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Sedgwick County Electric Cooperative breaks ground
A solar energy project is bringing sun farms to Kansas. Twelve Kansas electric companies have signed an agreement with Today’s Power, Inc. This agreement ensures rate stability for the next 25 years. “I just feel like we all work hard…
Woman buys, relocates grandmother’s old house in Hillsboro
For Marlene Richards, life came full circle Wednesday when her grandmother’s house, where she spent her childhood Christmases, was settled onto her property in Hillsboro. Clusters of people gathered in the cold morning air to watch as Unruh House Movers…
Green Team Southwestern and City of Winfield offer e-waste recycling event
The Green Team of Southwestern College will again collaborate with the City of Winfield for an e-waste recycling event from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Arkansas City/Winfield Recycling Center at Seventh Avenue and D Street in Strother…
From ‘Early Settlements of Atchison County’: Kapioma
Most of the early Indian settlements in Atchison County were located on creeks, the most important of these being Grasshopper Creek, now known as the Delaware River. There is some controversy as to how this stream got its name. According…
RCPD seeing significant improvements in retention of dispatchers
RCPD Retention rates for Riley County dispatchers have improved significantly since 2019, according to a report from Riley County Police Department Director Dennis Butler. “I expected it to take about two years to achieve the gains that you’re seeing in…
Kansas lawmakers push health officials for answers as Phase 2 of vaccine rollout nears
Kansas lawmakers grilled state health officials with questions about coronavirus vaccine rollout in a committee meeting Tuesday. But, some left the meeting with their concerns unaddressed and frustrated with the department's lack of communication. "We want to make sure that…
Keeping Kansas healthy, Colby Elementary secures $30,000 grant to keep students active
Pathways to a Healthy Kansas, a program funded through Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) is bringing new life to a northwest Kansas school by breaking barriers toward healthy living. Keeping students healthy and active is the mission of…
Lawrence votes to return 23-ton sacred prayer rock to Kaw Nation, apologize to tribe for city’s past actions
Decades after the City of Lawrence removed a sacred prayer rock from the Kaw Nation’s homelands and made it into a monument honoring settlers, city leaders will begin working to return the rock and issue a formal apology to the…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 15, 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.
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