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Museum exhibit focuses on history of Arma
The second quarterly exhibit at Miners Hall Museum, "Little Balkans Coal Camp: Arma," will open Friday and continue through June 26. The exhibit will feature the history of the coal camp now known as Arma. Arma was incorporated as a…
Columbus hires Jake Letner as new City Administrator
The City of Columbus, Kansas hired Mr. Jake Letner as their City Administrator. Mr. Letner will assume the City Administrator position on Monday, April 4th, 2022. "Mr. Letner will be a great asset to our team as City Administrator.” says…
Russell City Manager Jon Quinday Discusses How Increased Valuations Impact Property Taxes
A few days ago, I was asked if the City receives more tax money when valuations increase. The answer is, "It depends." Property tax is the most criticized and misunderstood source of government revenue. The citizen was interested in recent…
‘It’s pretty cool stuff’: Large hotel and sports facility under construction in Goddard
The Genesis Sports Complex will be one of the premier complexes in all of Kansas and hopefully the Midwest. The complex in Goddard has five functional high school-sized baseball fields being played on and five more fields under construction –…
From rivals to frontmen: Council member chooses opponent for redistricting panel
Brett Kell and Marcus Clark were political opponents Nov. 2, when Kell beat Clark to win the District 5 seat on the Topeka City Council. But last week, Kell appointed Clark as that district’s representative on the commission assigned to…
City of Lawrence gives details for why it claims strip club cannot legally operate at its current location
The City of Lawrence has shed more light on why it is trying to shut down a local strip club that it says has been operating illegally. In a lawsuit filed Feb. 2 in Douglas County District Court, the city…
Residents of unincorporated community in Douglas County file petition to be incorporated as a city
Residents of the unincorporated community of Clearfield in Douglas County have filed a petition in hope of being incorporated as a city, Douglas County commissioners heard at their meeting Wednesday. Clearfield is an existing unincorporated community in Douglas County located…
County leaders are interested in using land for both solar energy and agriculture, but some worry about technical challenges
Douglas County leaders indicated Wednesday that they’d like to continue to consider how land in the county could be used for solar power generation and agriculture simultaneously, but they had some concerns about the technical challenges that could arise in…
Municipal Bond Trends for March 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.
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