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Municipal Bond Trends for August 6, 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.
Small Kansas town is taking on Netflix, Hulu over franchise fees
On its surface, the notion that Fort Scott, Kansas, could stand up to Netflix and Hulu seems like a David and Goliath battle of the highest order. On one hand, you have an 8,000-person town in the state’s southeast corner,…
Managing Rights of Way from Top to Bottom
There’s more than one way to look at vegetation management. The work electric cooperatives and their contractors do to help keep electric lines and other equipment separated from plant overgrowth plays a major role in service reliability. From mowing and…
City of Edgerton seeks residential developers
A lack of land for sale, and an untested market has limited Edgerton’s residential growth, according to a recent housing study commissioned by ElevateEdgerton! James Oltman, ElevateEdgerton! recently provided information at an Edgerton City council meeting regarding a housing study.…
Majority of Gardner residents want fireworks, survey says
The majority of Gardner residents have no issue with the current fireworks ordinance, according to survey results presented at the Aug. 2 city council meeting. According to Amy Nasta, deputy city administrator, the online survey had more than 3,300 responses…
Kansas firefighters sharpening their skills while helping fight fires out west
From California to Nevada and Idaho, wildfires are raging in the west. Crews from right here in Kansas are helping battle those blazes. A group from the Hutchinson Fire Department returned Thursday night to Hutchinson. The four-man crew said it's a…
Winfield seeks feedback on backyard chickens
The City of Winfield wants to hear from the public about whether to increase the number of chickens residents are allowed to keep. The planning commission will hold a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall to collect…
Chanute Land Bank assists several local building projects
The Chanute Land Bank awarded the remainder of its moderate-income housing funds Wednesday morning and has one project lined up as soon as more money is available. The board approved requests for a historic downtown building, two home renovations and…
Riley County gives final approval to 0.2% sales tax ballot question
Riley County commissioners on Thursday officially approved adding a question to the Nov. 2 election ballot asking whether voters would be in favor of a 0.2% sales tax for road and bridge projects. The current 0.5% countywide sales tax, which…
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