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Munis follow global bond sell off, outflows near $1B
Municipals sold off Thursday, following U.S. Treasury losses after more economic data suggested the U.S. economy is strong enough to potentially warrant more rate hikes in the fall. Equities ended down. Ahead of Friday's jobs report, Wall Street is "watching…
Shawnee Names New Finance Director
The City of Shawnee and City Manager Doug Gerber announced on Wednesday the promotion of Sean Rocco as the City’s new Finance Director following a nation-wide search. Rocco has served as Interim Finance Director since May of this year. “Sean has…
Park City voters approve sales tax increase
Voters in Park City have approved a proposal for a one cent sales tax increase to fund a variety of improvements across the city. The proposal was on Tuesday’s primary election ballot, and 58 percent of the voters approved. The unofficial…
Harvey County Commission extends postponement on renewable energy builds
The Harvey County Commission unanimously voted to approve an extension on a commercial renewable energy construction moratorium in the county. The vote was held during the commission’s meeting on August 1st. The Commission previously implemented a six-month postponement at its Feb. 21st…
New mural, sculpture being added in Delia
It’s a warm Saturday morning in the southwest Jackson County community of Delia, where a UTV is busy dragging the ball field near the former Delia school for weeds and the occasional train whistle punctuates the quiet. It’s also a good…
Rural Kansas school district spared in lopsided vote
Residents of a rural central Kansas school district overwhelmingly voted to keep their district intact, defeating an attempt to dissolve the district in anger over a school closure. Unofficial election results from the Aug. 1 primary show 587 people voted in…
Lenexa acquired this historic cemetery last year. What happens now?
For generations, volunteers with the nonprofit Lenexa Cemetery Association managed the historic cemetery off Pflumm Road and 87th Street Parkway in east Lenexa. The Lenexa Cemetery, founded in 1872, is the final resting place of several prominent Lenexa community leaders through…
Another move: Sedgwick County thinking of buying this downtown building for admin offices
Sedgwick County government is considering purchasing Murfin Plaza at 250 N. Water for $7.75 million as the new home for its administrative offices. The County Commission on Wednesday unanimously agreed to pay $25,000 in earnest money. The county has 120…
Prairie Village – from farms to suburbs
For generations the area that is now Prairie Village was part of the communally held ancestral hunting territory of the Kanza and Osage tribes. In the 1820s, the federal government removed the Kanza and Osage people to reservations elsewhere in…
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