Scott City takes steps to adopt tree ordinance

25 Thursday, August 25

Scott City takes steps to adopt tree ordinance

info2022-08-25T20:18:16-05:00August 25th, 2022|

City Administrator Brad Pendergast said the city has an ordinance to deal with diseased trees, but not trees that are dead or are a risk to surrounding property. At the risk of “opening a can of worms” with respect to tree removal, Mayor Green and the council advised Pendergast to prepare an ordinance that gives the city the ability to remove trees. Pendergast said the ordinance will be written so that trees can be removed if a qualified individual determines they are a risk to public safety or property. Source: Scott County Record

25 Thursday, August 25

Johnson County leaders debate truck traffic enforcement on rural roads

info2022-08-25T18:55:13-05:00August 25th, 2022|

As Johnson County leaders continue to debate how to best manage truck traffic on rural roads, people that live in the unincorporated part of the county say the traffic is putting their safety at risk. During the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting Thursday, Public Works Director Brian Pietig provided an update on plans for 199th Street. Pietig said the county will begin making some improvements on 199th Street between Clare Road and U.S. 169 Highway next spring, but larger upgrades will likely be needed as the area becomes more developed. Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 - WDAF

25 Thursday, August 25

Barton County backs water district improvements

info2022-08-26T07:26:48-05:00August 25th, 2022|

A half century ago, Barton County Rural Water District 1 was formed to serve a small territory just north of Hoisington. Now, it wants to join forces with the sprawling Russell County Rural Water District 3 in a multi-million plan allowing Hoisington to sell water to Bunker Hill, replace aging infrastructure and eventually allowing the districts to merge. Source: Great Bend Tribune

25 Thursday, August 25

De Soto planners eye rezoning to help facilitate Panasonic battery-making megaproject

info2022-08-26T07:28:06-05:00August 25th, 2022|

In late September, De Soto planners will consider rezoning more than 1,300 acres of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant, including a portion of land where Panasonic Corp. plans to build a $4 billion megaproject. The change would ease the permitting process for the company's electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility. Source: Kansas City Business Journal

25 Thursday, August 25

Evergy, FreeState considering solar array in Osage County

info2022-08-26T07:29:18-05:00August 25th, 2022|

A solar array may be coming to Osage County relatively soon. On Wednesday, Evergy announced it had broken ground on a solar array near Auburn as part of a collaboration with FreeState Electric Cooperative. Two other sites are part of the overall plan, with one array to be installed near Silver Lake and another possibly to be installed at a currently-unspecified location in Osage County. Evergy will build and operate the solar arrays through a power purchase agreement with FreeState. The solar arrays help FreeState manage its peak demand on the hottest summer days when solar energy is at its highest, [...]

25 Thursday, August 25

Municipal Bond Trends for August 24, 2022

info2022-08-25T07:08:46-05:00August 25th, 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.

24 Wednesday, August 24

Kansas Department of Commerce Announces New Grant Opportunity to Support Economic Development in Smaller Communities

info2022-08-24T23:58:39-05:00August 24th, 2022|

Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland announced a new grant opportunity today that will help support economic development and revitalization efforts in smaller communities across Kansas through investments in quality-of-life initiatives. The brand-new Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) program will make grants between $5,000 and $50,000 available to communities in 78 designated counties with a population of 5,000 or less. Grants will be available in the following categories: Childcare and senior programming – projects that support or enhance these services, such as building improvements, educational materials, supplies and equipment; Community vibrancy – projects that refresh, re-energize and unlock the [...]

24 Wednesday, August 24

Sedgwick’s Fall Festival schedule is taking shape

info2022-08-24T23:57:10-05:00August 24th, 2022|

In honor of Sedgwick’s sesquicentennial (it’s easier to spell than to pronounce), the Fall Festival in September will be bigger and better, according to Sedgwick Connect president Randi Tolin. Fall Festival will be Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, rain or shine. The historical society is expanding its activity to include a living history reenactment, a junior deputy deputizing, and the Delano Dollies performance. State Senator Carolyn McGinn is hosting a brewmaster contest at the old gas station parking lot. People can pay $15 to taste homemade brews and vote for their favorite. Next door to the brewing contest, SW [...]

24 Wednesday, August 24

Harvey County ups broadband funding for expanded project

info2022-08-25T07:00:14-05:00August 24th, 2022|

One week after the Board of Harvey County Commissioners agreed to provide $75,000 in funding toward broadband infrastructure as part of an IdeaTek grant proposal, commissioners upped their contribution to $250,000. James Krstolich, community relations manager of IdeaTek, opened his pitch for more funding by thanking commissioners for the county’s commitment of $75,000. He said he understood the need for expanded broadband in Harvey County and how bad some areas were. He noted that the original grant proposal planned to provide service to 150 homes, but his company expanded its proposal to include the City of Walton. Its new proposal could [...]

24 Wednesday, August 24

Emporia enters into agreement to design new city logo

info2022-08-25T07:01:04-05:00August 24th, 2022|

A new logo design for the city of Emporia is now in the works according to an announcement Wednesday. Emporia City Communications Manager Christine Johnson in an email Wednesday stated the city has signed a contract with Lot and Ilk to produce a logo to be presented during a meeting in September. The announcement follows the city commission’s recent meeting last week where commissioners chose to purchase two crowdsourced logos for $600 and submit those to Lot and Ilk for additional refinement. Source: KVOE Emporia Radio