USD 457 Garden City discusses teacher recruitment, long-term sub transitions

18 Friday, August 18

USD 457 Garden City discusses teacher recruitment, long-term sub transitions

info2023-08-18T12:17:34-05:00August 18th, 2023|

Teacher recruitment practices and transition programs for long-term substitutes teachers was discussed at the USD 57 Board of Education meeting Monday. Joe Alcorta, chief human resources officer of Garden City Public Schools, said certified staff, or teachers, has dropped and classified staff has risen from the 2021-22 school year to the 2022-23 school year. During the 2022-23 school year there were 558 certified staff members and 565 classified staff for a total of 1,123 employees. During the 2021-22 school year there were 621 certified staff members and 456 classified staff members for a total of 1,077 employees. Alcorta said there was a big influx [...]

18 Friday, August 18

Garden City approves changes on days of operation for liquor retailers

info2023-08-18T12:18:55-05:00August 18th, 2023|

Staff, with assistance from the Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce, reached out to existing retail establishments, the liquor stores and their owners, and Chamber members, to determine the level of interest in making changes to the city’s code to more closely resemble the state statutes, Hurtado said. In total, 249 surveys were received, and of those 76% were interested in allowing Sunday sales except for Easter Sunday, 88% were interested in allowing sales on Memorial Day, 88% were interested in allowing sales on Labor Day and 87% were interested in allowing sales on Independence Day. The proposed ordinance change would [...]

18 Friday, August 18

Cosmosphere named Tripadvisor 2023 Travelers’ Choice award winner

info2023-08-18T10:33:04-05:00August 18th, 2023|

The Cosmosphere International Science Center and Space Museum in Hutchinson has been named a Tripadvisor 2023 Travelers’ Choice award winner. The award recognizes the Cosmosphere as one of the top 10% of attractions worldwide. It's based on the consistently positive reviews the museum and center has received over the past 12 months. “When a recognized travel expert, such as Tripadvisor, conducts research that places an organization in the top tier of attractions worldwide, it is an incredible validation and source of pride, said Senior Vice President of Communication and Chief Development Officer Mimi Meredith in a news release. "We hope all [...]

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.