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Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office buys new $2.5M airplane you’ll probably never want to ride in
As the sheriff of the Air Capital of the World, one of the most important and little-known tools for Jeff Easter's department is its own private airplane, and it's time to make a big upgrade. "The Sheriff's Office here has…
Rural electric co-ops to get $10.7B in USDA funds for clean energy grants, loans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin to administer two loan and grant programs worth nearly $11 billion to boost clean energy systems in rural areas, administration officials said Tuesday. Congress approved the federal spending — $9.7 billion for a…
Pittsburg gives housing vouchers to those facing homelessness
The Pittsburg Housing Authority was chosen to receive some additional funds to provide support for those facing homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded $43 million to 62 agencies throughout the country, for "stability vouchers" to…
Officials predict record wheat shortage for Kansas
There has been an abundance of rain in this past week, but has it been enough to save the state's wheat after last month's drought? The Kansas Wheat Commission is starting it's Wheat Tour across the state Tuesday, May 16…
Johnson County chair wants citizen panels on diversity, sustainability
A proposal to create new citizen advisory groups on diversity and sustainability are moving forward after county commissioners last week discussed – sometimes testily – how they should be set up. The groups, which will be called coalitions rather than committees,…
Municipal Bond Trends for May 15, 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…
Abbyville Frontier Days PRCA Rodeo to begin
The Abbyville, Kansas, hometown rodeo is about as American as apple pie. With 17 flavors of homemade pies, including apple, lots of home-cooked barbecue and cowboys and cowgirls from across the nation competing, this central Kansas rodeo packs the bleachers…
Winfield may shorten time for holding stray animals
Request made due to shelter overcrowding. Winfield City Commissioners will consider a request from the Cowley County Humane Society to reduce the number of days stray animals must be held by the shelter before they can be put up for…
Dancing with a fading past: Why hundreds flock to tiny Kansas town on Saturday nights
While the fiddle player sawed off the dizzy opening notes of Bob Wills’ “Take Me Back to Tulsa” on the stage in the back room, Charles Blagg was browsing the refreshments cooler up near the checkout counter. It was a…
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