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Company seeks Iola’s help with fiber optics
Iola City Council members will hear a request Monday from KwiKom Communications to help the company expand its fiber-optic service in Iola. KwiKom already provides such service to portions of Iola, primarily north of U.S. 54. It would cost roughly…
Company provides fiber internet for Garden Plain
Like many technological advances in modern society, several local rural communities owe their ability to access the internet to high school kids with a passion for making technology accessible. IdeaTek has recently made a deal with the city of Garden…
Candidates attend meet and greet for Atchison City Manager
Thursday evening the city hosted a meet and greet for two candidates seeking the office of City Manager. Joe Warren the current Assistant City Manager for Atchison and Amy Finch, City Manager from Cookston, Minnesota were on hand to greet…
New York Times: For Small Towns With Small Work Forces, Omicron Means Small Margins for Error
“Small as we are, if we get one phone call, that can cause a ripple,” said Sean Pederson, the city manager of Bonner Springs, Kan., a community of about 7,800 residents some 20 miles west of Kansas City. Mr. Pederson…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 21, 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.
Topeka to consider setting aside at least $35M in ARPA money for infrastructure work
Topeka's mayor and city council will consider setting aside at least $35 million to be used to finance infrastructure projects out of the federal COVID relief funding the city will receive. That body on Feb. 1 will take up a…
Shawnee County plans $5 million-plus in pay increases to try to keep up with competition for workers
Shawnee County gave its employees wage hikes totaling about $5 million after a study it had conducted in 2015 said they were generally underpaid. A similar but less comprehensive study conducted last year on the county's behalf showed that once…
Lawrence moving forward with long-delayed project to reconstruct Queens Road
This spring could finally see construction begin on a long-delayed city road project that has been tied up in litigation for years. The Lawrence City Commission approved two special taxing districts in December 2018 to fund the reconstruction of Queens…
Emporia approves housing opportunity overlay district
The Emporia City Commission approved the creation of a housing opportunity overlay district to allow for the potential development of smaller residential properties Wednesday night. The housing opportunity overlay district — which was created in a 16.8-acre vacant lot directly…
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