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A blue Christmas in Olathe? Manufacturing errors changed the colors of the street lights
Have you been feeling blue lately? Don’t worry, it’s not just you. The City of Olathe is feeling the same, as some street lights in the area have changed colors. City spokesperson Cody Kennedy said it’s the coding in the…
Lenexa formally establishes community advisory board to help oversee police department
Lenexa has formally established a Community Advisory Board to serve as a liaison between the Lenexa Police Department and residents. While the group has existed informally since the early 2000s, the Lenexa City Council’s unanimous move Dec. 7 to officially…
Altamont, Chetopa view KMEA lineman services
Managing director/electric operations Gerry Bieker and general manager Paul Mahlberg of Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) visited with city council members from Chetopa and Altamont Saturday in Chetopa, proposing the cities contract with KMEA for full-time electrical line maintenance in…
Single-Family Homes Big in Kansas
Early on in the pandemic, many families in densely populated urban areas set out for more spacious homes in rural or suburban areas. As more workplaces adopted permanent work-from-home possibilities, some workers made the move permanent, preferring space and affordability…
Fed Meets for First Time Since Powell Signaled Policy Shift
Federal Reserve officials meet Tuesday and Wednesday for the first time since Chairman Jerome Powell said last month that the central bank needed to shift its focus toward preventing higher inflation from becoming entrenched and away from fostering a rapid…
Winfield’s Fox Theatre hopes to make historical register
The Winfield Fox Theatre at 1007 Main Street in Winfield, currently known as the Marquee Performing Arts Center, has been recognized by the Kansas Historical Society for nomination to the Register of Historic Kansas Places. On Nov. 13, the Kansas…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 13, 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.
Olathe planners will weigh first phase of BlueScope’s proposed $77M industrial park
A $77 million industrial park in Olathe may be on its way to its first phase of development. Developer BlueScope Properties Group proposes building a $23.4 million, 236,160-square-foot speculative office/warehouse building on almost 19 acres at the Great Plains Commerce…
26 Johnson County elected officials sign letter urging county to ‘end the mask mandate for all children’
A letter signed by 26 elected leaders in Johnson County urges the Board of County Commissioners to end the county’s current public health order requiring masks in schools serving younger students. The letter, which bears the title “Locally Elected Working…
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