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Atchison Approves COVID Premium Pay from ARPA Funds
City Commissioners approved a one-time payment of $1,000 per employee for front-line employees who were deemed essential and forced to continue to work during the shutdown during the height of the COVID pandemic panic during Monday’s regular meeting. To be…
Johnson Drive through downtown Shawnee is going down to 3 lanes
Shawnee’s pilot project to reduce lanes and slow down traffic on Johnson Drive through the downtown area is now underway. Crews have begun re-striping a stretch of Johnson Drive between Flint and Goddard streets. Work is slated to wrap up by…
Roeland Park lets Johnson County’s last citywide mask mandate expire
The last city in Johnson County with a face mask mandate has let its order expire. Roeland Park was the only remaining city that required masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. On Monday, the city council voted 5-4 to…
Bus stop issue resolved
The issue of motorists having to stop for school buses along U.S. 54 just outside LaHarpe has been resolved. LaHarpe City Attorney Fred Works said Monday the Iola school district has reached an agreement with a family allowing buses to use the…
How will Kansas spend $1.6B in COVID aid? Charities, sheriffs, theaters make their pitch
Help for the homeless. Grants for movie theaters. Hydroelectricity. As Kansas prepares to allocate $1.6 billion in federal COVID-19 aid, business groups, non-profit organizations and civic advocates from across the state are pushing a sweeping range of proposals for spending…
$420K COVID grant will aid purchase of hotel for domestic violence shelter in Wichita
Money from a federal COVID-19 grant will be used to help the Wichita Family Crisis Center buy a hotel and transform it into a shelter for victims of domestic abuse. The City Council on Tuesday approved spending $420,000 from the…
Municipal Bond Trends for November 15, 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.
Entirely possible that we’ll see low interest rates forever, asset manager says
Interest rates could remain at their record lows "forever," according to one asset manager, despite a recent rush to normalize policy by many of the world's central banks. GAM Investments' Julian Howard told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" last week that…
KCK eyes overhead gondola as a new means of transit to connect to downtown Kansas City
At one time, downtown Kansas City was well connected to downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Over the years, there were trains, ferries and streetcars that allowed people to easily move across the Kansas River and across state lines. But those local…
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