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Maize named fastest growing city in Kansas
A new report from the League of Kansas Municipalities, using data from the 2020 U.S. Census, has named Maize the fastest growing city in Kansas. Residents and city officials said they aren’t surprised at all. “I don’t see how any…
Johnson County’s Central library set to debut drive-thru, areas for kids ‘to burn off some steam’
Johnson County's Central Resource Library in Overland Park is set to re-open Tuesday after being partially closed for a year. When the library closed for renovations last February, the staff walled off a small portion of the building and called…
Moving out of the Sedgwick county courthouse? Commissioners will vote to move 10 agencies Wednesday
To make more space in the crowded Sedgwick County Courthouse, 10 agencies may be on the move. The decision to move them could be as early as the next county commission meeting, on Wednesday, February 23. "COVID has been a…
‘Don’t Meth with Us’ comes to Winfield
The Winfield Noon Kiwanis Club has a mission to help the children of the world, one child at a time. This mission has been demonstrated through the presentation of the “Don’t Meth with Us” program in two of the four…
Newton’s birthday party planned for 2-22-22
There was a dark side and a lighter side to Newton when the town came into existence about 150 years ago. On the seedier side was Hyde Park, a place with pop-up saloons where gunslingers and cowboys bellied up to…
Bike Across Kansas returns to Hutchinson for overnight stay after two-decade-plus absence
It has been 23 years since riders in the annual Biking Across Kansas had a scheduled stop in Hutchinson. ... There will be some differences in this year’s BAK. During that 25th annual ride in June 1999, riders chose from…
Municipal Bond Trends for February 17, 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.
Mester backs faster Fed rate-hike pace if needed to tame prices
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said she supports raising interest rates next month and tightening policy at a faster pace if needed to curb inflation. “I believe it will be appropriate to move the funds rate up…
Bullard says Fed may need to raise rates above 2% to curb prices
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said bringing down inflation may require the central bank to overshoot a neutral target interest rate, which he sees as about 2%. “If you wanted to put downward pressure on inflation,…
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