19+ hour, 14+ min ago  (293+ words) The unemployment rate for Ellis County remained at 3. 2% in February compared to 3. 2% also in January. The unemployment data has been delayed by the government shutdown. Unemployment rate in Ellis County steady for February The unemployment rate for Ellis County remained…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (256+ words) Kansas Department of Commerce TOPEKA " Lieutenant Governor and'Secretary of Commerce David Toland' announced that'the Department of Commerce has selected the third cohort of Rural Champions to solve pressing needs in their local communities. These nine experienced leaders will receive support…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1282+ words) Mortgage rates have been rising since the war began, as surging energy prices heighten worries about higher inflation, pushing up the yield on U. S. 10-year Treasury bonds, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans. As recently as the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (593+ words) WASHINGTON " Americans are paying more for gas as the U. S. -Israeli war with Iran chokes off a significant route for roughly one-fifth of the world's petroleum products. Global prices for Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed over $100 a barrel. Prices…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (208+ words) Kansas Department of Labor The Ellis County unemployment rate was reported as 2. 5% for December, for the second month in a row. All northwest Kansas counties were below 4%, except for Osborne County, which reported 4. 9% in December. Many counties in the area…...

3+ mon, 15+ hour ago  (576+ words) The average long-term U. S. mortgage rate is now down to its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate eased to 6. 06% this week, down from 6. 16% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (240+ words) Kansas Department of Labor The unemployment rate for Ellis County fell again in Novemeber down to 2. 5% compared to 3% in September. Ellis County also had an unemployment rate of 2. 5% in November 2024. Most of northwest Kansas counties are reporting less than 4%, with…...

9+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (996+ words) By MICHAEL COPLEYKCUR Radio The law that President Trump signed on July 4 ending tax incentives for wind and solar projects is expected to drive up electricity bills across the U. S. , with some of the sharpest increases in Republican-led states, according to…...