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Winfield, Ark City working to keep more limited recycling program
Arkansas City commissioners met with Winfield City Manager Taggart Wall during a study session Friday to discuss possible options for the recycling program. Both communities share the cost of the program, but expenses have been increasing each year due to…
Leawood closes City Hall after learning of possible coronavirus exposure
Leawood closed its City Hall on Friday after officials learned of a possible coronavirus exposure. Capt. Brad Robbins, a spokesman for the Leawood Police Department, said someone who was potentially exposed to the virus had been at City Hall, at…
Sedgwick County Zoo is closed until further notice due to COVID-19
The Sedgwick County Zoo has announced that it will be closed to the public until further notice. The zoo said the temporary closure is a precautionary measure to limit the spread of coronavirus. The zoo is closed as of 5…
City of Merriam Prepares to Help Limit the Spread of COVID-19
In a continued effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, the City of Merriam will close the Irene B. French Community Center at 5 p.m. today, March 13 with the plan to reopen Monday, April 6, 2020. All City events,…
Independence City Hall to Close to Public Due to Coronavirus-19 Effective March 16, 2020
Due to concerns over the spread of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), City Hall will be closed to non-City employees until further notice. Staff will be working and available by phone and email. Events that pose a risk at City facilities will…
Construction begins this week on one of the worst bottlenecks in Kansas City region
For commuters who are used to sitting in traffic on Interstate 35 in Johnson County: Relief is on the way. But as construction starts this week on one of the worst bottlenecks in the Kansas City region, congestion will likely…
Stocks set to surge Friday morning following worst day since the ’87 crash
U.S. stocks plunged Thursday in their worst day since the 1987 crash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 10%, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq tumbled nearly as much to join the Dow in a bear market. The furious falls…
‘Unprecedented’ conditions stagger municipal market
Municipal bond market participants are calling the COVID-19-led sell-off worse for the market than the aftermath of September 11th and the 2008 financial crisis in 2008 combined. The sell-off continued in the municipal market Thursday, with AAA benchmarks down by…
Wichita increases precautions to prevent potential spread of COVID-19
The City of Wichita is working on a plan to prevent the potential spread of coronavirus. Mayor Brandon Whipple says he is meeting with staff and other health officials. “It’s important that we take the right steps to protect our…
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