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Survey examines future of rural Kansas
A statewide survey of ideas for making rural Kansas a more compelling place for young adults to put down roots revealed the need for government investment in expansion of child care options and strengthening of entrepreneurial business pipelines. The state’s…
Pott. County approves motion to post full salary range for public works administrator vacancy
Seven months after the Pottawatomie County Public Works Administrator job became vacant, the county commission is still struggling to find the right fit. The commission voted 2-1 Monday to advertise a full salary range for the position. In the past,…
Voters casting ballots in city council primary elections for Wichita, Park City
Voters are going to the polls to narrow the list of candidates for city council races in Wichita and Park City. Wichita has two council races. In District 3, incumbent Jared Cerullo has six challengers: Jerome Crawford, Ian Demory, Jason…
92nd annual edition of Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo to open in Phillipsburg
When the chutes open for the 92nd annual Kansas Biggest Rodeo, more than 525 cowboys and cowgirls will be ready to rope, run and ride. Out of the fourteen champions from last year’s Phillipsburg Rodeo, eight return to defend their…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 2, 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.
Customers of Kansas’ largest natural gas utility could pay cold snap costs for 10 years
Customers of Kansas’ largest natural gas utility could be paying off costs from February’s deep freeze for the next 10 years, the company revealed Friday. The Kansas Gas Service, which serves more than 640,000 Kansas customers, filed plans with regulators…
Wichita likes school site for new police station, but use of track could be a hurdle
Wichita is poised to buy part of the former Southeast High School as the site for a new Patrol East police substation, but there’s a disconnect between the city and school district over potential public use of a running track…
Formerly homeless Sedgwick County jail deputy rode his bike to work. Then this happened.
Sedgwick County jail deputy Caleb Harris no longer needs to ride his bicycle to work. Harris, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and recent transplant from California, began working at the jail earlier this year after being homeless with his wife.…
This is not your father’s inflation
Anybody who remembers the 1970s remembers the Great Inflation, when retirees on fixed incomes struggled to make ends meet. They probably also remember what happened next, when the Federal Reserve under Paul Volker tightened the money supply, driving down prices…
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