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Municipal Bond Trends for February 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.
Evergy plans power outages as cold weather disrupts regional grid
Public officials and utilities have asked the public to turn thermostats down and conserve electricity as severe cold wreaks havoc on the Midwest power grid. Evergy, the state’s largest utility, announced plans Monday afternoon to begin shutting off power for…
Kansas legislators weigh bills to extend, revamp rural workforce recruitment tool
Kansas legislators are considering separate efforts to extend and revamp a rural development tool that has not reversed population decline as intended. The Rural Opportunity Zones program is currently offered to 77 counties in rural areas suffering from years or…
Rolling Blackouts Hit Kansas And Missouri As Arctic Temperatures Drive Up Power Demand
Rolling electrical blackouts rippled across the Midwest Monday while the region shivered in an arctic blast and suddenly found itself short on electrical power. Record-cold temperatures across the region led to an extraordinary winter demand and a limited supply of…
Kansas Electric Cooperatives ask Co-op members to conserve energy where possible, service interruptions possible
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which balances electricity production and use for a 14-state region including Kansas, declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3. SPP has directed its member utilities to be prepared to implement controlled interruptions of service…
KCC issues emergency order to ensure adequate natural gas and electricity is available
In a special meeting Monda morning, the Kansas Corporation Commission issued an emergency order directing utilities under its jurisdiction to do all things possible and necessary to ensure adequate amounts of natural gas and electricity to meet the needs of…
NO POWER: Andale businesses respond to townwide power outage Monday morning
On Monday morning, the town of Andale had a power outage -- which ended up having quite a lasting impact of some businesses in the small town. Business owners said around 8 a.m., the entire town of Andale went dark…
Contagious UK coronavirus strain found in Sedgwick County, Kansas’ 2nd variant case
Kansas public health officials have identified the first known case of a coronavirus variant in the Wichita area. It’s the second case in the state of a more contagious strain of the virus that was first detected in the United…
Frigid weather sees utilities urging customers to conserve
Frigid weather that has sent temperatures plunging across Middle America also had power and gas utilities urging customers to dial down the thermostat. Utility companies serving Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri issued pleas Sunday and Monday for customers to conserve…
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