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Amanda Stanley hired as city attorney for the City of Topeka
Amanda Stanley has been hired as the City Attorney for the City of Topeka. Before coming to Topeka she was general counsel for the League of Kansas Municipalities. Stanley will start as the City Attorney on August 23rd. “I am…
How safe is the water in splash parks?
Wichita’s splash pads are inspected routinely by the city’s Environmental Health department and facility operators are expected to adhere to the water quality standards specified in the municipal code. But that level of oversight is uncommon throughout the rest of…
The ‘Kubota Way’: Great Plains Manufacturing set for next step in south Salina project
A first of many new milestones graced Great Plains Manufacturing Aug. 2 when the Great Plains/Kubota logo went up on a mammoth building in south Salina. It cemented what company leaders have been mapping for months. Since purchasing Salina-based Great…
Market in Johnson City setting a trend on Main Street by raising happy livestock and selling lots of local products
Two years ago, Matt and Michelle Canny had a realization. They needed to change what they were doing or they would sink. Like other ranchers across the country, including in Kansas, the Cannys, who own Bear Creek Farms, realized if…
Webinars coming up for Emergency Rural Health Care Grants
This program provides up to $500 million in grant funding to help broaden access to COVID-19 testing and vaccines, rural health care services, and food assistance through food banks and food distribution facilities. Eligible applicants include public bodies, community-based nonprofits,…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 12, 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.
Mural magic colors communities with positivity and unity
...a cow looks over her calves, penned by a white fence next to a red barn and a windmill — a familiar scene in rural Kansas. But this bucolic scene towers over the town. No, we weren’t in some sort…
Sedgwick County looking for another COVID-19 testing site due to demand
The number of people getting tested for COVID-19 is skyrocketing due to the spread of the delta variant. Data from the Sedgwick County Health Department shows tests from nearly 1,700 people came back on Wednesday. Staff said that because of…
The city of Erie, Kansas is working on getting a Childcare Center
Access to quality child care can be a struggle for many rural communities. It's something many families in Erie are dealing with. For now. The hope it that it won't be that way for long. "We drive almost 20 miles…
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