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Hillsboro golf course superintendent to retire after 32 years
Almost anyone who has golfed in Hillsboro anytime in the past 30 years or so knows who Gary Andrews is, because he is always around the golf course and always friendly. “Gary has done amazing things for the Hillsboro Golf…
Take a look at recent changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The United States Department of Education recently announced sweeping (and welcome) changes to the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. These changes make it easier for government and nonprofit workers to gain tax-free forgiveness on their federal student loans…
Crazy home prices hit rural Kansas and Missouri
All across the United States, the pandemic has sparked high housing prices in places long insulated from them, even rural Kansas and Missouri towns with historically low real estate values. As KCUR’S Frank Morris reports, a surge of interest in…
Prairie Village measured its city’s carbon footprint — here is what the report said
The city of Prairie Village emitted more than 227,000 metric tons of green gas emissions in 2020, according to the city’s first-ever study of its overall carbon footprint. Last year, Prairie Village entered an agreement with Kansas City-based Dynamhex to…
Municipal Bond Trends for November 29, 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.
Wichita Public Library now has 250 internet bundles, hoping to bridge digital divide for residents
"One of our library pillars of operation is digital inclusion, making sure people have access to adequate digital resources, so internet, computers, printing, faxing, that sort of thing. We hope that with the internet bundles, people with low or no…
Sedgwick County mulls doubling fine for hobby shooters whose stray bullets menace neighbors
A month after passing a $500 fine for recreational shooters whose bullets stray onto neighboring properties, Sedgwick County is aiming to pass two measures that together could raise the penalty to $1,000. The companion proposals on the Dec. 1 County…
Rural setting is backdrop for unique cemetery in Sedgwick County
A unique cemetery will soon offer a peaceful place to rest that at times looks and sounds like it did when wagons rolled across the vast Kansas prairie. Prairie Home Scattering Garden, in a rural part of Sedgwick County between…
Governor appoints new KDHE secretary
Governor Laura Kelly has appointed a former Topeka hospital executive as the new secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Janet Stanek has most recently been director of the state employee health benefits program. She replaces Dr. Lee…
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