New ambulance provider for Osborne County

American Medical Response (AMR), the nation’s leading provider of medical transportation services, will begin operations in Osborne County on Sept. 1. AMR is making significant investments to build upon the strong legacy of care cultivated by Osborne County Emergency Medical Services. AMR’s Osborne County staffing will initially include one advanced life support ambulance staffed 24 hours a day in Osborne, part-time staffing to cover peak hours in Downs…
Source: News – The Hays Daily News

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:42:18-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

Construction workers discovered this gem while demolishing Merriam’s Irene B. French center

Construction workers found an unexpected treasure while knocking down the Irene B. French Community Center in Merriam. The oldest part of the building was a school dating to 1911, and workers found a time capsule inside the cornerstone placed that year. The contents included a “Laws Relating to the Common Schools of Kansas” pamphlet from 1909, a list of those present when the cornerstone was set, and the signatures of students and other Merriam residents, including descendants of the city’s founder, David Gee Campbell, who settled the area in 1864. (Merriam was originally called Campbellton but later renamed for a railroad official.)
Source: Joco 913 News

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:38:32-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

Destination Kansas: Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum

She was a pioneer of the sky, but her roots are firmly planted in Kansas. Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Atchison, Kansas. Amelia’s family lived in her grandfather’s home. Alfred Otis was a well-known judge and spent 12 years building the magnificent white house that still stands in Atchison. It is now the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum, 223 N. Terrace. Even at a young age, Amelia was a thrill-seeker, doing whatever she could for a rush of adrenaline, even building a roller coaster in the backyard with her sister. “She just flew through the air and was telling her sister, ‘It felt like I was flying,’” said Heather Roesch, Manager of the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum. From then on, Amelia was hooked and she went on to become one of the best-known pilots in the world.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:37:55-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

Attorney General says pandemic is highlighting legal issues with emergency powers law

Attorney General Derek Schmidt said there are many legal problems with how Kansas is operating during a state of emergency. So, he wants to prevent problems in future emergencies. Schmidt and Governor Laura Kelly have clashed multiple times during the coronavirus outbreak. He said that local officials can opt-out of the governor’s executive order on wearing masks and keeping distance in schools. In another instance, he differed with the governor on the ways executive orders could be enforced. He wants lawmakers to fix the wording in the law or the state could be hit with lawsuits.
Source: KSN-TV

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:37:08-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

‘This garden takes us to another level’: $6.6 million Kay’s Japanese Garden now open at Topeka Zoo

It was always a dream of former Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Kay McFarland to have a Japanese garden in Topeka. After Thursday’s opening ceremony at the Topeka Zoo, that’s now how her legacy lives on in the capital city. “Chief McFarland was truly a pioneer. She trail blazed for so many people and that story is told in this garden,” Brendan Wiley, Director of The Topeka Zoo, said. The $6.6 million Japanese garden is an oasis for peace and tranquility, which is one of a kind in the United States according to the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago, Consul General Okada. “In such a huge country like the United States, we only have a handful of Japanese gardens like this,” Consul General Okada said.
Source: KSNT News

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:36:44-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

Backyard of Kansas: Chalk formations of Logan and Gove counties

FOX 43 Explorer, Tianna Witmer, and FOX 43 anchor, Erin La Row, recently hit the road on separate trips to southwest Kansas to explore amazing chalk formations. They shared their adventures in this beautiful part of our state in this segment of Backyard of Kansas. Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park is a relatively new state park opening in 2019. Located in a valley between Scott City and Oakley, it offers breathtaking views of ancient Niobrara Chalk Formations. Just a short drive from there, in Gove County, is Monument Rocks — another Niobrara Chalk natural landmark.
Source: KSNT News

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:32:33-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

‘Troubling times for all of us’ — Student mental health concerns weigh on Johnson County schools heading into semester altered by COVID-19

Mental health professionals at Shawnee Mission, Blue Valley and Olathe school districts have been putting together a wide and varied range of resources to address the mental health of students, their families, teachers and employees, as they begin their new year under a cloud of uncertainty. But district staff members emphasized Thursday night at the monthly meeting of the Overland Park Mental Health Task Force that parents especially have an important role to play by trying to stay positive amid unprecedented upheaval in their children’s lives. “Our parents and our community really set the tone for this school year,” said Angie Salava, with the Olathe school district counseling staff. “It’s not going to look like what we had prior to mid-March, but it’s still going to be good.” Salava and other representatives of the three districts met with task force members to talk about how schools plan to address the mental health issues that have come up as officials cope with delayed starts and remote learning made necessary by the cordonavirus pandemic.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:30:18-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for August 27, 2020

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.

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:02:17-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

Coalition hopes to restore missing piece of Lawrence’s historic neighborhoods — brick streets

Though preservation efforts in Lawrence’s historic neighborhoods have conserved the turreted homes, craftsman bungalows and stone cottages built in the city’s early years, neighborhood representatives of a new coalition say there is an important piece missing — the streets. The coalition, which consists of representatives from five historic neighborhoods, is working with the city to develop a policy regarding the restoration and maintenance of the red brick streets, limestone curbs and sidewalks in the East Lawrence, Old West Lawrence, Oread, Pinckney and Barker neighborhoods.
Source: LJWorld.com.

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T08:00:34-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

City of Lawrence’s solid waste employees vote to unionize

The City of Lawrence’s solid waste employees have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, and union leaders say that efforts to improve wages and working conditions are forthcoming. In a news release Thursday morning, the city clerk’s office reported that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 696 has been elected to be the recognized employee organization for the solid waste employee group. Sixty-six of the city’s 71 solid waste workers voted, with all but one of those workers voting to be represented by the Teamsters, according to information city spokesman Porter Arneill subsequently provided the Journal-World.
Source: LJWorld.com.

Ranson Financial2020-08-28T07:59:54-05:00August 28, 2020|News|

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