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Derby approves county enforcement measures on health orders
Following a resolution passed by the Sedgwick County Commission on Nov. 10, the option was made available for area municipalities to join the county’s enforcement efforts regarding emergency public health orders – an item addressed by the Derby City Council…
Pittsburg finance director retires after 38 years of service
City of Pittsburg Finance Director Jaime Clarkson is retiring this week after serving nearly 40 years with the city. “The impact Jamie has had on our organization is immeasurable,” said City Manager Daron Hall “I am happy for him as…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 1, 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.
Merriam to install license plate cameras at two busy intersections to aid criminal investigations
The Merriam City Council last week approved the purchase of five license plate camera readers to be placed at the intersections of 75th Street and Kings Cove Drive and 67th and Carter Avenue. Recently taken off the city council’s consent…
Increases approved for water, sewer rates in Wichita
Wichita city council members have approved increases for water and sewer rates for 2021. Public Works Director Alan King said the increases are needed for improvements in equipment and facilities, along with operating costs. King said the water and sewer system…
Rose Hill airport receives funding for improvements
The Kansas Department of Transportation recently announced that 32 projects have been selected as part of the Kansas Airport Improvement Program this year for planning, constructing or rehabilitating public use general aviation airports. A total of 93 project applications were…
Widespread 911 outage causes alarm for Kansas officials
Some officials charged with upgrading Kansas' 911 system say a nearly three-hour outage across the southern part of the state on Sunday revealed the potential for future major disruptions to emergency operations. During the outage, which began about 1:35 p.m.,…
Expected staffing shortages could hit rural Kansas hospitals hard
Anticipated staffing shortages amid surging coronavirus cases could hit rural hospitals especially hard because smaller communities have more limited options for finding providers to cover for sick workers, medical providers say. “We are doing what we can to make sure…
Gov. Kelly turns to Amazon finance manager to replace retiring state budget director
The state budget director who balanced the books for Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is retiring and will be replaced by an Amazon finance manager who previously had oversight of Kansas’ Medicaid program. Adam Proffitt, who…
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