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Higher education grapples with academic, financial uncertainties

info2020-04-20T08:55:27-05:00April 20th, 2020|

Washburn University president Jerry Farley approaches planning for fall semester classes with optimism about possible return to some form of academic normalcy and with trepidation as financial costs of the coronavirus disruption sink in. This feeling of excitement and angst is shared by administrators at universities large and small, as well as community and technical colleges across the state serving more than 125,000 students. Campus buildings have been shut down since mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and learning from kindergarten through college in Kansas was hastily moved mostly online. (Read more: Local - The Hutchinson News)

Emporia Zoo welcomes new bison

info2020-04-20T08:56:26-05:00April 20th, 2020|

The David Traylor Zoo announced on Friday the arrival of a 1-year-old female American Bison. Her name is “Beulah.” She was donated to the zoo by Madison residents, Randall, Kristi and Cliff Schankie. “Beulah” the bison is doing well in her new surroundings and has a curious personality. She is really small in comparison to the zoo’s 17-year-old bull bison and, in time, they will be introduced to each other. (Read more: Emporia Gazette)

Topeka’s mayor and city council mull temporarily cutting their pay

info2020-04-20T08:56:51-05:00April 20th, 2020|

Topeka’s mayor and city council on Tuesday will consider temporarily reducing their pay by 3%. A proposal to make that move is among items on the agenda when the mayor and council meet at 6 p.m. in their chambers at 214 S.E. 8th. The Shawnee County Commission won’t meet Monday because commissioners voted April 6 to cancel that day’s meeting in an effort to decrease the risk of spreading COVID-19. (Read more: Local - The Topeka Capital-Journal)

KDHE shows Ford County COVID-19 cases reach 84

info2020-04-20T08:57:01-05:00April 20th, 2020|

COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Ford County as the the Kansas Department of Health and Environment numbers for Friday show 84 people have tested positive for the coronavirus. According to Ford County administrator J.D. Gilbert, the Ford County Health Department recorded 16 new COVID-19 cases on Friday. “The increase in cases the last few days is attributed to the health department investigation team identifying close contacts of already confirmed positive cases,” Gilbert said. “We do not have evidence of community spread even though we have seen a lot of positive cases recently. (Read more: News - Dodge City Daily Globe [...]

Chase County Sheriff’s Office to issue citations to those breaking stay-at-home orders

info2020-04-20T08:57:07-05:00April 20th, 2020|

Chase County Sheriff Rich Dorneker said his office will start issuing citations to individuals ignoring statewide stay-at-home orders within the county in a Facebook post Saturday evening. "For all of you that not want to abide by the stay at home order, my office will now start issuing citations to all that [do] not want to follow the orders set forth by the Governor," the post read. "So if you want to drive to Chase County and illegally go to the lake or other places that have been limited you will get a citation written to you and all that are [...]

No furloughs at Edgerton, Gardner

info2020-04-20T08:57:18-05:00April 20th, 2020|

The fear of COVID-19 has caused a nationwide lock down. Many businesses have been shuttered and the unemployment rate soaring. Although exact numbers and overall effect of the “stay at home” order on the economy won’t be known for months or years, Johnson County just furloughed more than 250 employees and Overland Park about 200. At this point, neither Gardner or Edgerton have furloughed any staff. (Read more: Gardner News)

‘Ghost town’: Weeks into COVID-19 crisis, Overland Park shops work to adapt or wither

info2020-04-20T09:02:11-05:00April 20th, 2020|

Darby Brender’s classes at Fusion Fitness were jammed at the start of March. Business was so good, her three locations around the Kansas City area, with 40 instructors, were pulling in 500 high-energy exercising clients a week. “Classes were packed,” the owner said. “Everyone was happy.” So it seemed for her 300 neighboring merchants in downtown Overland Park, where many seemed to reaping the fruits of a fast-paced economy nourished by the lowest unemployment rate, 3.5%, in half a century. (Read more: Kansas City Breaking News, Crime & Sports |)

Parsons to provide utility bill relief to residents

info2020-04-20T09:02:29-05:00April 20th, 2020|

The city of Parsons is hoping to provide some relief to its residents. Parsons utility customers could get a little relief on their bills for the next two months. City Manager Debbie Lamb proposed an idea that would save customers $15 month in May and June by waiving the environmental protection agency compliance fee. Lamb says because the EPA charge is a flat fee paid by all city utility customers, waiving it is the most fair way to help all residents. (Read more: KSNF/KODE – FourStatesHomepage.com)

Retail grant is considered in Parsons

info2020-04-20T09:08:36-05:00April 20th, 2020|

A new furniture store may get a retail recruitment grant despite the location not yet being properly zoned. The Parsons City Commission will consider a $5,000 retail recruitment grant for Milli’s New and Used Furniture, 2106 Crawford Ave., during a regular meeting on Monday evening. The commissioners discussed the proposed grant during a Thursday work session. (Read more: Parsons Sun)

Kansas receives additional PPE supplies, expands COVID-19 testing in four counties

info2020-04-20T09:08:48-05:00April 20th, 2020|

Governor Laura Kelly announced Sunday that Kansas has received additional supplies and personal protective equipment to expand COVID-19 testing in Finney, Ford, Lyon and Seward counties. “I want to thank our federal partners for their ongoing efforts to help our state response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” Kelly said. “I particularly appreciate the assistance from Senator Pat Roberts and Senator Jerry Moran.” The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to test and contain recent clusters of positive coronavirus cases in Kansas counties centered around food and meat processing plants. (Read more: [...]