South Hutchinson City Administrator Joseph Turner makes ELGL’s Top 100 Local Government Influencers for 2022

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South Hutchinson City Administrator Joseph Turner makes ELGL’s Top 100 Local Government Influencers for 2022

info2023-01-12T12:36:10-06:00January 12th, 2023|

... each year ELGL seek nominations for the Top 100 Influencers in Local Government. It is inspiring to read about these local government leaders, and we know even more superb public servants are doing incredible work across the country. ... Joseph has developed a LinkedIn community aimed at helping aspiring city managers break into the field as well as supporting current managers. Source: ELGL

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KCK public school workers being trained to use Narcan for overdose emergencies

info2023-01-12T12:30:54-06:00January 12th, 2023|

Preventative and proactive. That’s how educators in Kansas City, Kansas describe their training to use Narcan, the emergency spray that’s used to save anyone who’s overdosed on fentanyl. Fifty doses of the life-saving tool are now owned by KCK Public School administrators, 153 district employees have been trained to administer Narcan, including fellow nursing staffers and district police officers. “We want to make sure we have the necessary tools in place if we have a situation like this,” KCK Schools Police Chief Curtis Nicholson said. Source: KSNT 27 News

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Lawrence school district’s Futures Planning Committee favors 4-day weeks, closing 3 buildings

info2023-01-12T12:30:05-06:00January 12th, 2023|

The Lawrence school district’s Futures Planning Committee on Wednesday in a preliminary vote advanced a budget scenario suggesting a four-day school week, closing two elementary schools and a middle school, and cutting a district administration position. The committee members, divided into small groups, reevaluated items in the current budget scenario, offering their own suggested changes to budget cuts in preparation for upcoming public input sessions. Each committee member was allowed to vote for two out of the seven groups’ scenarios. The scenario that won, receiving 20 votes, also includes utilizing renewable solar power — which would not save costs but would [...]

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Miami County looks for cure to voting machine hiccup

info2023-01-12T12:29:28-06:00January 12th, 2023|

Miami County commissioners learned an additional investment would be necessary to correct a flaw in the county’s election machines that allows voters to change ballot styles — whether it be done by accident or misdeed. The county in May 2019 purchased 125 ExpressVote Tabulators for $685,220 from Election Systems & Software. Angie Frison, an ESS sales representative for the Omaha, Neb.-based company, attended the County Commission’s study session Dec. 21 to talk about a hiccup that allowed two voters to change their ballot styles in November. Source: The Miami County Republic

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Municipal Bond Trends for January 11, 2023

Henry Schmidt2023-01-12T10:04:32-06:00January 12th, 2023|

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, Beth Warren and Henry Schmidt.

11 Wednesday, January 11

Fed’s Collins leans toward downshifting to a quarter-point hike

info2023-01-11T22:41:48-06:00January 11th, 2023|

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said she's leaning toward supporting a quarter-point interest rate hike at the central bank's next meeting ending Feb. 1 as officials near a peak in borrowing costs. Downshifting to a smaller move from the more aggressive rate increases the Fed rolled out last year would give officials more time to see how their actions are affecting the economy, Collins said Wednesday in an interview with The New York Times. The Fed raised its main rate by 50 basis points at the last meeting in mid-December, slowing down following four straight 75 basis-point increases. [...]

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Hill’s Pet Nutrition to relocate HQ from Topeka to Overland Park

info2023-01-12T12:40:46-06:00January 11th, 2023|

Hill's Pet Nutrition will be shifting its global and U.S. headquarters to the greater Kansas City area later this year. An announcement from Hill's reports that the company will be expanding in Kansas by bringing its headquarters to Aspiria Campus at 6180 Sprint Parkway in Overland Park towards the end of 2023. While the headquarters is moving, the company will continue to invest in its Topeka manufacturing hubs. Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 - WDAF

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Peabody revitalizing downtown with help of a grant

info2023-01-11T22:02:55-06:00January 11th, 2023|

While many small towns in Kansas have their downtown districts emptying out and buildings falling into decay, Peabody is working on fixing theirs up. This is all thanks to the Peabody Main Street Association ((PMSA), a Kansas registered 501(c)3 non-profit community development organization, that focuses on downtown preservation and revitalization. “All the buildings in our downtown business district are on the National Register of Historic Places because of their unique architecture. Only a few of those even exist in the entire country. Our group’s focus is on preserving that architecture and also assisting commerce in that district,” said Morgan Marler board [...]

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Newton City Commission debates changing government

info2023-01-11T22:01:05-06:00January 11th, 2023|

Newton will have to wait a bit longer to know what its commission will decide in terms of government structure. The Newton City Commission reviewed the results of a resident survey conducted by the company FlashVote, but the results were not very definitive to some commissioners. The survey is covered at length in another article in this issue of the paper. Basically, 47 percent of the 229 respondents favored the city directly electing a mayor. However, 45 percent of respondents favored options where the mayor was chosen by commissioners to serve as mayor. Source: Harvey County Now

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Kansas 3rd graders design inclusive playground so they can play with their classmates

info2023-01-11T21:59:16-06:00January 11th, 2023|

Third graders at Lansing Elementary School have come up with a solution to a problem. With two of their classmates in wheelchairs and a third who needs a walker, all their friends can’t enjoy their playground at recess. “I'm really mad about it because it's not fair that not everyone gets to play on the playground,” third grader Finley Kowalewski said. The students went to their teacher Christina Mills with a solution, a dream playground all their classmates could use. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may [...]