Reno County offering orientation class for childcare providers

18 Friday, August 18

Reno County offering orientation class for childcare providers

info2023-08-18T10:31:31-05:00August 18th, 2023|

The Reno County Health Department will be holding a childcare orientation class in September. The orientation class is for adults interested in becoming childcare providers. It will be held on Thursday, Sept. 7, in the conference room of the Reno County Health Department, located at 209 W. 2nd Ave. in Hutchinson. The cost of the class is $20, but you will need to reserve your spot by calling Jeanette or Tammy at 620-694-2900. Source: KSN-TV

18 Friday, August 18

Prairie Village takes legal action to keep petitions off ballot

info2023-08-18T10:29:32-05:00August 18th, 2023|

The increasingly testy fight over three Prairie Village petitions to put rezoning and governance measures on the ballot is now going to court. The city announced Thursday afternoon that it has filed a lawsuit seeking to have the petitions declared “legally insufficient,” arguing that both the petitions and the process to gather signatures for them violated state laws. Because of those reasons, the city argues, the petitions should not be put on the ballot. Prairie Village city officials want a Johnson County judge to reach a “declaratory judgment” that will “once and for all” decide the legal status of the three citizen-led measures before the Nov. [...]

18 Friday, August 18

Municipal Bond Trends for August 17, 2023

Henry Schmidt2023-08-18T07:03:45-05:00August 18th, 2023|

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.

17 Thursday, August 17

Municipal Bond Trends for August 16, 2023

Henry Schmidt2023-08-17T08:59:04-05:00August 17th, 2023|

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.

16 Wednesday, August 16

Pittsburg featured in KCUR’s Adventure! newsletter

info2023-08-18T07:44:05-05:00August 16th, 2023|

The history of Pittsburg, Kansas, runs deep. Located in Crawford County — the Fried Chicken Capital of the World — the city started out as a mining camp. It became “New Pittsburgh” in 1876 (named for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), though it dropped the “New” and the “h” somewhere along the way. Now the southeast Kansas city is a center for academics, artists, entrepreneurs, and technology. ... The city of Pittsburg is centered around the intersection of 4th and Broadway, where two of the original buildings are still standing. Check out the Downtown Walking Tour, which includes over 100 locations of historic buildings, mostly [...]

16 Wednesday, August 16

City of Salina looking to move public notices online

info2023-08-16T13:13:30-05:00August 16th, 2023|

The City of Salina has started the process to move public notices onto the city's website this week. During its meeting Monday, the Salina City Commission voted, on first reading, to "charter out" of a Kansas statute requiring it to publish legal notices in a print newspaper. This is the first step the city will need to take if it wishes to move such notices to the city's website. "Adoption of this charter ordinance would allow, in the future, if the city commission decided to, to designate the city website as the official city newspaper," said Shawn Henessee, assistant city manager. [...]

16 Wednesday, August 16

Municipal Bond Trends for August 15, 2023

Henry Schmidt2023-08-16T09:40:10-05:00August 16th, 2023|

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.

16 Wednesday, August 16

Girard City Clerk achieves MMC designation

info2023-08-16T08:44:34-05:00August 16th, 2023|

Girard City Clerk Karen Buck recently earned the prestigious Master Municipal Clerk (MMC) designation from IIMC, the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, Inc. At Monday’s regular meeting, Mayor Mickey Pyle presented a plaque to Buck for her hard work and dedication towards obtaining the designation. The council members also expressed their appreciation to Buck during council comments. Marking the 33rd-ever clerk in the state of Kansas to obtain the MMC, the designation is granted only to municipal clerks who complete demanding education requirements and have a record of significant contributions to their local government, their community, and state. Source: Morning Sun

16 Wednesday, August 16

Westwood neighbors push back on tall, colorful Rainbow project

info2023-08-16T08:44:00-05:00August 16th, 2023|

A redevelopment project along Rainbow Boulevard in Westwood remains in the discussion phase amid recent concept changes. The Westwood Planning Commission on Aug. 7 discussed a preliminary development plan — along with two rezoning requests and two replatting requests — for the mixed-use project Mission Woods-based developer Karbank Holdings LLC, wants to build. After about three hours of hearing from the developer and dozens of public commenters, the planning commission decided to revisit the item to the September meeting. The most recent conceptual designs show taller, colorful buildings on the site, which sparked pushback from several residents who spoke at the [...]

15 Tuesday, August 15

Wichita to close tax financing district in Old Town

info2023-08-16T08:38:43-05:00August 15th, 2023|

Wichita City Council members have approved the closing of a tax financing district in Old Town. The Old Town Cinema Redevelopment District was established in 1999 with a project for a parking garage, a plaza and street improvements. The project included improvements to Rock Island and Mosley streets between 2nd and 3rd Streets. The city issued close to $5 million in debt to finance the project costs, using the increases in property tax revenue from the district. Mark Manning with the city’s finance department told the council that the debts have been paid and the district has reimbursed the city’s debt service fund [...]