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Muni-Bond Sales Surging as Yields Tumble to Lowest Since 1960s
U.S. state and local governments are selling bonds at the fastest pace since the record-setting flood in December 2017, seizing on a slide in interest rates that has pushed their borrowing costs to the lowest in more than half a…
Finance Director Cindy Ehart Retires After 15 Years with City
Ehart started working as a part-time accountant for Merriam in 2004 and became the City’s finance director in 2007. She’s responsible for managing the City’s budget and financial reporting. Her department also oversees investments, accounts payable, and accounts receivable. Ehart…
Motorist who was shot during altercation with Lawrence police officer files lawsuit alleging excessive force
A motorist who was shot by police after a traffic stop turned violent has filed a lawsuit claiming that police used excessive force against him and that the city failed to properly train its officers. Akira S. Lewis filed the…
Cyberattacks vandalized Kansas county websites in August, exposing security weaknesses
Cyberattacks crippled the websites of about a dozen Kansas counties in early August — replacing their homepages with cryptic messages and an image of Mecca. One county, which was conducting an election during the assault, decided against posting results online.…
A Kansas town and Google roll toward the future with Wi-Fi on school buses
What do you do when you’re stuck for an hour or more on a school bus? In one Kansas school district, you log onto the internet and you do your homework. On Friday, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission…
Commissioner Bob Archer prepares to leave office amid whirlwind of activity
Bob Archer entered politics here 10 years ago by winning the closest election in Topeka City Council history. Now he’s preparing to leave the Shawnee County Commission amid a whirlwind of political activity. Republican precinct committee members from the district…
School board presented first look at Manhattan High expansions
The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board of education got their first look at the designs for the Manhattan High School West campus expansions. The hardest challenge for the Manhattan High School West Campus renovations is fitting all the staff and…
Tyson plant resumes some operations, provides update on reconstruction
Tyson representatives posted an update on the reconstruction of the Holcomb meatpacking plant Friday morning, saying the plant is still months away from reopening entirely but has been able to resume limited ground beef and value-added production. Tyson Fresh Meats…
Edgerton approves condemnation plan
The Edgerton City Council approved a resolution to acquire through condemnation several private properties along state Highway 56 during a meeting Sept. 12. The properties lie along the proposed route of a multi-use path along the highway which will provide…
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