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Municipal Bond Trends for October 10, 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…
Municipal Bond Trends for October 9, 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…
Douglas County to consider new pay plans that would boost county employee pay above area averages
Douglas County government should create a new goal to pay its employees — everybody from custodians to administrators — well above the median wage of similar employees in the region, county commissioners will be told at their meeting on Wednesday.…
Governor Kelly Announces Virtual, On-Demand Meeting as Part of Water Local Consult Outreach
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that a virtual, on-demand meeting is now available for Kansans who want to provide input on water issues in the state. The virtual meeting is part of a second round of local consult meetings to…
Increased prices contribute to continued housing shortage
Real estate agent Natalie Moyer has helped Kansas residents purchase homes for the past 16 years. But the housing market is so tight right now, it’s been very difficult for first-time homebuyers to find a house within their budget. The…
Plans being finalized for emergency room/hospital in Fort Scott
Bourbon County officials reported Monday that efforts to secure Freeman Health System’s plans to bring health care to the county are being finalized. Bourbon County Commissioners Jim Harris and Brandon Whisenhunt amended the meeting agenda to allow County Counselor Justin…
City Council approves steps for hotel, Expo
With a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and resolutions calling for two public hearings, the Great Bend City Council took preliminary steps Monday that will help a developer build an 80-room hotel and one or more restaurants on 10th St. The…
City cracking down on weeds
The City of Newton has been enforcing more environmental code violations lately. For all of 2023, it targeted 244 environmental violations for weeds. That number increased to 682 for this year up to the end of September, a 180 percent…
Harvey County offers public hunting
As outfitters and leasing agents continue to gobble up access to private hunting land, there is still opportunity for public hunting in Harvey County. In 2018, the Harvey County Commission approved limited seasonal hunting at East Park. The agreement has…
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