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Municipal Bond Trends for June 2, 2025
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…
Lawrence City Commission might stop livestreaming meetings on YouTube
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider adopting a resolution to no longer livestream their meetings on YouTube rather than stream the entire meetings, including the general public comment periods. The Kansas Legislature this session passed a change to the…
Fire Department trains new recruits
Two new firefighters are set to join the Pittsburg Fire Department. After two weeks of hands-on and classroom academy training, Aaron Ruth and Rendan Russell completed their final exercise on Friday. Source: - Latest Stories
Kansas Supreme Court splits on constitutionality of drug-dog search at Wichita traffic stop
Wichita police officers Donald Bailey and Shawn Isham were watching a suspected drug house in 2020 when Gina Wilson parked a vehicle in the driveway, entered the residence, reappeared a few minutes later and drove away. The officers followed Wilson…
Merriam mulls plan to demolish historic downtown buildings in Turkey Creek floodplain
Merriam city leaders are assessing whether to tear down its entire historic downtown as it mulls new flood risk management plans for Turkey Creek nearby. For nearly 25 years, the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been…
Olathe moves forward with plan for new $15M police firing range
The Olathe Police Department is moving forward with plans to build a new police shooting range near Interstate 35 and 167th Street, after receiving the city council’s approval earlier this month. The Olathe City Council approved rezoning to make way…
These volunteers work to build and maintain JoCo’s trails, so others can hike and bike with ease
When Derek Buckridge rides a mountain bike down a trail through the woods, there’s a type of reverie that comes with putting all of his focus toward staying on two wheels. “You just kind of get lost in that blissfulness…
Geary County Food Pantry Opens its Doors to the Public
The Geary County Food Pantry officially opened its new facility to the public on Thursday, May 29th, welcoming a long line of guests eager to access food resources. Located in Junction City, the new 3,800-square-foot building, built by Hutton Construction,…
Nearly $4 Million in EPA Grants Awarded to Clean Up Kansas Communities
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) announced that nearly $4 million in EPA Brownfields Grants have been awarded to support environmental cleanup and redevelopment efforts in Kansas. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made the announcement alongside EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim…
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