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Gardner giving residents free month of electricity to ease financial burden
Gardner city leaders have decided to help out their residents and business owners with one of their monthly bills as coronavirus causes some to struggle financially. In a meeting Monday night, the City Council voted to eliminate the electricity charges…
As COVID-19 threatens revenue, Overland Park furloughs 200 workers, freezes pay raises
Anticipating a significant loss of revenue as the community remains shut down during the coronavirus outbreak, Overland Park has moved to furlough 200 part-time staff members and postpone pay raises for all city employees. Now, some City Council members, plus…
Rising interest rates suggest recent municipal bond rally overdone
The municipal market weakened Tuesday with AAA benchmark yields rising by as much as 15 basis points on the long end of the curve, signaling that the massive rally that began a week prior was overdone. Treasuries were also on…
Reno County implements hiring freeze
Reno County has implemented a hiring freeze and county department heads were advised to begin looking at how to cut budgets – this year as well next – due to the anticipated impact on revenues from the novel coronavirus. County…
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,…
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