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All 50 playgrounds will be locked by Wichita Public Schools during coronavirus pandemic
Children staying home all day after schools were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic will no longer be able to play at any Wichita Public Schools playground. Superintendent Alicia Thompson said during a Tuesday news conference that all 50 school…
Hutchinson Police to add patrol for closed businesses, EMS looks for volunteers to aid roster
This content is being provided for free as a public service to our readers during the coronavirus outbreak. Please support local journalism by subscribing to your local newspaper. The Police Department plans to initiate a special security patrol by this…
‘There is light at the end of the tunnel’: Scott City woman joins social media trend to uplift the community
A Scott City resident is using her home as a billboard to share positive messages with members in her community during the coronavirus pandemic. “I wanted it to be able to be an inspiration, to be positive in everything that…
Public Finance Network urges Fed to act quickly on municipal bond purchases
Members of the Public Finance Network are asking the Federal Reserve to expedite its purchase of municipal securities to help restore equilibrium to the market. ... Section 4003(b)(4) of the bill, also known as the CARES Act, gives the Fed…
Derby approves emergency response resolution
Navigating through the current state of emergency has been a fluid process, according to Derby City Attorney Jacque Butler. “We are responding as quickly as possible to this,” Butler said. Measures of response to the coronavirus pandemic are changing daily,…
Officials deal with confusion over activities allowed by statewide stay-at-home order
After closing temporarily last week because of a countywide safer-at-home order, Topeka Country Club reopened Monday afternoon while asserting that golf is permitted under a statewide stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Laura Kelly. Kelly’s order, which supersedes a countywide order…
Officials getting better handle on local COVID-19 expectations
Looking at best- and worst-case scenarios for the potential impact of COVID-19 on local medical facilities, Hutchinson Regional Medical Center vice president Chuck Welch said Monday that officials there “feel better and better every day about our readiness.” “We’ve had…
Municipal bond market steadies as it enters new normal
Yields in the municipal market declined slightly Monday as new-issue market showed some signs of activity. Municipal credit is beginning to emerge as more of an investing consideration as the market deals with the coronavirus-led selloff and subsequent Fed-led rebound.…
Kansas health providers face financial strain from COVID-19. ‘We need help now’
A pandemic is sweeping Kansas, but Lawrence family physician Chad Johanning isn’t seeing a ton of patients. “Even with tele-health visits, I’ve seen a 50 percent drop in visits during this and I have heard of other clinicians who are…
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