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Real Estate market increasingly competitive amid pandemic
So with those important middle income houses harder to come by, it’s made things difficult to grow a city’s population. But this hasn’t stopped Fort Scott City Manager Jeremy Frazier. He sees potential in some of the city’s other properties.…
A day in the life of Kansas’ newest career: a wheat and wind farmer
When Chance Jacobson graduated high school, he faced a conundrum likely familiar to many young people who grew up in the rural plains. He’d spent the past 18 years on his family farm about 40 miles east of Salina learning…
Atchison area leaders discuss tax rebate program and future of sales tax
The Atchison County and Atchison City Commission met jointly for the first time in three years to discuss a pair of hot button topics and the state of the city and county as a whole last Thursday at the Atchison…
New Nickerson-South Hutchinson superintendent has a passion for education, music
For the newly named superintendent of Nickerson-South Hutchinson Schools, life is what you make of it. Along with his suit-andtie job of running a high school in Bennington, Curtis Nightingale is a musician. While attending Newton High School, he played…
Where Kansas’ public universities saw enrollment declines, private colleges found stability
Matt Lindsey, KICA president, said he believes the phenomenon of better-than-expected enrollment at the private colleges is likely because of a few particular reasons. First, Kansas' independent colleges weren't immune to the same downward trend in Kansas high school students'…
Municipal Bond Trends for April 16, 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.
Johnson County development invades their land. Their solution? Create their own town
But Williams and other neighbors in unincorporated Miami County say their slice of paradise is increasingly threatened by the ever-encroaching industrial development up the road in Johnson County. Huge warehouses and distribution centers continue to proliferate, bringing thousands of employees…
“Constantly short”: Chase County EMS seeking recruits as staffing shortage continues
With just six people certified to respond to any 911 dispatched EMS responses within Chase County, EMS Service Director Scott Harris says he is facing a critical staffing shortage that can only be addressed by hiring more staff. “Right now…
Proposed ethics code limits gifts to Wichita officials for the first time in history
If the Wichita City Council passes a new ethics policy this spring, it will be the first overhaul of the city’s ethics policy for elected officials in 63 years. But it won’t be the first time Wichita’s city government has…
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