cowley College Board of Trustees hired Randy Smith to become the next president of the college starting Monday. The board held a short meeting Wednesday to approve a contract with Smith. The meeting followed a farewell reception in the…
Summer Virtual Education Series, Free to All City Clerks in Kansas (sponsored by CCMFOA)
First Session: July 13 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Expert Stacy Jaramillo with the Kansas Department of Administration, will share budget best practices, Revenue Neutral Rates and general reminders for budget submission. We'll also have a County Clerk on the…
Muni rates fall as focus turns to potential recession
Municipals rallied Wednesday, ignoring a selloff in U.S. Treasuries, after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes reiterated the Fed's position it would raise rates 50 to 75 basis points at its July meeting to stave off inflation. Equities ended…
Municipal Bond Trends for July 6, 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 ‘more restrictive’ policy as likely if inflation fails to come down, minutes say
Federal Reserve officials in June emphasized the need to fight inflation even if it meant slowing an economy that already appears on the brink of a recession, according to meeting minutes released Wednesday. In raising benchmark borrowing rates by three-quarters…
Fireworks compromise seen as successful in Barton County
The Barton County Commission at a special meeting last Thursday approved allowing rural county residents to shoot fireworks on Sunday, July 3, in addition to Monday, July 4, as was allowed under the county’s current resolution. “We made a lot…
North Newton’s electric car charging station gets work out in era of high gas prices
As gasoline has seen a dramatic rise in price, North Newton drivers are putting their city electric car charging station to good use. The city of North Newton installed two electric charging stations located at the city hall in 2019.…
Brown County puts Wind Energy Moratorium in place
The Brown County Commission met Thursday morning for the regular end-of-month meeting, and after much discussion, the group took a vote that brought the culmination of months of discussion regarding wind energy, agreeing to a Wind Energy Moratorium by a…
Peabody and Hillsboro work together to keep water flowing to customers
...sometimes, the customer has no idea just how close to a crisis they were and how very hard their cities worked to keep them from ever having to experience the slightest inconvenience. This happened in Marion County recently when the…
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