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City manager search down to four in Ark City
Arkansas City commissioners are moving forward with hiring a new city manager, planning to conduct candidate interviews in private tomorrow. ... Four candidates will be interviewed for a total of four hours in executive session, according to the agenda and…
Chanute says worker quarantine won’t have an effect on water
The Chanute Water Department continues to do routine hourly tests on drinking water despite a city employee in quarantine. City Manager Jeff Cantrell did not specify that the employee was from the water department, but said the employee having been…
Lyon County has one more positive COVID-19, one presumed positive
Lyon County Public Health officials confirmed two more cases of COVID-19 in the county Wednesday. There is one more confirmed COVID-19 case in Lyon County and another patient who is presumed positive, according to Lyon County Public Health. Wednesday’s announcement…
Lyon County-wide stay-at-home order begins Thursday
Lyon County Public Health Officer Renee Hively issued a stay-at-home order for all county residents during a Facebook live press conference Wednesday morning. The order ... will remain in effect through April 25, unless amended sooner, superseded or rescinded. “A…
Interest rates starting to come back down; Dramatic municipal bond rally reverses recent coronavirus-driven selloff
The municipal market experienced an enormous rally Wednesday, swiftly reversing from the pronounced sell off it had experienced over the course of several wrenching, dislocated trading sessions due to the effects of the coronavirus. Municipal benchmark yields were lowered by…
MSRB responds to COVID-19 rocking the market
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will be publishing daily data summaries, pushing back comment deadlines and suspending a price alert in response to market volatility and COVID-19 concerns. The MSRB published its first data summary Wednesday morning and plans to…
Sedgwick County has 11 reported coronavirus cases, official says
Sedgwick County now has 11 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus — and Kansas has 126 — the Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Wednesday afternoon. The increase in Kansas from 98 to 126 represents a roughly 29% increase and is…
County Update: Commissioner Becky Fast on ‘getting through unprecedented times’
During these uncertain times, it’s very important to keep connections alive with your local, state, and federal elected officials to inform them what you are feeling, observing, and thinking. As community spread of COVID-19 continues throughout our region, Johnson County…
‘We are all in this together’: Shawnee mayor issues statement on community response to COVID-19
In a message Tuesday evening to Shawnee residents and businesses, Mayor Michelle Distler offered empathy to the community and provided updates on the city’s action plan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Distler recommended everyone heed the advice from the CORE 4…
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