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<div style="color: #333;">City planning water reuse project in Carey Park</div>
During its peak season, Carey Park uses around 400,000 gallons of drinking water a day, mostly irrigating the Carey Park Golf Course. But the City of Hutchinson is making plans to replace that with treated wastewater that would otherwise be…
<div style="color: #333;">Sedgwick County extends moratorium on data centers again while it works on rules for them</div>
In the meantime, the county will release proposed zoning regulations for data centers to the public on Sept. 24 to gather public feedback and plans to consider whether to continue the pause into 2027 at a meeting on December 2.…
Municipal Bond Trends for September 1, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
<div style="color: #333;">How Overland Park turned its quiet downtown into a vibrant destination</div>
In the early 2000s, city officials at the time decided to “get back to the basics,” with Vision Metcalf, a strategic plan that emphasized building community areas with an emphasis on walkability and community gathering spaces — including the city’s…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 31, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 28, 2026
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of AA rated bond trades reported to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s EMMA® system. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive…
<div style="color: #333;">Iolans look inward</div>
Iola already has many of the ingredients of a strong community. What it needs now, according to the ideas emerging from a community conversation last week, is a clearer plan for bringing those pieces together and creating a future that…
<div style="color: #333;">Privacy concerns grow over police cameras</div>
Kansans are increasingly clashing with local governments and law enforcement over the use of automated license plate readers. Two Kansas communities have terminated their contracts with camera manufacturer Flock Safety following resident pushback. Read more: CJonline
<div style="color: #333;">Andover’s city administrator named Wichita’s new assistant city manager</div>
Andover’s city administrator, Jennifer McCausland, will leave her position at the suburb and begin her new one in Wichita in late October. McCausland has worked in Andover for more than 15 years. She was promoted to the city administrator position…
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