Shortly before noon on Saturday, Charlene Hannon and her daughter Annie Hannon had just a few free minutes before the Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival parade ended and a throng of people started moving a block west to their booth on the corner of Seventh and High streets. It was the second straight year the Baldwin City mother and daughter had sold their baked goods at the prime corner location, next to the popular Baker baseball team’s sausage booth with its billowing aromatic smoke. “It’s a good location,” Annie Hannon said. “They squirt water on the grill to build up the smoke to draw customers.” The annual fall festival started on Saturday and will continue Sunday, and Charlene Hannon said the atmosphere was great.
Source: LJWorld

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.

The outlook for the economy in the Salina community is relatively good, and with the help of more housing, it can look even better. That was the general mood Thursday as several people from the area and around the state offered insight at the 2022 Salina Economic Outlook Conference Much of the reason for a positive outlook on the future of the Salina community is because of economic developments that have been happening over the past few years, including the Schwan’s pizza plant and Great Plains Manufacturing expansions on the south side of town.
Source: Salina Journal

A staffing crunch continues for Kansas K-12 schools as superintendents and principals struggle to staff classrooms with adequately licensed personnel. The number of reported vacancies surged from 1,253 in fall 2021 to 1,628 in fall 2022, according to the Kansas State Department of Education’s seasonal Teacher Vacancy and Supply Report.
Source: Salina Journal

Finney County Commissioners, Garden City Commissioners, Finney County Economic Development, USD 363 and 457 staff, Garden City Community College staff, business leaders and others met Wednesday to discuss the workforce situation in Finney County. Bob Kreutzer, a Finney County commissioner, led the meeting. The purpose of the gathering was to bring stakeholders together to inform everyone on the workforce situation within the county and how to link that to the educational system and the business community. “I think if we can figure out a way to link the talent that we have on both sides of that fence, really good things could happen,” he said.
Source: GC Telegram