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Topeka Governing Body discusses homelessness at Tuesday’s council

21 Friday, July 21

Topeka Governing Body discusses homelessness at Tuesday’s council

2023-07-21T10:17:36-05:00July 21st, 2023|

If there's one thing for certain after Tuesday night's city council meeting, the governing body believes they need a set-in-stone plan to attack the homeless problem in our community rather than jumping from idea to idea on how to deal with it. It was brought up in Tuesday night's meeting, statistically on average, it takes anywhere from three to five years for the city to become aware of a "new" encampment in the city. When these encampments are in non-camping areas, the individuals who live within the camps are given a 72-hour eviction notice. As of July 7th, the property maintenance division has [...]

21 Friday, July 21

Dairy Queen now open at Matfield Green service plaza

2023-07-21T11:06:19-05:00July 21st, 2023|

Travelers heading south of Emporia now have a sweet new option to try on the road. Dairy Queen is now open at the Kansas Turnpike's Matfield Green service plaza, the KTA announced Thursday. The plaza is located a mile marker 97 on I-35. Subway is expected to open by end of July. Restaurant changes were announced for both the Emporia Service Area located on I-335/KTA at mile marker 132, and the Matfield Green Service Area in March of this year. At the Emporia Service Area, Subway and Taco John’s were added, while Subway and Dairy Queen were announced for Matfield Green. Source: Emporia Gazette

21 Friday, July 21

McPherson fire department working to install first newborn safety device in state

2023-07-21T11:06:53-05:00July 21st, 2023|

The McPherson fire department is in the process of installing the first new born safety device in the state, a new initiative brought by the passing of House Bill 2024 earlier this year. The box will be installed on the outside of the McPherson fire department's station. The purpose of this is so struggling parents can safely give up their newborn in private. McPherson fire chief TJ Wyssmann says this law is near and dear to his heart because he thinks the previous process parents had to follow under Kansas law was inhumane. Everybody had to come and bring that child and [...]

21 Friday, July 21

Municipal Bond Trends for July 20, 2023

2023-07-21T09:23:54-05:00July 21st, 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.

20 Thursday, July 20

New way for SW Kansas students to get their college degrees in Garden City

2023-07-20T08:47:45-05:00July 20th, 2023|

A partnership between Garden City Community College and Newman University will allow southwest Kansas students to get their college degrees without leaving southwest Kansas. With the partnership, students can get an associate degree from GCCC and a bachelor's degree with in-person classes through the new Newman location in Garden City. Beginning this fall, students can work on completing degrees in business administration and agribusiness. And soon, Newman plans to accept applications for its nursing program. "This partnership is vital for retaining talent in Southwest Kansas and the region," GCCC President Dr. Ryan Ruda said in a news release. Source: KSN-TV

20 Thursday, July 20

Prairie Village to start designing new community center concept

2023-07-20T08:45:17-05:00July 20th, 2023|

The concept for a new city-owned community center and relocated library branch in Prairie Village could get more concrete in coming weeks. ​​In separate votes Monday, the Prairie Village City Council agreed to enter into separate memorandums of understanding with the YMCA and Johnson County Library to explore the idea of hosting a new community center and Corinth Library branch on the same site on the city’s civic campus off Mission Road. The idea has been discussed in some form for the better part of four years and comes a decade after the city council scuttled a previous bid for a new community [...]

20 Thursday, July 20

911 center faced chaos in wake of Friday’s storm

2023-07-20T08:43:59-05:00July 20th, 2023|

In just one hour after Friday’s storm passed, Allen County’s dispatchers handled nearly twice as many calls compared to the total of an average day. Between 6 and 7 p.m. on Friday, the dispatch center handled 235 calls, not including responding to radio traffic for law enforcement, fire and ambulance crews. An average day in June brought a total of 134 calls. To illustrate just how many calls that is, 911 Director Chelsie Angleton compiled a list of statistics about calls in June, the day of the storm and the days preceding and following. She presented the information to commissioners on Tuesday as part [...]

20 Thursday, July 20

Kansas wooed mega employers like Panasonic with mega tax breaks. But that may end

2023-07-20T08:42:34-05:00July 20th, 2023|

As construction crews build Panasonic’s new $4 billion factory here, the Kansas tax subsidy law that helped bring the electric vehicle battery plant to the state is set to evaporate. Kansas officials no longer have the power to underwrite mega-deal projects with hundreds of millions of dollars in state incentives. The law, known as APEX, only let the state ink one deal each year in 2022 and 2023. Those tax giveaways for those two years went to Panasonic and Integra’s planned $1.8 billion semiconductor plant in the Wichita area. Paul Hughes, the state’s deputy secretary for business development, asked lawmakers to [...]

20 Thursday, July 20

Overland Park in early stages of discussing 2 tax rebate ideas

2023-07-20T08:41:02-05:00July 20th, 2023|

The Overland Park City Council is in the early stage of discussing two separate tax relief proposals that would rebate a portion of food sales tax and property tax payments to vulnerable residents. Members of the council’s Finance Administration and Economic Development committee took a first look Wednesday at the proposals: one, a property tax rebate put forward by Councilmembers Melissa Cheatham and Logan Heley, and the other, a food sales tax rebate offered by Councilmember Faris Farassati. The proposals were offered more as concepts with details to be worked out later. Source: Shawnee Mission Post

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