Henry Schmidt2024-03-12T10:07:54-05:00March 12th, 2024|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different, and other financing sources may be available. To obtain comprehensive Financial Advisory services for your local government, contact your Ranson Financial Municipal Advisor, Larry Kleeman, or Henry Schmidt.
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The Kansas Pet Animal Advisory Board held preliminary discussions on regulating pet boarding facilities to keep animals staying at them safer. “We have seen an increase in licensees and we’ve seen an increase in complaints in that category,” said Heather Lansdowne, director of communications for the Kansas Department of Agriculture. “It involves a lot of nonrelated dogs comingling together and can be potentially problematic.” Most stays at dog boarding facilities go off without a hitch, but there have been injuries and deaths of dogs reported in Kansas facilities. Last year, an Olathe family lost both of their dogs while boarding them [...]
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With the consideration of other low speed vehicles allowed on the roads of Hays, the Hays Commission has voted to allow the use of golf carts on public streets..... City staff’s safety recommendations [include:] golf carts have seat belts, lights, and blinkers; be operated by a licensed driver over the age of 18 and be insured... Source: Hays Daily News
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Kellogg continues to expand in the Wichita metro with the next big project widening Kellogg to six lanes from K-96 to Andover. The City of Andover is looking forward to the project, in part because of what it will mean for traffic at Kellogg and 143rd. Instead of traffic being stalled at the intersection, sometimes for several minutes, it will flow seamlessly from K-96 through town. The City of Andover said one of the big reasons it’s excited about the project is traffic safety, upgraded with traffic much more easily able to flow from Andover into Wichita. Source: KWCH
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A Topeka program that offers cash to people who move to Shawnee County is shifting its efforts to attract Latino immigrants. The Choose Topeka program that launched in 2019 offers up to $15,000 to each applicant who finds a job and moves to the Topeka area. It’s an economic development effort by Go Topeka, a local public-private partnership. Bob Ross, a spokesperson for Go Topeka, said program officials realized that Spanish-speaking immigrants appeared to be the most interested in the incentive. Officials then began marketing the program directly to them, including both Spanish-speaking immigrants and Spanish speakers already living in the U.S. Hispanic and [...]
info2024-03-11T14:06:22-05:00March 11th, 2024|
North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) recently announced that Kansas Tourism received four awards in the 32nd Annual NATJA Awards Competition. The competition honors the best of the best in travel journalism, photography and destination marketing organizations. This recognition underscores Kansas Tourism’s dedication to innovative destination marketing and its commitment to showcasing the state as a premier travel destination. “Kansas Tourism’s award-winning efforts in inspiring travelers to explore our state are pivotal to our image and growth,” Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. “Every visitor represents a potential resident or business connection, and elevating Kansas as an attractive destination [...]
info2024-03-11T14:03:31-05:00March 11th, 2024|
The City of Towanda announced in early 2024 that a large leak had been found in the city with suspicions of leaching water since June 2022. During a City Council meeting in February, the council disclosed that the leak was losing 50,000 gallons of water per day, every day since its inception, which is unclear. The City Administrator/City Clerk Andy Newbrey estimated that nearly 20 million gallons of water have been lost to date, totaling $114,000. The question many residents have raised is why wasn’t the leak caught sooner? “As far as my perspective goes, I don’t have experience with what the water [...]
info2024-03-11T13:59:56-05:00March 11th, 2024|
The City of Emporia approved a resolution to establish a public hearing that would potentially create a community improvement district at the Emporia West Plaza during a Wednesday meeting of the city commission. The CID would impose an additional 2% sales tax for the stores located at 1312 Industrial Rd., including Tractor Supply Co., Dollar General, Rent-A-Center, Boost Mobile, Ichiban Asian Bistro, Metro by T-Mobile, Taekwondo, Oriental Massage, and House of Ma Restaurant, and the upcoming El Rio Bravo Supermarket. Special Projects Director Tayler Wash said the CID would include improvements of parking facilities, infrastructure improvements, landscaping, lighting, utilities and more. [...]
info2024-03-11T13:55:24-05:00March 11th, 2024|
Rural towns are known for doing things their own way, and catching stray cattle is no different. Police departments in both McCook, Nebraska, and Goodland, Kansas, made Facebook posts about cattle that were making their ways throughout town. In Goodland, the police department said it was involved in "the lowest-speed chase ever," in pursuit of a runaway calf. They attempted to keep the calf off the road, but it was "determined" to get to McDonald's for a Happy Meal. Unfortunately, the calf didn't have any money (moo-lah, one might say) and moved onto a field to the east. Goodland police said Josh Dorn, along [...]
info2024-03-11T13:53:44-05:00March 11th, 2024|
The National League of Cities (NLC) has released a new resource, the Civic Mapping Initiative, to help local governments and transit planners identify opportunities for improving public transit access to critical civic infrastructure and resources. The Civic Mapping Initiative offers easily navigable maps that allow local policymakers to measure the proximity of local transit stops to public services such as Head Start centers and community colleges so that access can be improved where needed. “Improving access to public transit can help build more equitable communities by opening new doors for residents and changing people’s lives,” NLC CEO and Executive Director Clarence Anthony [...]
