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.
Michelle De La Isla said her days were already long when she was serving as Topeka’s mayor, but her days are even more hectic after as her campaign for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District seat enters the final stretch. De La Isla has campaigned before, for city council and mayor, but said running for Congress is different, especially during a pandemic. She noted her campaign staff has grown from past elections to this one. When running for city council, she ran the campaign mostly by herself. For mayor, she had two co-chairs helping her, and now, she has a team of consultants helping her manage everything.
Source: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal
They haven’t filled every bed available in the intensive care unit since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but during periods over the past two weeks Hutchinson Regional Medical Center has reached its capacity in terms of staffing, a Hutchinson Regional Medical Center official reported Tuesday. At the same time, health officials are finding more people are unwilling to assist with contact tracing, and people sick with the virus appear to be staying sick longer. “As of 7 a.m. (Tuesday) we had 19 positive COVID patients, with three of the 19 intubated and on mechanical ventilation,” said Chuck Welch, HRMC vice president. “Over the last month and a half, we’ve seen an increase into the high teens to 20 consistently. Before that, we were holding at anywhere from five to 10 positives. The positives in the community have definitely trended up.”
Source: Local – The Hutchinson News
Meeting as the Barton County Board of Health, county commissioners Monday morning accepted the resignation of Dr. Stanley Hatesohl as the county’s health consultant. Next, they appointed Dr. Jonathan Pike to fill the vacancy. Hatesohl was named to the post on March 16 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, he has retired and moved from Kansas, said county Health Director Karen Winkelman. “During his tenure, he has successfully provided a vital community service.” Hatesohl advised the county of his resignation via email. “It has been a pleasure working with Karen Winkelman and the county during these challenging times,” he said.
Source: Great Bend Tribune
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and top Republican legislators agreed Tuesday to try for now to encourage Kansas counties to adopt local mask mandates rather than consider a statewide rule as the state experiences its biggest surge in new coronavirus cases of the pandemic. Kelly had a private Zoom meeting with eight leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature, six of them Republicans, and participants said afterward that they discussed encouraging greater mask use. The state health department reported Monday that the state’s rolling seven-day average for new cases set a record of 815 a day for the seven days ending Monday. Kelly issued a statewide mask mandate July 2, but a state law enacted only the month before allowed the state’s 105 counties to opt out, and most did. The Democratic governor said last week that she wanted to work with top Republican lawmakers on a bipartisan mandate to require people to wear masks in public.
Source: KAKE – News
Halloween is just days away and state leaders are recommending new ways to still have fun, while staying safe. Streets and sidewalks in local neighborhoods are usually filled with little witches and super heroes on Halloween. But what will it look like this year during a pandemic? “Our plans for this year, we’re really not going to do very much different than we normally would. We usually pass out candy in our neighborhood,” says Kristi Burchfiel, who plans to still hand out candy. Everyone we talked to expects a crowd waiting at their door, just like every other year.
Source: KAKE – News
The Hutchinson Public Schools Board of Education on Monday approved a modified learning plan that will allow groups of students to return to the classroom the week of Nov. 2, while maintaining small groups. Under the plan, students will continue to eat in small groups, with elementary students eating in their classrooms. On Mondays and Wednesdays, roughly half of students will attend school in-person while the other half attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students will attend in-person on alternating Fridays, with the first group going one Friday and the second group on the next.
Source: KAKE – News
The Kansas City, Kansas School Board said Tuesday it is launching a community campaign to address violence in the KCK area. The campaign, called “Enough is Enough. Save our Kids. Save our Community” will begin Wednesday morning when blue ribbons and banners are placed throughout the area. City hall will also be lit in blue every night this week. The school district said that over the last year, it has lost 18 students. “While not every tragedy was caused the same way, the majority of our students have died due to gun violence, in fact 11 students in less than a year,” the board said in a letter to families. The school district said it is partnering with the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department and Wyandotte County District Attorney’s office.
Source: KMBC.com
A survey, which will influence city decision-making with the future of single-use plastic bags, needs to hear from more women and minorities over whether plastic bags should be banned. Currently the survey is not representative of Wichita’s population, heavily skewing towards perspectives that are male and white. Developed by Wichita’s Single-Use Plastic Bag Taskforce and researchers from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, the survey is being conducted to gauge citizens’ interest in either reducing plastic bag use or banning single-use plastic bags altogether. The survey asked demographic questions to see if they were representative of Wichita’s demographic. Currently, the survey is not, said Dr. Elizabeth Ablah, professor at the KU School of Medicine in Wichita.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
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