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Parsons police take initiative to strengthen community ties
The Parsons Police Department takes a new initiative toward improving relationships with the community. Police officers and members of the community attended the Police 2 Peace community forum held at the Parsons High School theater this evening. Funded by a…
Andover library receives state arts funding
Kansas Lieutenant Governor David Toland recently announced that nearly $1.3 million was given out to 108 recipients in the latest round of the Kansas Arts Commission grant funding. Among those entities receiving grant funding in this cycle was the Andover…
Park grand opening to be held in Andover
A grand opening ceremony is set to be held for Andover’s 13th Street Sports Park (1008 E. 13th St.) at 6 p.m. July 31, marking the end of an approximately year-long redevelopment process for the park that first opened in…
Solar benches installed at some Wichita locations
Three solar benches have been installed at a Wichita park and two neighborhood resource centers. This is part of an initiative by the Wichita Public Library to expand wireless access to residents across the city. The benches were installed at…
Moundridge police report rescue of child trapped in pipe
Moundridge police have reported a rescue operation that got a 14-month old child out of an underground pipe. Police and rescue crews were called to a location around 2 p.m. Sunday when it was reported that a child was trapped…
Commerce Announces First Regional Water Project for Rural Kansas
The Kansas Department of Commerce announced today a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) award for the first regional water project in over a decade. This project will provide improved water access to residents in Coffeyville and Caney. The total cost…
Cash Managers’ Interest Rate Quandary
Public cash managers today face a strategic dilemma: They can sit on money market funds, local government investment pools and ultra-short investments like repurchase agreements, all of them still yielding the highest interest rates available today. Or they can look…
AWWA, RCAP launch partnership to help small, rural community water service
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) in July announced the renewal of their Cooperative Agreement, reaffirming their commitment to collaborate on improving water infrastructure and services for small and rural communities across the…
Investors Embrace Bond Funds Before Rates Start to Fall
The stock market may be roaring, but 2024 has been Wall Street’s year of the bond fund. Bonds are paying the highest yields in a generation and interest rates are poised to come down. Meanwhile, a record number of retirees…
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