Municipal News & Jobs

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Friday that he doesn’t expect tariffs to boost inflation significantly so policymakers should be looking to lower interest rates as early as next month.
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More than 10,000 homes and businesses in Wichita were without power as of 11:50 a.m. Wednesday after storms throughout the day Tuesday hit south-central Kansas, bringing hail up to 3 inches and wind gusts around 80 mph.
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The Flint Hills Trail runs from Osawatomie to Council Grove and offers views of riverside bluffs, woods, rolling farmland and tallgrass.
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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 Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

More than 10,000 homes and businesses in Wichita were without power as of 11:50 a.m. Wednesday after storms throughout the day Tuesday hit south-central Kansas, bringing hail up to 3 inches and wind gusts around 80 mph.
Source: Wichita Eagle

Along with the rate decision, the committee indicated, through its closely watched “dot plot,” that two cuts by the end of 2025 are still on the table. However, it lopped off one cut for both 2026 and 2027, putting the expected future rate cuts at four, or a full percentage point.
Source: CNBC

Sometimes things can be interesting, and other times, things can be quiet on a weekend night in Hesston.
Source: Harvey County Now

The city of Wichita recently opened a request for proposals for visual artists interested in creating permanent outdoor sculptures for 14 existing pedestals located throughout Wichita’s central core districts of Old Town, Downtown and Delano.
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During its June 11 meeting, the Sedgwick County Commission took the first official steps on a project that will extend a pedestrian pathway from Derby to fully connect with Rose Hill.
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The Merriam City Council on Monday night discussed moving forward with a $120 million development project. The mixed-resident and retail development would be built at the site of the former Johnson County Library branch, just north of Shawnee Mission Parkway. The city council approved all 13 items presented during the special meeting, including planning and zoning the issuance of general obligation bonds and a community improvement district to help fund the Grand Market Place Development, which includes a new grocery store and apartment complex.
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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 Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.

Kevin Frymire said his transition from the private to the public sector is going well so far. Frymire took over as Harvey County Administrator on May 27, moving from his longtime career as an assisted living administrator. The county began searching for a new administrator after Anthony Swartzendruber announced his resignation in December.
Source: Harvey County Now

Scott Boden has served as the Goessel High School Principal for 14 years, but starting next month, he will move into the position of USD 411 Superintendent. “Mr. Boden is in an excellent position to step in and just do an exemplary job. He knows the role of a district leader. He’s built a trust of the students and the staff and the community, and it’s going to be a very seamless transition,” said USD 411 Superintendent Mark Crawford.
Source: Hillsboro Free Press

Lenexa is conducting a rare swap with a local home builder in which the city is getting land for a future city park while the developer gains acreage for a 175-home subdivision next door. Earlier this month, the Lenexa City Council approved the deal and preliminary plan for the property that will be used for the housing development.
Source: Johnson County Post

Edgerton is welcoming its first housing subdivision in several years to address growing affordable housing needs. Located on 80 acres near 207th Street and Edgerton Road, Dwyer Farms is a 275-home neighborhood that is just starting to come online as homes get sold. A sales agent with the mortgage company for the neighborhood said six homes were occupied as of last week.
Source: Johnson County Post

Despite resident apprehension and pushback over the years, Lenexa continues to march westward with its development. The latest will be discussed during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Referred to as Solera, Lenexa-based civil engineering company Schlagel & Associates is applying on behalf of Prairie Star Land Associates LLC to develop retail, a grocery store and more than 500 housing units on the southeast corner of Prairie Star Parkway and the K-7 Highway.
Source: Homepage

Nine months after Monroe County Hospital in rural South Alabama closed its labor and delivery department in October 2023, Grove Hill Memorial Hospital in neighboring Clarke County also stopped delivering babies. Both hospitals are located in an agricultural swath of the state that’s home to most of its poorest counties. Many residents of the region don’t even have a nearby emergency department. Nationwide, most rural hospitals no longer offer obstetric services. Since the end of 2020, more than 100 rural hospitals have stopped delivering babies, according to a new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform, a national policy center focused on solving health care issues through overhauling insurance payments. Fewer than 1,000 rural hospitals nationwide still have labor and delivery services.
Source: Kansas Reflector

After the Hen House Market closed in 2018 following its two decades in Merriam, residents have said they wanted to see a replacement come forward, no matter what it takes. Nearly seven years later, they could see its replacement come to fruition if the Merriam City Council approves a new project plan, tax incentives and rezoning for a sprawling redevelopment during a special meeting on Monday.
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A Kansas City auto plant will be part of a $4 billion investment to boost production of gas and electric vehicles in the United States. General Motors announced in a news release that the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, will be part of the two-year investment plan, which will allow for 2 million more vehicles to be built each year.
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The Chapman Center for Rural Studies and the Riley County Genealogical Society (RCGS) are collaborating to present ‘Big Dam Foolishness: The Drowned Settlements of the Blue River Valley’ in the Manhattan Public Library Auditorium on Sunday, June 22nd at 2:30 p.m. The Presentation, presented by KSU senior Dakota Boyles, will speak about the lost town of Carnahan Creek and other communities due to the construction of the Tuttle Creek Reservoir.
Source: KCLY Radio