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10-year Treasury yield falls to near one-month low as recession fears intensify
U.S. Treasury yields were mixed on Friday as investors continued to assess the risk of an economic downturn. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was trading marginally lower at 2.972%, paring losses after falling to 2.941% earlier in…
Mission Hills Country Club responds to pickleball noise lawsuit
The Mission Hills Country Club has responded to a lawsuit against them that claims the club’s pickleball court noise is causing a married couple “emotional distress.”... The lawsuit called for a temporary injunction to prevent the club from using tennis…
Dodge City lifts water watch
The City of Dodge City Water Watch that was issued on June 17, 2022, is lifted effective Friday, July 1. Following the Water Conservation Plan and Ordinance No. 3583, a water watch is terminated when the triggering events have ceased to exist. “Currently, water tower levels…
Rice County town to become the UFO Capital of Kansas
While many people will be focused on fireworks and the nation’s independence this weekend, the residents of Geneseo in rural Rice County, population 236, are thinking more otherworldly. A festival is planned on Saturday outside the Geneseo Museum to mark…
Municipal Bond Trends for June 30, 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.
JoCo rideshare program expanding next week
Public transit is expanding in Johnson County next week with RideKC Micro Transit. RideKC 499 Johnson County Micro Transit will expand its service area and operate seven days a week beginning July 5. They will still run from 6 a.m.…
Some in Prairie Village irked by planned removal of massive oak for teardown-rebuild project
Some Prairie Village residents are upset about the pending removal of a mature oak tree as part of a teardown-rebuild project off Nall Avenue and W. 69th Street. Residents like Barbara Dooley are concerned not only about this specific tree…
Sustainability Advisory Board sends plastic bag ban on to Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence’s Sustainability Advisory Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ordinance banning establishments from using single-use plastic bags. The draft ordinance will go next to the Lawrence City Commission for consideration. If the commission approves it, the ordinance will ban…
ATF to open first-of-its-kind Center of Excellence at Wichita State’s Innovation Campus
In a huge win for Wichita State University, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is preparing to open a Crime Gun Intelligence Center of Excellence on the school’s Innovation Campus. The national center, unlike anything the ATF currently…
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