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Bluefield city board members approved bonds Tuesday to help maintain and improve the city's sewer system and discussed new ways to connect with the public, but first the city took time to honor two people who have served the community.

Lee County voters soon will take to the polls for the first time this year to vote on the fate of the county health department building.

It's back to the drawing board for Groton Area School District.

Municipal bonds were stronger at midday as the state of California competitively sold $636 million of general obligation bonds on Wednesday.

Citing good management with "strong" financial policies and practices, a major agency recently reaffirmed the city's AAA bond rating, which lets Newburyport buy bonds at lower interest rates.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in Florida posted a $27 million loss in 2016 stemming from what it calls abusive “assignment of benefit” claims and litigation, which are being reviewed by the Legislature.

After a busy day Tuesday when billions of dollars of new issuance flooded the market, municipal bond traders are set for the last big issuance of the week.

U.S. import prices fell by 0.2% in March on a 3.8% drop in fuel prices, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Wednesday. Import prices were 0.2% higher excluding petroleum or all fuels.

The U.S. Olympic Museum could break ground in the next several weeks after a Colorado Springs redevelopment agency agreed Friday to issue bonds that will provide a crucial piece of funding for the $75 million project.

The tourism, hospitality and culinary arts program at St. Philip's College has a reputation that precedes it -- graduates go on to work for top restaurants in a city with a respected food scene.