26 Monday, December 26

Municipal Bond Trends for December 22, 2022

2022-12-26T14:52:56-06:00December 26th, 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, Beth Warren and Henry Schmidt.

26 Monday, December 26

Municipal Bond Trends for December 21, 2022

2022-12-26T14:51:55-06:00December 26th, 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, Beth Warren and Henry Schmidt.

22 Thursday, December 22

Municipal Bond Trends for December 21, 2022

2022-12-22T08:58:19-06:00December 22nd, 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, Beth Warren and Henry Schmidt.

21 Wednesday, December 21

Lawrence approves moratorium on downtown liquor sales rule

2022-12-21T09:32:59-06:00December 21st, 2022|

Lawrence city commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday that will allow some downtown establishments to derive up to 90% of their sales from liquor for the next couple of years. The resolution stems from a request from John Brown’s Underground designed to skirt a long-standing city rule that requires many downtown establishments with liquor licenses to derive no more than 45% of their sales from liquor — the rest must come from food. The ordinance was originally passed to prevent downtown from becoming a problematic bar district. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, many smaller downtown businesses “struggled and continue to struggle to comply with the 45% cap,” [...]

21 Wednesday, December 21

Emporia Municipal Band celebrates Christmas with 80th annual concert

2022-12-21T09:31:30-06:00December 21st, 2022|

The Emporia Granada Theatre was filled with the joyful sounds of Christmas as the Emporia Municipal Band concluded its 80th season with a new director and old musical favorites Sunday afternoon. ... Nancy Riecker took up the conductor’s baton for the band at the end of the summer season this past August. She’s played flute with the Emporia Municipal Band since 2002. She was unaware, when she applied for the position, that she would become the band’s first female director in its 80-year history. “This Christmas concert is always our gift back to the city,” Riecker said. “We are so glad [...]

21 Wednesday, December 21

Municipal Bond Trends for December 20, 2022

2022-12-21T09:19:08-06:00December 21st, 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, Beth Warren and Henry Schmidt.

21 Wednesday, December 21

A little bit of old-time Hutchinson is now on display at the Reno County Courthouse

2022-12-21T08:06:42-06:00December 21st, 2022|

Oftentimes, pictures are more powerful than words, and that's the case with the new photographic exhibit at the Reno County Courthouse. More than 20 photographs from the Harmon/Conard collection were blown up and framed by Framagraphic on Main Street and placed on the walls of the courthouse. The pictures, which were chosen by a committee, represent a wholistic view of Hutchinson, beginning in the late 1800s. "It enriches a life to know more about the history of the place where we are living," said District Judge Trish Rose, one of the judges who works at the courthouse. "The remodel of the [...]

21 Wednesday, December 21

Lack of growth cited as being a key reason Topeka has trouble affording utilities projects

2022-12-21T07:49:45-06:00December 21st, 2022|

A lack of population growth is a key reason Topeka's city government struggles to afford to make needed improvements to its underground infrastructure, City Councilman Neil Dobler said Tuesday evening. "The real issue is we're not bringing new customers to the table," Dobler said. Mayor Mike Padilla agreed, saying Dobler had interjected into the council's discussion about a proposed utility rate increase a topic that, to his knowledge, "has not been considered as part of the underlying reason we are here." When the city works to address those types of problems, Padilla said, "We really need to look at how — [...]

21 Wednesday, December 21

Contract approved for drivers license restoration program in Wichita

2022-12-21T07:39:26-06:00December 21st, 2022|

Wichita City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a contract for the operation of a new driver’s license restoration program. The Wichita Area Restoration Program (WARP) was developed this year to deal with a growing number of suspended licenses. There are more than 200,000 suspended licenses in Kansas, and the number has doubled since 2007. About 25 percent of the state suspensions are in the Wichita area, and 70 percent of the suspensions in Sedgwick County are for failing to meet financial obligations. Source: 101.3 KFDI

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