Where workers will stay when construction gets under way for a wind farm in the south part of the county is anyone’s guess. Few RV campsites are available in the county. Building permits are not yet granted for the Expedition Wind Farm project, but developer Blake Johnson said Expedition hopes to start tower construction in early spring.
Source: Marion County RECORD
The City of Valley Center has an official city flag. For the first time in its history, the city council on Jan. 5 adopted a design to be used to make city flags. The design was developed by a Valley Center High School student and revised through public input and city council discussions. The city is now exploring options to have the flags made.
Source: Ark Valley News
What started as a simple way to give back has grown into a state-wide effort. “I thought it was a one time deal, thank you for saving my mom’s life, you know, but so many, just the response has just been crazy,” said Amy Scharosch. The craziness began in November of 2020. That’s when Scharosch, a Wichita native now residing in the Kansas City area, said her mother and father contracted COVID-19. “My parents got very sick with COVID, and my mom was hospitalized,” she explained.
Source: KSNT News
NextEra Energy Resources is still considering a wind farm project in Washington County, but the wind farm company is still gathering information. “We are in the early stages of developing a wind project in the area,” said senior communication specialist Conlan Kennedy. “We are evaluating both Republic and Washington Counties for this project, but we have not finalized an exact location at this time. We are currently assessing the land and wind resources in the area and speaking with community leaders about the potential project. We intend to reach out to landowners with more information soon.
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Two area utilities are adding solar power to their portfolios of electrical generation to meet the needs of Southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas. The first of solar electrical generation operation will come online in the next two weeks when Liberty Utilities completes its first 2.2-megawatt solar farm near Prosperity, east of Webb City and south of Carterville in Jasper County. In Kansas, Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative is building two 1-megawatt solar arrays in two locations in Crawford and Neosho counties, including one next to the Greenbush Education Service Center on Highway 47 between Girard and St. Paul.
Source: www.joplinglobe.com
A Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy was the recipient of a Medal of Valor for his courage and bravery. Sgt. Travis Spiker was given the honor Monday. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Spiker was helping officers in Holton at a domestic incident. The victim, a woman, was in his patrol car waiting for the situation to resolve. Suddenly, the suspect started shooting at law enforcement at the scene. The sheriff’s office said in the hail of bullets, Sgt. Spiker was able to get into his car and drive the woman to safety.
Source: KSNT News
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS “investment grade” yields. Every issuer’s credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
Following the success of the new ballfields opened in Goddard as part of a STAR bond project, the city is expanding on those efforts with the STAR bond phase two addition. In phase two, approved at the end of December, developer Goddard Sports LLC will introduce five additional competitive synthetic turf baseball/softball fields – geared toward younger athletes – as well as an outdoor sand sports complex (including three sand soccer fields) southwest of the current baseball fields. Completion of phase two is expected in late 2021 and is estimated to cost $12,587,792. It is also projected to attract between 351,000 and 422,000 visitors per yer and generate direct and indirect employment of 56 full-time equivalent jobs with an annual payroll of $1.9 million.
Source: Derby Informer | Area
Under this bill, modeled on longstanding Utah law, municipalities would be forced to set a property tax rate that is “revenue neutral.” If they wish to exceed this rate, they must provide notice and hold a hearing before voting on the increase. The proposed bill also repeals the local property tax lid. Eric Stafford, director of government affairs for the Kansas Chamber, argued the bill itself would accomplish what the tax lid was meant to accomplish by forcing the budget to remain neutral.
Source: Kansas Reflector
Most elementary school children in Wichita will return to in-person classes this week while the majority of secondary students are set to start hybrid classes in two weeks. The Board of Education on Monday adopted the in-person classes proposal made by Wichita Public Schools administrators, citing educational equality concerns for students as suburban districts hold in-person classes. The decision does not affect the approximately 40% of students whose parents opted for remote learning.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
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