Munis yields fall further as recession fears grow

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Munis yields fall further as recession fears grow

info2022-07-06T00:47:52-05:00July 6th, 2022|

Municipals yields fell for the third session in a row following the flight-to-safety bid in U.S. Treasuries as recession concerns continue to grow. Equities were mixed. Triple-A benchmark yields were bumped three to six basis points Tuesday with the strongest moves out long. Falling yields over the past two weeks have been “a welcome sigh of relief as we have seen yields as low as 0.67% back in February to as high as 2.97% back in April on 10-year notes,” said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet Securities. "As we shift our focus from high inflation to a possible [...]

6 Wednesday, July 6

Commission appointed to look at Wichita City Council districts

info2022-07-06T00:45:36-05:00July 6th, 2022|

Wichita City Council members have appointed a seven-member commission of electors to look at redrawing the boundaries for the six council districts. Scott Wadle with the city’s planning department presented population maps of the districts to Council members on Tuesday, and the maps show an imbalance in districts 2 and 3. The boundaries will have to be redrawn to reflect population changes from the 2020 Census, and the commission could look at the possibility of expanding the Council from six to eight districts. Wadle said there can be no greater than a five percent difference in population among the districts. Source: [...]

6 Wednesday, July 6

More fireworks complaints; only one criminal case in Lyon County

info2022-07-06T07:45:16-05:00July 6th, 2022|

The most explosive season of the year in Lyon County officially fizzles out Tuesday night. Legal fireworks discharges in Emporia and rural Lyon County ends at 10 p.m. As usual, that's far too late for some people. “We have had 64 complaints,” Emporia Police Capt. Lisa Hayes said at mid-afternoon Tuesday. That was the total throughout Lyon County since July 1. And it's up from 50 complaints at the same point in 2021. Hayes said police filed one criminal complaint Sunday night, after a person claimed to be struck by fireworks. But officers normally don't go around town to lock up [...]

6 Wednesday, July 6

County Fair: Bringing Communities Together

info2022-07-06T07:45:34-05:00July 6th, 2022|

The County Fair is an exciting time for 4-H and FFA members and the surrounding community. It is an opportunity to showcase the handiwork they have made and show the animals they have worked with for months leading up to the fair season. Through their various projects with these youth programs, the members have “learned by doing.” They have learned how to work with others, learned to make decisions, and take responsibility to complete their projects. At the county fair, their projects are judged on their quality of workmanship, ingenuity, and skills learned throughout the project. Source: Fort Scott Biz

6 Wednesday, July 6

Wichita to spend $1 million to add fresh produce to convenience stores, dollar stores

info2022-07-06T07:45:59-05:00July 6th, 2022|

Wichita plans to spend $1 million on a plan to install refrigerated cases in convenience and dollar stores to provide healthier food to residents who may not have access to grocery stores. The money will come from federal pandemic relief funds. A 2013 study by the Health and Wellness Coalition of Wichita found that neighborhoods with the lowest incomes experienced the highest food prices. It also found that 44 square miles of Wichita was considered a food desert, an area with a significant number of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket. Source: Wichita Eagle

6 Wednesday, July 6

Kingman man on mission to save small town America

info2022-07-06T07:47:29-05:00July 6th, 2022|

A Kingman native is on a mission to save small-town America, particularly his hometown. "I am a place guy and this is a great place and I think it has kind of made me who I am over the years," said Scott Mueller. Scott Mueller grew up on a farm just outside of Kingman, Kan. The K-State graduate spent the last three decades on the west coast pursuing his career in agriculture economics. However, he never forgot the place that raised him. "I think there's a lot of ways to go back to your roots. A lot of people go back [...]

6 Wednesday, July 6

How Cities and Counties Are Thinking Big With Their ARPA Plans

info2022-07-06T07:48:06-05:00July 6th, 2022|

When President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law on March 11, 2021, the fiscal future for states and localities looked bleak. Public officials on both sides of the aisle were predicting that the pandemic was putting their cities and counties in dire financial straits and they would not recover for the foreseeable future. As a result, many anticipated that the $350 million of APRA money that was going to states and localities would be used to simply dig the country out of a covid-based hole. Source: Route Fifty

6 Wednesday, July 6

Great Bend Fire Department busy with Fourth of July calls

info2022-07-06T00:35:23-05:00July 6th, 2022|

Great Bend Fire and EMS were flooded with calls on the Fourth of July. At one point, the majority of the department was called back to work to assist due to high call volumes. The department said they responded to 25 fireworks fires, one of which the home was a total loss. Seven of the calls were for EMS, one for a gas leak, and another five were from fires of an unknown cause. Source: KSN-TV

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New Museum opens in Southeast Kansas

info2022-07-06T00:34:16-05:00July 6th, 2022|

The "Parsons Historical Society Museum" unveiled its newest addition. Today the museum held a ribbon cutting for the "Farm Heritage Museum" that sits at 19th and grand. All the pieces of farm equipment on display were donated and the display cases were created by volunteers. The museum has been in the works since 2018 and was fully funded by donations. "Over there we have a wooden rake that a farmer pulled with one horse. When it get full of hay it would automatically flip. That's probably the oldest pieces is 1880. I think they will get a great education bringing young [...]

6 Wednesday, July 6

Shawnee seeking public input in rebranding efforts, asking ‘What Makes Shawnee Shine’

info2022-07-06T07:49:18-05:00July 6th, 2022|

The city of Shawnee wants residents’ help in polishing up its image as part of a rebranding effort happening this year. “What Makes Shawnee Shine” is seeking input in order to create new signs, logos and images in how the city will present itself to the public in coming years. The rebranding is different from the larger visioning or strategic plans cities sometimes do to guide their future policies, said spokesperson Julie Briethaupt. An online survey and a series of informal public meet-ups has been scheduled to give residents a chance to talk about the role the city plays in their [...]