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Pratt entering Stage 1 of water conservation due to drought
The City of Pratt announced it is entering Stage 1 of its Water Conservation Plan. Stage 1 is voluntary. The city said due to drought conditions, on top of a well failure, it must take steps to prevent loss of…
Garden Plain playground getting new equipment
A playground in Garden Plain will soon have a couple of new items for children to try out. Garden Plain State Bank is giving the city $3,500 in Community Reinvestment Funds to purchase playground equipment for Ternes Park. The money…
Wichita’s emergency shelter poised to open by Thanksgiving
Wichita’s emergency winter shelter aims to open around Thanksgiving, which will be the first project of three for a fully developed multi-agency center, according to announcements during last week’s Homelessness Task Force meeting. Assistant City Manager Troy Anderson said the…
What is ‘percent for art?’ About the public art funding program that Wichita arts advocates don’t want to lose
Local arts leaders sounded the alarm after comments from Mayor Lily Wu during last Tuesday’s Wichita City Council meeting. The Council will vote to adopt the proposed 2025 city budget tomorrow. An exchange during last week’s Wichita City Council meeting…
Report maps path for water resilience in western Kansas
Though water conservation has been an increasing priority for the Kansas agriculture sector, it has also been somewhat fragmented in its approach. The framework presented Tuesday at KState is a novel approach at bringing stakeholders from each part of the…
Pawnee County officials finally get some answers for energy transmission corridor
Community leaders in Pawnee County spoke with a leadership team from the Federal Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday morning to learn more about a proposed energy transmission corridor. ... The main issue is a proposed five-mile wide corridor known…
Municipal Bond Trends for August 22, 2024
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…
This honeysuckle isn’t so sweet: Efforts are ongoing to save forest in an Olathe park
Johnson County Park & Recreation District has been fighting to restore plant diversity to Ernie Miller Park after shrub honeysuckle and other invasive plants like garlic mustard caused significant damage. For the the last five years, there’s been a strong…
Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead: ‘The time has come for policy to adjust’
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” the central bank leader said in his…
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