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Municipal Bond Trends for January 22, 2024
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your…
Planning Commission advances new wind energy regulations for Douglas County
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission voted 6-3 early Tuesday morning to move forward with a new set of wind energy regulations at the end of a meeting that stretched six hours. ... Commissioners aimed to balance the need for rigorous…
Wichita plans to close a number of elementary, middle schools at end of school year
An unspecified number of Wichita schools will be closed at the end of the school year to help offset a looming $42 million budget shortfall. Staff will make recommendations on which schools should be closed and why at the next…
Pickleball noise has become nuisance at this Prairie Village park. Is there a fix?
Prairie Village residents who live near Windsor Park will need to wait on any pickleball noise relief. The Prairie Village City Council on Tuesday voted 9-2 to send the pickleball noise issue at Windsor Park back to the city’s parks…
How costly will the boil water advisory be for Topekans?
Topekans will see only a trickle of additional costs, if any, due to the problem that forced the city last week to declare a boil water advisory, city officials say. The city, which uses about 20 million gallons of water…
County Commission approves state of emergency from Jan. 8-9 storm
The Finney County Commission approved a severe winter weather emergency declaration for the Jan. 8-9 blizzard at its regular meeting on Tuesday. During the week of the storm, Commission chairman Gerry Schultz declared the emergency, but it needed to be confirmed…
‘Some days, you just might have to rescue a swan’: Wichita firefighters trek onto ice
Firefighters trekked out onto a frozen pond Friday morning in north Wichita to rescue a swan that had been stuck for a couple of days. Residents near 21st and Amidon called first responders Friday morning about the swan being stranded in…
WFD welcomes new recruits following graduation from training
After 14 weeks of training, the Wichita Fire Department welcomed a new batch of recruits on Friday. The class was the third class of 2023. Class instructor and WFD lieutenant Clint Gifford said they're not starving for candidates, so they find…
Where will the city find housing for thousands of new students in one area?
The new biomedical campus is on the way to downtown Wichita, and it will eventually bring up to 3,000 students and hundreds of faculty and staff to consolidate into one complex. It's a collaboration between Wichita State University and the…
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