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Wichita just updated its tobacco ordinance. What’s changed?
Retail stores, not cashiers, will now shoulder fines and fees when caught selling tobacco to underage customers after the Wichita City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to update the city’s tobacco retail licensing. Previously, individual cashier clerks who sold tobacco, e-cigarettes…
Why Sedgwick County plans to burn parkland
Sometime in the next three weeks, drivers may see smoke coming from the northeast corner of Sedgwick County. The Sedgwick County Parks Department plans to do a controlled burn at Northeast Sedgwick County Park, at 127th Street East and 77th…
Southeast Kansas museum celebrates railroad history
More people are now able to check out a museum in southeast Kansas that celebrates railroad history. The Heart of the Heartlands Railroad Museum in Carona has expanded its hours. It had only been open a few weekends during the…
City of Emporia enters home stretch in search for next Assistant City Manager
The search for Emporia’s next Assistant City Manager has reached the final stages. Finalists for the position met with four panels as part of the selection process Friday morning. The city is not releasing the names of the finalists in…
Residents of Lawrence’s Pinkney neighborhood concerned about plans for homeless shelter site
Residents of Lawrence’s Pinkney neighborhood and staff at a nearby preschool are questioning the site where the city plans to place a “village” for people experiencing homelessness, and how the project would be managed. The city has its sights set…
Local businesses playing a role in Hutchinson economy after recent layoffs
Recent closures and layoffs in Hutchinson have brought up questions about the local economy and the future of the town. The director at StartUp Hutch says that local businesses are often overlooked in how they drive the local economy, and…
Fed poised to approve quarter-point rate hike next week, despite market turmoil
Even with turmoil in the banking industry and uncertainty ahead, the Federal Reserve likely will approve a quarter percentage point interest rate increase next week, according to market pricing and many Wall Street experts. Rate expectations have been on a…
Municipal market contemplates fallout from banking crisis
"The failure of Silicon Valley Bank along with Silvergate Bank and the Signature Bank of New York has created what is possibly an inflection point in the bond markets," John Mousseau, president and director of fixed income at Cumberland Advisors,…
One year after the first rate hike, the Fed stands at policy crossroads
The Federal Reserve is one year down its rate-hiking path, and in some ways it’s both closer and further away from its goals when it first set sail. Exactly one year ago, on March 16, 2022, the Federal Open Market…
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