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County OKs franchise fee for Great Plains
Great Plains Industrial Park may soon benefit from a 3% franchise fee collected on electricity used within park boundaries. The park staff will use the money, estimated to be about $9,600 a year, for park infrastructure improvements. Labette County commissioners…
Bond Investors Bet on Low Peak Interest Rates
Yields indicate the central bank won’t raise short-term rates above 2%, suggesting to some investors either economic weakness or market complacency. ... the yield on the seven-year Treasury note has climbed this year from 0.643% to 1.353% as of Wednesday.…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 1, 2021
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.
Recently released novel set in Newton
A home built in the Italianate architecture style on Ambleside Lane in Newton is one many probably haven’t seen, let alone known of its existence. Built in 1883, it contains the figurative spirits of the past, written about in the…
Wichita Public Library announces new streaming service and 28 day internet bundle access checkouts
The Wichita Public Library announced new services this week. On Wednesday, the library announced that residents with a Wichita Public Library card now can stream movies, documentaries, foreign films and TV series with Kanopy. Kanopy is a video streaming platform…
Officials discuss options to fix county’s radio coverage gap
County officials are reviewing options to correct a 800 MHz radio system coverage gap in the northeast corner of the county. The $8.3 million radio system from Motorola became fully operational in early July and is to be used by…
Moundridge Communications named Smart Rural Community Provider
The communities of Moundridge and Goessel today announced that Moundridge Communications was recently named a Smart Rural Community (SRC) provider by NTCA, the Rural Broadband Association. SRC is a national network of communities powered by innovative rural broadband providers that…
Importance of ‘ruralpreneurs’ touted
Rural Kansans tend to overlook the benefits of their small communities, said Ron Wilson, who has spent recent decades focused on how to build them up. “I think we under-appreciate the good things about where we live in the rural…
Pottawatomie County to pay 3% cost of living increase, $600 bonus
Pottawatomie County government employees will receive a 3% cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2022. Along with the COLA, those employees still on staff who worked during the COVID-19 shutdown will receive a $600 one-time bonus. The decision came Monday…
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