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Are fire hydrants now gray because they reflect the mood of the times?
Here’s what my current life situation has succumb to: I’m wasting time being abnormally curious about why all the fire hydrants in my neighborhood have been painted gray. Is it primer? Is there some kind of new JoCo fire hydrant…
Municipal Bond Trends for May 18, 2020
he 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.
Short-term muni yields fall below pre-coronavirus crisis levels
Municipals finished strong Monday as short-term yields again fell to record low levels while long-term bonds steadied. Yields on the short end are now lower than before the March sell-off. The 10-year is creeping lower to fall below 1% while…
Johnson County crowds line up at salons and gyms on first day of COVID-19 reopening
With a mask wrapped around her face and a book placed on her lap, Gerri Tyandaol sat outside Great Clips in Shawnee for one hour on Monday — then was told it would be at least another hour before she…
KDHE emphasizes precautions as state re-opens
The State of Kansas reports that the number of COVID-19 cases rose by 454 over the weekend, with one person who died. Dr. Lee Norman with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said that the one victim's death was…
Local gyms re-open under phase 1.5, several precautions put in place
One of the biggest changes phase 1.5 brings is the re-opening of gyms. People started lining up all the way out the door first thing this morning when the Downtown YMCA opened. Not everything at the Y is back open…
Sedgwick County addresses Phase 1.5 reopening plan
Phase 1.5 of Governor Laura Kelly's reopening plan for Kansas has now begun, and the Sedgwick County Commission discussed some of the questions residents have had about the reopening in their meeting Monday. Commencement Celebrations: Commissioners said commencement ceremonies or celebrations…
Sedgwick County elections office navigating logistical challenges with pandemic precautions
The coronavirus pandemic is posing some logistical challenges to the Sedgwick County elections office. Fewer election workers, polling locations and social distancing guidelines are just some of the issues county election commissioner Tabitha Lehman is seeing. Lehman says, over 75…
By narrow vote, this Johnson County city decides not to mandate COVID-19 face masks
The Prairie Village City Council decided against an ordinance that would have required everyone to wear masks inside businesses — an issue that many officials said was among the most divisive they have ever discussed. “There are strong passionate views on…
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