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New restaurant in Maize run entirely by high school students
There's a new restaurant in Maize that is preparing a recipe for success for high school students eager to learn more about the business world. It opened just last week and will close on Friday, even though it's been a…
Unified Greeley County completes Sunflower’s site certification
Unified Greeley County completed the site certification process for a light industrial property in Tribune, Kan. Unified Greeley County, in conjunction with Greeley County Community Development, submitted the necessary information to qualify it for certification through Sunflower Electric Power Corporation’s…
Murals becoming a trend across rural Kansas
From Hays to Great Bend to Lecompton, small towns across the state increasingly turn to larger-than-life works of art to inspire pride among residents and attract tourists. And as more towns blaze this artistic trail, the economic benefits of murals…
Municipal Bond Trends for October 20, 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.
$800,000 in grants going to support law enforcement
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall announced $839,491 in Department of Justice grants to support Kansas law enforcement. These grants will be dispersed to 10 communities, including Sedgwick County – which is slated to receive $443,481 through the grant…
Sedgwick County Commissioners to vote on regulating firearms being discharged across property lines
Community members of a newer development in north Derby are demanding action after many of them say their properties have been damaged by others firing guns outside city limits. Sedgwick County commissioners are now looking to crack down on the…
Bridge dedicated to Ark City fallen solider
A special ceremony dedicating a bridge on U.S. 166 east of Arkansas City as the Sgt. Tyler A. Juden Memorial Bridge was held Saturday in the Wright Room at Cowley College. The 23-year-old Juden was was killed when enemy forces…
Overland Park Police create new mental health crisis unit — here’s how its response could be different
The new mental health unit of the Overland Park Police Department will make its debut next year with toned-down uniforms, plain black vehicles and a therapy dog — all intended to keep anxiety levels down when responders go on a…
South Wichita food desert getting another Dollar Tree in place of former grocery store
Hamid Bakhtiari is the newest owner of the former Save-A-Lot building at Pawnee and George Washington Boulevard in south Wichita. He thought Save-A-Lot would be there for at least five more years when he first signed the deal. "We thought,…
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