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Governor Directs Flags Be Flown Half-Staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
In accordance with Executive Order 20-30, and in recognition of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, December 7, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly has ordered flags throughout the State of Kansas to be flown at half-staff on Monday, December 7, 2020, until…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 3, 2020
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.
A pandemic, exhaustion and threats: Why dozens of Kansas public health officials are quitting
Nick Baldetti resigned as director of the Reno County Health Department in July. He left to head an effort to establish a school of health at McPherson College. It was a good opportunity, Baldetti said, but he likely would have…
Teachers cover bus routes at Haviland
The number of active COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Kiowa County last week, creating a need for adjustments at the Haviland Grade School as multiple staff members became identified as positive cases. Mark Clodfelter, USD 422 Haviland Grade School…
Siemens Gamesa marks 10 years in Hutchinson
The novel coronavirus scuttled a public open house, but Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy celebrated 10 years of operation at its nacelle and hub assembly facility in Hutchinson on Thursday by serving a barbecue lunch to employees.Since opening, the Hutchinson facility…
Iola library circulates new internet hotspots
Iola Public Library has added a new service: circulating Internet hotspots. The hotspots bring an Internet connection into a home or other location and allow computers or devices to connect to it via wi-fi. There are currently five hotspots available…
Gov. Kelly announces ‘Stop the Spread. It’s Up to Us, Kansas’ campaign
Governor Laura Kelly and the State of Kansas on Thursday launched a COVID-19 public health campaign called "Stop the Spread. It's Up to Us, Kansas." The campaign shares the importance of getting tested, wearing masks and encourages social distancing this…
Kansas counties reject new guidance on COVID-19 quarantines
Two northeast Kansas counties on Thursday rejected at least part of the new federal and state guidelines for shortening the time people are quarantined after they’re possibly exposed to COVID-19. New guidance Wednesday from the federal Centers for Disease Control…
A postal headache in Longton, Kansas
You could call it a living mailroom nightmare that includes a crumbling building, missing bills and pandemic fears. The postal headache is the talk of the town in Longton, Kansas. But they’re not mailing it in because they can’t. The…
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