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Lawrence leaders approve $200,000 to provide cold-weather shelter, but alternatives to problematic hotel program will be sought
City leaders have voted to continue funding a cold-weather shelter for homeless people at a local hotel for now, but because of safety issues and the significant amount of program funds going to repair property damage, they are urging city…
Sedgwick County extends COVID health orders
Sedgwick County Health Officer Dr. Garold Minns has signed a new local health order that maintains current restrictions. The new order will run from January 10th through February 6th. Restrictions include limiting gatherings to 25 people, with people masked and…
Commissioners approve wind farm site plan
The Irish Creek Wind Project site plan gained approval from Marshall County commissioners Monday. NextEra Energy, Juno Beach, Fla., did not act on requests from landowners for turbines to be moved farther from their residences before the plan was OK’d.…
City of Canton receives grant for playground equipment
Home Telephone Company of Galva is pleased to announce that the City of Canton is a 2020 recipient of The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Community Grant Program. The FRS Community Grant Program is offered annually through The Rural Broadband…
Municipal Bond Trends for January 5, 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.
Louisburg’s FLIP for residences & businesses
FLIP, or Facades of Louisburg Improvement Program, provides matching funds from the city to assist in facade improvements. New for 2021 is a change in the appraised value of a residential home to $197,750 from $175,000. Under FLIP Residential provides…
‘We’re waiting on it.’ Vaccine arriving slowly
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is going to be as slow as getting COVID-19 test kits, according to Thomas Langer, City-Cowley County Health Department director. “Remember back in March we couldn’t get enough tests,” Langer said. “Now we have all the…
Relief funds keeping SCKMC in the black
After months of struggling with reduced staff and financial shortages due to COVID-19, South Central Kansas Medical Center is starting to get back on its feet, hospital trustees were told during the December meeting. CFO Debbie Hockenbury reported that the…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says Sunflower State exceeded goal of 1 million COVID-19 tests in 2020
Gov. Laura Kelly said Tuesday that Kansas exceeded its goal to conduct 1 million COVID-19 tests in 2020. “In October, we launched our Unified Testing Strategy with a goal of testing one million Kansans by the end of the year,…
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