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Municipal Bond Trends for June 2, 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.
Changing traffic ticket rules in Wichita
Kansas demonstrators are demanding change in how police treat African Americans. Wichita Police say they have programs already in the works to do just that. At least one of those programs could also help reduce Kansas’ problems with suspended driver’s…
‘SPARK’ task force works to distribute $1 billion to Kansas counties
Governor Kelly’s ‘Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas’ (SPARK) Task Force met for the first time on Tuesday to determine the best way to distribute more than one billion dollars in federal funding.The committee is made up of local and state…
Roundabout done near St. John
The safety factor when traveling on U.S. 281 and U.S. 50 has increased where those highways intersect in Stafford County three miles south of St. John. After months of work starting in 2019, a new $5.2 million roundabout is completed…
Ark City, Winfield announce resumption of recycling program
The City of Arkansas City and City of Winfield implemented new changes to the recycling programs in each community which began Monday as recycling service resumed. As has been publicized, Ark City and Winfield recently agreed to changes in the…
After 15-year delay, Mission Gateway in Johnson County on hold again due to financing
After 15 years of delays, it seemed that progress was finally being made on the long-vacant site of the former Mission Mall in Johnson County. But just as the Mission Gateway development was taking shape, the coronavirus pandemic brought it to…
Which Wichita area pools are open this summer?
Want to go swimming this summer but not sure what pools are open? Here’s your guide to what pools are and aren’t planning on opening. Rock River Rapids plans to open June 8. The park will be limited to 750…
Derby STAR bond goals readdressed with new amendment
If you build it, will they come? That seemed to be a prevailing question among the Derby City Council at a special meeting May 28 focused on further expansion of the city’s STAR bond project. Primarily, the council questioned if…
Cooped up by COVID-19, residents of this Johnson County city want backyard chickens
Prairie Village could become the latest city in the Kansas City metro to let residents keep backyard chickens. “In the current environment that we find ourselves in right now, there’s a growing feel for people wanting to be more self-sufficient,”…
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