Henry Schmidt2022-11-16T09:03:16-06:00November 16th, 2022|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
info2022-11-16T07:51:23-06:00November 15th, 2022|
A permit to establish a new quarry in Eudora is on the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission’s agenda for approval Wednesday, and Eudora’s city staff has “considerable concerns” based largely on anticipated growth south of the city. The applicant, Topeka-based Mid-States Materials, is seeking approval to break ground on a limestone quarry at 1174 East 2300 Road, just southeast of Eudora and right across the road from the existing Hamm Quarry. According to a summary of the application, Mid-States Materials wants to operate the quarry on a 242-acre parcel — with no more than 50 acres open for quarrying activity at [...]
info2022-11-16T07:01:19-06:00November 15th, 2022|
After gathering feedback from community members and observing results of a road grading method, Saline County has decided to stop using a technique on county roads that has left its residents unsatisfied and with complaints. The county has been testing a three-pass method of road grading that has both pros and cons, said Road and Bridge Administrator Darren Fisher, but has decided to stop using that method. Fisher presented his department’s findings to the County Commission a week ago. He cited the method’s pros and cons and heard from commissioners who passed along community concerns. Source: Salina Journal
Henry Schmidt2022-11-15T09:44:51-06:00November 15th, 2022|
The interest rate table above illustrates recent changes in a sample of MBIS "investment grade" yields. Every issuer's credit is different. For rates that may be applicable to your municipality, contact our Municipal Bond Advisors, Larry Kleeman and Beth Warren.
info2022-11-14T22:26:49-06:00November 14th, 2022|
It’s difficult for 6-year-old Crosby Orlando to stay in his first-grade classroom. Born with Down syndrome, he has been in therapy since he was four weeks old to work on behavioral and communication barriers. Orlando is mostly nonverbal and uses signs to communicate with classmates, though he gets restless and wants to run around. Once, he even escaped his Shawnee Mission school. His mother, Sara Jahnke, said she used to struggle with guilt about the amount of resources Orlando required as a child with extra needs in a classroom setting. Jahnke said she then realized how beneficial being in a classroom [...]
info2022-11-14T22:21:22-06:00November 14th, 2022|
The Derby Recreation Commission announced the hiring of Amanda Miller to fill the Director of Marketing position at the monthly DRC board meeting on Nov. 8. Miller previously worked at the Kansas Turnpike Authority in Wichita as a customer relations analyst. She had been with the KTA since 2014, first working as a communications specialist. Miller is a Derby resident and an Emporia State alum, graduating in 2014 with a bachelor’s in Communications and Public Relations. She officially starts with the DRC on Nov. 14. Source: Derby Informer | News
info2022-11-14T22:20:02-06:00November 14th, 2022|
From the West Bottoms to Leawood, real estate development continues to proliferate in the Kansas City metro area. The Kansas City Business Journal selected 10 in-the-works projects spanning both sides of the state line that are making a mark on the city's landscape. Keep your eye on these buildings as they make progress. Source: Kansas City Business News
info2022-11-14T22:17:20-06:00November 14th, 2022|
The city of Overland Park is asking for public input on what projects to prioritize over the next few years. What are capital improvements? The 2024-28 Capital Improvements Program is the city’s five-year plan to forecast public improvements and facility needs in Overland Park. Park restroom and playground improvements, salt storage barns and major street reconstruction are examples of projects in the program. The program also provides data concerning need, costs, timing, funding sources, budget impacts and alternatives. Source: Prairie Village Post
info2022-11-14T22:15:14-06:00November 14th, 2022|
Two projects undertaken by organizations serving Allen County residents will soon be closer to reality thanks to funding from Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative’s Concern for Community grant program. Fairview Chapel, a historical building managed by Osage Township and located at the Fairview Cemetery, received $2,500 for a new restroom. The restroom is among the final pieces of an ongoing renovation project at the chapel, which is used by families when a burial occurs at the cemetery. Meanwhile, Moran-Marmaton/Osage Fire Department received $2,500 to purchase new hoses and nozzles. Source: The Iola Register
info2022-11-14T22:13:52-06:00November 14th, 2022|
A Haysville master police officer (MPO) received a life-saving award Monday. Haysville Police Department Chief Jeff Whitfield presented MPO J.D. Willis with a life-saving award for his quick action at a scene earlier this year that saved a life. According to a post from the City of Haysville Kansas Facebook page, on Friday, May 20, Willis was working the night shift when he was dispatched to assist the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office with a car crash. Source: KSN-TV
