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International association awards Kansas State Fair first place
The International Association of Fairs and Expositions gave the Kansas State Fair a top award for its Kansas Road Trip. The trip, “Ike’s Kansas Road Trip,” promoted corn and Kansas. Ike is the fair’s mascot. The association gave the fair…
Post-election pop: Municipal bond interest rates declining for first time in weeks
With the final result of the U.S. presidential election in doubt, municipal bonds traded significantly stronger on Wednesday following a U.S. Treasury rally of as much as 14 basis points. In secondary trading, yields on AAA munis dropped all across…
0.5% Recovery Sales Tax Initiative in Manhattan Passes
On November 3, Manhattan voters passed a ballot measure to adopt a 0.5% Economic Recovery and Relief sales tax. Riley County unofficial final results indicate 11,138 (YES) Manhattan residents for and 7,212 (NO) voted against the measure. “It was important…
Hospital serving Kansas stressed as coronavirus cases rise
Several dozen hospitals serving Kansas patients reported Wednesday that they expect to deal with staffing shortages over the next week as the state continues to report an average of well over 1,000 new coronavirus cases a day. The Wichita area’s…
Municipal Bond Trends for November 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.
JoCo school districts keep eye out for families in need of help during the pandemic
It’s not something people always think about in Johnson County, but housing insecurity exists in the community. Often the people who shoulder the consequences are kids — and that’s where programs such as Impact Olathe and Project Home come into…
With skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, Johnson County in ‘red’ per school opening guidance
Johnson County is once again reporting an exponential rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases, pushing it into the “red” zone, according to the health department’s school reopening criteria. Last week, the county reported 1,251 new coronavirus cases —…
Wichita hospitals have ICU space to meet need for now, but call Covid trends ‘concerning.’
He says "the numbers that get reported are a specific snapshot of a moment in time. Those change day to day, they also change hour to hour.” Both hospitals have already implemented emergency protocols to expand the number of ICU…
Project to fix one of Wichita area’s biggest traffic concerns moves forward
The project to help mitigate traffic concerns and wrecks at one of the worst bottlenecks in the Wichita area has taken another step forward after the Wichita City Council approved roughly $3.77 million in funding on Tuesday. The junction of…
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