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Lawrence City Commission supports extending downtown program that allows expanded outdoor dining, sales
City leaders expressed strong support Tuesday for extending a program that has allowed downtown businesses to repurpose sidewalks and parking near their storefronts for outdoor dining and other uses. As part of its regular meeting, the Lawrence City Commission directed…
USDA Invests $50,000 in Community Infrastructure in Rice County, Kansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Kansas Lynne Hinrichsen today announced that USDA is investing $50,000 toward new and improved fire engines for Rice County Rural Fire District No.1. ... Rice County will use a $50,000…
Municipal Bond Trends for October 5, 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.
Kansas coronavirus hospitalizations set new pandemic record
Kansas health officials report a new pandemic record for average daily hospitalizations. The state had an average of 26.29 new coronavirus hospitalizations per day for the seven days ending Monday. The previous high was 23.86 for the seven days ending…
Kansas’ rural legacy needs participation
The state’s Office of Rural Prosperity and the Kansas Sampler Foundation announced an important partnership over the summer that may have gone overlooked by some. Kansas Power Up and Go is targeted at young professionals and aims to collect information…
Tourism takes a hit in Wichita metro area from COVID-19
Visit Wichita is reporting tourism is down roughly $18 Million. But there is room for optimism as some of it is bouncing back after taking a hit from COVID-19. The Allen House in Wichita, a rare Frank Lloyd Wright home…
Committee to review Topeka police policies
The Police and Community committee will begin reviewing police training procedures as it highlights four key areas of police policy to focus on. Committee members Karen Hiller, Sylvia Ortiz and Mike Padilla all agreed to review Topeka police’s use of…
More Kansas counties enter COVID school red zone — but case rates improved statewide
More Kansas counties have moved into the red zone of the school reopening criteria due to high numbers of coronavirus cases. The addition of more counties to the list comes as the Wichita area and statewide rates for new cases…
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s money will help run Sedgwick County’s 2020 elections
Sedgwick County is turning to private funds to help run its 2020 election. Sedgwick County, the second-largest county in Kansas by population, has been awarded $816,458 from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a nonprofit foundation, to boost the…
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