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Insurance pool will save USD 428 more than $36,000
Great Bend USD 428 will save more than $36,000 next year by purchasing its property and casualty insurance from the Kansas Educational Risk Management Pool (KERMP), Superintendent Khris Thexton said. The school board held a special meeting Tuesday morning to…
Wichita mulls using COVID money to restore grocery access where Save A Lot ducked out
The city of Wichita has begun exploring the potential in using COVID-19 relief money to bring fresh food to northeast and south Wichita neighborhoods suffering from the closures of their Save A Lot grocery stores, the mayor said Tuesday. That…
Little Free Libraries set up around Salina
Little Free Library boxes have been set up at three locations across Salina after the Salina Education Foundation approved a grant to fund nine earlier this year. The Outside the Box grant to create the free libraries offers children the…
Municipal Bond Trends for June 28, 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.
WPD looking to crack down on violent crime with Operation Triple Beam
After multiple shootings in the last week, Wichita police Chief Gordon Ramsay is hoping a new initiative will help crack down on violent crime. WPD is partnering with the US Marshals Service for Operation Triple Beam. The two-month-long program will…
Storm cleanup continues in Newton as NWS forecasts more rain in Kansas
Rain chances and the potential for flooding will persist this week as cleanups continue from Friday’s storms. The National Weather Service in Wichita reported “an extremely moist airmass” on Friday erupted with storms along a stationary front. The storms were…
Newton got hit hard by weekend storm that damaged schools, dropped trees
The Newton school district and city public works continued digging out Monday from a weekend storm that a government meteorologist described as a giant water balloon pelting the city. The storm, blowing 60-70 mph winds Friday night, littered streets with…
Wichita police finding ways to track catalytic converter thefts
Catalytic converter thefts are at an all time high. Wichita police say just this month over 100 parts have been reported stolen. People can bring in anywhere from $200 to $1,000 per part. The department is looking for ways to…
Rejiggered plans for $695M sports-anchored WyCo development slide into home plate
Homefield LLC has rounded the bases with revised plans for segments of its gargantuan $694.5 million sports-anchored redevelopment of Wyandotte County's former Schlitterbahn water park. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday approved revisions for three of…
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