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At end of ‘extreme’ year, Prairie Village approves 1.5% bonus for city employees
The Prairie Village City Council has approved a 1.5% end-of-year bonus for all city employees, citing their work during the coronavirus pandemic, along with a roughly $1.4 million projected 2020 budget surplus. The bonus is based on city employees’ 2020…
Sedgwick County gets first doses of coronavirus vaccine
Officials with Sedgwick County says the county's first allocation of the coronavirus vaccine has arrived. The county is using guidelines set forth by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) to determine…
Horton police chief to retire at end of the year
The City of Horton announced Tuesday Police Chief John Calhoon will retire on Dec. 31. Calhoon is not only Chief of Police but also works as City Administrator. After 35 and a half years of working in law enforcement, he…
Municipal Bond Trends for December 22, 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.
Across Kansas, communities getting creative with federal COVID-19 relief funds
In northern Lawrence, the city set up 20 white and gray tents in a park to house people who are homeless. It’s not health care or COVID-19 tests, but federal coronavirus tax dollars are paying for the camp. “If we…
Lawrence police department marks ‘historic occasion’ with opening of its nearly $20M headquarters
Wearing dress uniforms complete with white gloves, Lawrence police department command staff unfolded the U.S. flag and sent it slowly up the flagpole in front of the department’s new headquarters Monday, officially marking the building’s opening. In the crowd gathered…
“I can’t imagine”: Rural hospitals and staff straining as they fight COVID-19
Hospital workers in northeast Kansas are being strained as they battle the coronavirus, including those working in rural hospitals. Lacey Niehues is the nurse manager for the Community HealthCare System in rural Onaga. Her nurses work in multiple departments, unlike…
Rose Hill FD receives state aid
Through the efforts of the SPARK (Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas) Task Force, Butler County Fire District #3 was able to purchase and install the following equipment – to address health and economic challenges inflicted by COVID – at Fire…
Douglas County dissolves drug enforcement unit
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is ending operation of a special drug-focused unit, calling its structure outdated as the department moves away from focusing on “low-level users.” Sheriff’s office spokesman Jenn Hethcoat told the Lawrence Journal-World that the decision to…
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