Town hopes birthday celebration will bring in residents

6 Wednesday, September 6

Town hopes birthday celebration will bring in residents

info2023-09-06T08:42:52-05:00September 6th, 2023|

The City of Bentley will celebrate its 135th birthday this November, and it held a meeting over the weekend to plan the party. Bentley is a town of about 570 people in northern Sedgwick County. On Sunday, community members gathered at Bentley City Hall to discuss ideas for the celebration. They want people to know what the town has to offer. "We do have a lot of opportunity for growth," Shannon Catlin, event coordinator, said. "We have open lots right now that you can build upon. And so if we can showcase our community in a positive light, it might draw [...]

6 Wednesday, September 6

Here’s what the city plans to name Wichita’s newest park

info2023-09-06T08:41:36-05:00September 6th, 2023|

Wichita’s newest park soon could have an official name. The park, across McLean from the Arkansas River in Delano, had temporarily been dubbed Poem Park. The new name, if approved by the Wichita City Council on Tuesday, will be Millwood Park. It will get its name from the street — Millwood Avenue — that dead-ends in the middle of the park, a thin strip of undeveloped city-owned land along McLean from Vine to Fern. “I’m really excited about it because Delano has been really active in the naming of this new park,” Council member Maggie Ballard said. “I asked them for [...]

6 Wednesday, September 6

Municipal Bond Trends for September 5, 2023

Henry Schmidt2023-09-06T08:41:00-05:00September 6th, 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.

6 Wednesday, September 6

Nearly 1,000 traffic cases dismissed in Douglas County District Court

info2023-09-06T08:35:33-05:00September 6th, 2023|

In hopes of avoiding numerous driver’s license suspensions, Douglas County District Court judges have dismissed about 940 traffic cases. The circumstances of the batch dismissals are also mentioned in a pending disciplinary matter against Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez. The traffic court docket, which generally brings dozens of people into one courtroom on Friday mornings, was placed on hold for the height of the pandemic. The DA’s office also continued cases on the docket during the delta variant wave in winter going into 2022. Source: The Lawrence Times

4 Monday, September 4

Municipal Bond Trends for September 1, 2023

Henry Schmidt2023-09-04T11:31:22-05:00September 4th, 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.

1 Friday, September 1

Municipal Bond Trends for August 31, 2023

Henry Schmidt2023-09-01T08:57:45-05:00September 1st, 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.

31 Thursday, August 31

Fed’s Bostic says U.S. interest rates are high enough

info2023-08-31T09:56:52-05:00August 31st, 2023|

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic laid out a case on Thursday against any further U.S. interest rate hikes, saying monetary policy is already tight enough to bring inflation back down to 2% over a “reasonable” period. “I feel policy is appropriately restrictive,” Bostic said in remarks prepared for delivery to the South African Reserve Bank Biennial Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. “We should be cautious and patient and let the restrictive policy continue to influence the economy, lest we risk tightening too much and inflicting unnecessary economic pain.” However, “that does not mean I am for easing policy [...]

31 Thursday, August 31

Stevens County Farm Bureau Initiative focuses on food insecurity

info2023-08-31T09:36:54-05:00August 31st, 2023|

With help from Kansas Farm Bureau’s campaign to End Hunger, Stevens County Farm Bureau is working to address food insecurity issues in Hugoton. This project came about in 2022 when County Coordinator Jamie Gooch contacted Nancy Bansemer with Project Hope to see what FB could do in helping feel any needs in our community for meat and nutritious food. Nancy was again quick to respond that they were always low on meat in their freezers and were currently trying to serve several families in our community. This project being so successful last year, plans were set forth to continue this End [...]

31 Thursday, August 31

Presidential council calls for privatization of water systems

info2023-08-31T09:48:30-05:00August 31st, 2023|

President Joe Biden's infrastructure advisory council is recommending privatization and long-term leases of water systems to help manage what the council warned is a looming crisis facing the nation's aging water infrastructure. The recommendations come in a 39-page report released Monday from the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, comprised of 30 state, local and private sector leaders who advise the president on risks to the nation's critical infrastructure. The council voted unanimously Monday to approve the report. Among its recommendations, the NIAC called for the creation of a federal water department or an equivalent cabinet-level agency to oversee a national strategy to [...]

31 Thursday, August 31

Mulvane celebrates 150th Old Settlers

info2023-08-31T09:29:27-05:00August 31st, 2023|

Crowds swarmed the streets of downtown Mulvane through the final weekend of August, “harvesting memories” as the city celebrated the 150th year of the traditional Old Settlers Days festival. Aug. 26 was even officially proclaimed Mulvane Old Settlers Day by the Sedgwick County Commission. Winners were crowned in everything from photography competitions to the rodeo to the annual Little Miss Pioneer contest. In its 150th year, the festival showed no signs of slowing down offering fun for all ages with musical performances, a parade, carnival, car show and much more. Source: Derby Informer | Area