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Good boy! Wichita police therapy dog consoles kids who witnessed violent incident
Stewie, an American Kennel Club registered therapy dog for the Wichita Police Department, consoled kids who witnessed a violent incident Wednesday. "Today, officers responded to a violent incident where there were juvenile witnesses," the WPD said. "The children were understandably…
Zoning codes could allow native plants and pollinator gardens
A few years after relocating here from Pennsylvania, a friend of mine dove into home ownership. Being extremely knowledgeable and passionate about birding and gardening, she decided to convert part of her front yard into a native plant pollinator garden. …
Iola Council approves rules for local solar, wind power users
The Iola City Council approved changes Monday to its municipal code for electric customers who take advantage of parallel generation, like solar or wind power. Moving forward, utility customers will be limited to installing systems that generate no more than…
Squirrel cited as cause of outage in Iola
A curious squirrel found out the hard way that some objects should never be climbed. The furry-tailed rodent made its way last Wednesday atop a breaker within the Oak Street substation, which powers much of the central part of Iola.…
Municipal Bond Trends for September 27, 2023
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…
Municipal Bond Trends for September 26, 2023
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…
Retail muni bond ownership trends hold in second quarter
The municipal bond market grew in the second quarter as household and exchange-traded fund ownership of municipal securities rose, while ownership by mutual funds, U.S. banks and life insurers fell, the latest Federal Reserve data shows. ... Household ownership of…
Nick Gregory resigns as McPherson’s City Administrator to serve as Maize’s new City Manager
After 14 years of commitment and service to the City of McPherson, Nick Gregory today (Sept. 26, 2023) announced his resignation as City Administrator. After the announcement during the McPherson City Commission’s regularly-scheduled meeting, the commission voted to accept Gregory’s…
“Celebrating Our Heritage” at Greater Andover Days
The 56th Greater Andover Days festival is set for Thursday, September 28 – Sunday, October 1, 2023. Festivities will kick off at The Heritage, located at the corner of Yorktown and US-54 in Andover with a BBQ dinner, music, dancing…
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