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Muni yields hit levels not seen since early April 2020
Municipal yields rose double digits Friday bringing levels to highs not seen since early April 2020. The short end of triple-A scales have risen more than 30 basis points over the past five sessions on elevated selling pressure and overall…
Overland Park ‘sober living’ house can move forward, despite some opposition in Shannon Valley subdivision
A planned “sober living” house in Overland Park’s Shannon Valley Estates subdivision falls under federal Fair Housing Act protections and can be operated without additional use permits or hearings, city officials say. The decision has left neighbors no clear path…
New mural goes up in downtown Pittsburg
Art students at Pittsburg State University have completed a 12-by-29-foot tiger mural on the south exterior wall of Main Street Axe Company, 216 S. Broadway. The mural was conceptualized, designed and painted by students in Jamie Oliver’s mural painting class.…
Hope springs from Kansas governor’s proposal to restore water funding
Connie Owen, director of Kansas Water Office, says the governor’s recommendation to restore funding for water projects has given her organization momentum as it considers a wide range of needs. Legislators since 2008 have not allocated the full $8 million…
Garden City appoints three to key administrative positions
The City of Garden City has appointed Jared Kuhlmann as Finance Director, Emily Burns as Assistant Finance Director, and Ellie Voepel as Human Resources Director. City Manager Matt Allen said the City advertised in 2021 for key leadership vacancies within…
End of an era: RCPD Director Dennis Butler calls it a career
After 42 years of service to the public, Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler is officially retiring. Monday will be his last day on duty. Butler began his policing career in 1979 when he was hired as a cadet.…
Winfield arts council receives $50,000 national award
The Winfield Arts & Humanities Council has been awarded $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Rescue Plan. Winfield Arts & Humanities Council is one of five Kansas organizations to receive an NEA grant…
‘Just the beginning’: Wyandotte County to establish public defender’s office by 2024
Wyandotte County will establish a public defender’s office, a week after several residents spoke in a public hearing on why the county needed one. The Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services voted on Friday to create the office, said…
Wind energy proponent says Senate bills would kill development in Kansas
Wind and solar farms would be banned in more than half of Kansas counties — and made nearly impossible in the rest — under a trio of bills heard by legislators this week. One of the bills would require leases…
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