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Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee counties agree to reapply for grant funding for Belvue Bridge replacement
Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee County commissioners have tentatively agreed to resubmit for a grant to repair the deteriorating Belvue Bridge which crosses the Kansas River. The move comes after a federal RAISE grant was denied for the project earlier this year.…
Dodge City Regional Airport Reaches New Passenger Record
Dodge City Regional Airport will reach 8,000 passengers flown for 2021 on December 23. This will set a record for the airport for passengers flying out of Dodge City in a single year. “It is thrilling to reach this milestone…
There’s a fast-growing area of Wichita that is proving ‘the sexy place to be’
Delano was a wild area filled with saloons, brothels and gambling before 1880, when it was officially incorporated into Wichita, but fast-forward a century to 1980, when Jack Kellogg moved his Hatman Jack’s Wichita Hat Works there, and Delano was…
Lawmakers to seek federal, state relief for residents slammed by western Kansas wildfires
Kansas officials are in the process of seeking relief for residents impacted by wildfires which torched over 100,000 acres in four Kansas counties last week, killing two and burning houses, livestock and cropland. The fires were a result of historically…
‘It was burning so fast’: Recovery from Four County Fire may take years
This Four County Fire alone incinerated more than190 square miles. That’s an area larger than all of Wyandotte County (156 square miles) or the city of Wichita (166.5 square miles). But it wasn’t the only wildfire that the wind storm…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 23, 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.
McPherson Hospital overwhelmed, asks public for help
The combination of growing numbers of Covid-19 positive patients and shortages of staff have proven to be a perfect storm for Kansas hospitals. McPherson Hospital is currently dealing with a surge of patients that has the hospital beyond capacity. McPherson’s…
Move to the Country?
I grew up in a small town but moved to the city to find fame and fortune (I found neither), which is a common American story in the last 80 years. About 13 years ago, I took a “temporary” consulting…
‘Major Scrooge move’: $5,000 damage done to Kansas sports field
The Riley County Police Department is calling the vandalism done to a soccer field a major "Scrooge move." The police department posted photos to social media of the damage at Anneberg Park. The RCPD estimates it will cost about $5,000…
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