49th Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield is postponed until September 2021

Officials from the Walnut Valley Association have announced that the 49th Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield will be postponed until September 2021, according to a news release Thursday afternoon. WVA has been closely monitoring CDC and WHO recommendations related to mass gatherings and took this decision after communicating with local public health and city officials. For those who have purchased tickets for the 49th Walnut Valley Festival, these tickets will be valid for entry in 2021 and patrons can expect a direct mailing with details. …Plans call for a series of virtual concerts and events to take place in September 2020…
(Read more: Sumner NewsCow)

Ranson Financial2020-07-22T07:54:24-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

Sedgwick County health officer to issue order closing bars, limiting gatherings to 15 people

Sedgwick County’s top health official says he will issue an order to shut down bars and clubs to help control the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Garold Minns, county health officer, said during Tuesday’s county commission meeting that the order would also close eating establishments that serve alcohol at 10 p.m. each day, cancel all fairs, parades and festivals, and limit gatherings to 15 people. Businesses would also need to enforce social distancing of customers. He first spoke of these measures as recommendations, but when council member Lacey Cruse asked him whether he’d be issuing the order, Dr. Minns said, “Yes, I am.” The order would be in effect until September 9. The commission can make changes to the order or vote against it. Dr. Minns said the order would not affect schools, licensed day cares or religious institutions.
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Ranson Financial2020-07-22T08:00:19-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

CarMax will hire 150 more employees in Olathe, doubling 1-year-old office’s staffing

CarMax Inc. is ready to accelerate through and past its desired employee count at its Customer Experience Center in Olathe. One year ago, the Virginia-based auto retailer (NYSE: KMX) opened the company’s second stand-alone contact center in a 39,000-square-foot space at 17300 W. 119th St. At the time, it said the facility would create approximately 300 jobs. Now, as part of a drive to fill more than 750 open positions nationwide, the Olathe site is expected to grow quickly from 230 to 380 employees.
(Read more: Kansas City Business Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-22T07:49:54-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

Roeland Park enters agreement with JoCo for work release program

The Roeland Park City Council earlier this month unanimously approved an agreement into enter a work release program with Johnson County. People incarcerated in relation to municipal offenses can now participate in the work release program, which reduces city expenses, according to city documents. Police Chief John Morris said the city has very few people who are in jail for long periods of time — typically maxed out at two days — so someone in the work release program would be a more serious offender.
(Read more: Prairie Village Post)

Ranson Financial2020-07-21T08:55:02-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

Gov. Kelly signs order mandating masks in schools

Gov. Laura Kelly has signed an executive order that mandates the use of masks in schools, daily temperature checks and hand sanitizer in each classroom. That order mandates that all students, faculty and staff and vendors entering a school building wear a face covering. Exceptions to wearing a mask include when consuming food, during activities where it isn’t safe to wear a face covering and persons with medical or mental health conditions and those with a disability.
(Read more: State Government – The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-21T08:54:37-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

Flint Hills project hopes to ’reclaim’ the prairie

According to Susan Mayo of the newly formed Flint Hills Counterpoint, the tall grass prairie is "the most decimated ecosystem in North America." That’s why the rural Peabody resident has teamed up with documentary filmmaker Cyan Meeks to form Flint Hills Counterpoint. "The Flint Hills can latch onto that idea and what it means in their head," Mayo said. "It is one of the few places that has tall grass prairie. …
(Read more: News – The Hutchinson News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-21T08:54:15-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

Historic Sperry property features wildlife in the Pittsburg

Dr. Ted Sperry married Dr. Gladys Galligar in 1935, and in 1946 took a job at Pittsburg State University in southeast Kansas. Three years later the pair of biology professors — notably memorialized today in the name of the local Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society — bought a one-acre lot on South College Street and named it "Paradocs."
(Read more: News – The Hutchinson News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-21T08:53:43-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

Wichita warns bars to follow mask ordinance or liquor license could be in jeopardy

Bar owners should consider themselves warned. “Without complying with the mask ordinance you do put your liquor license in jeopardy,” said Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple on Monday. “So we should be seeing a tapering off of the numbers and a downward trend, but for that to happen we do need people, businesses and also individuals to take the mask ordinance seriously.”
(Read more: KSN-TV)

Ranson Financial2020-07-21T08:52:55-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

MHK Safe and Open brings community together in fight against coronavirus

The City of Manhattan is working to bring together the Little Apple community in the fight against coronavirus with an initiative known as MHK Safe and Open. The project targets three groups.
Businesses can take the pledge and help communicate to their customers that they’re working to make the community safer with their cleaning practices and use of masks. Community organizations can do the same…. To sign up and take the pledge, just go to MHKSafeandOpen.org.
(Read more: KSNT News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-21T08:52:29-05:00July 21, 2020|News|

Municipal Bond Trends for July 20, 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 Financial2020-07-21T08:31:23-05:00July 21, 2020|News|