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Overland Park Fire Department confirms administrative staffer tested positive for COVID-19
An administrative staff member with the Overland Park Fire Department has tested positive for COVID-19, the department confirmed Thursday. “The person’s symptoms appeared while not at work and it is believed their exposure was non work related,” read a release…
Lyon County establishes emergency fund for COVID-19, discusses response
Lyon County's response to the COVID-19 pandemic dominated much of the conversation during Thursday's meeting of the Lyon County Commission. County Controller Dan Williams approached the commission with a request for extra funding for the emergency operations center as it…
Chase County to implement health order
The Chase County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting Thursday afternoon to implement a stay-at-home order from the Chase County Public Health Department. The order begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning and will remain in effect until April 28,…
Emporia playgrounds closed, but outdoor activities still allowed
Lyon County's stay-at-home order went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, and all county playgrounds have been closed to the public until April 25. In Emporia, city employees placed caution tape on playground equipment to prevent children from using it…
Edgerton City Council works hard to ensure transparency
The City of Edgerton has reduced staff to only people with business in front of the council, and have asked that presenters make their presentations by telephone for the next City Council meeting, scheduled for Thursday, said Kara Banks, director…
Prairie Village Police Are Enforcing Stay At Home Orders In City Parks
On Wednesday, the first really gorgeous afternoon of the year, a couple dozen people were playing pickleball at Meadowbrook Park at 91st and Nall. That was until two Prairie Village police officers showed up to tell the players they were…
Fed will have 10 days to begin municipal bond purchases
The Federal Reserve will have up to 10 days after President Trump signs the $2 trillion Coronavirus emergency relief bill to start voluntary purchases of municipal securities through a new Economic Stabilization Fund. Emily Brock, director of the federal liaison…
Municipal bond interest rates plummeted for a second straight day on Fed efforts to combat coronavirus impact
Municipal yields are plummeting for a second straight day, with midday AAA benchmark reads showing declines of 50 to 60 basis points as the market rebounds from the massive coronavirus-led selloff of the last two weeks. The municipal market has…
Another firm fined for acting simultaneously as the issuer’s financial advisor and underwriter
Ameritas paid $10,000 to settle charges of violating MSRB Rule G-23 on activities of financial advisors. Between Feb. 10, 2018, and Aug. 20, 2018, Ameritas provided underwriting services for an issue with which it had an active “blanket” financial advisory…
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