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When Buhler couldn’t serve lunch, rival school McPherson stepped up
Buhler and McPherson schools may be rivals on the field, but they’re partners in education. When Buhler High School needed help bringing lunch to students at the high school, USD 418 stepped up. Last Wednesday morning, Buhler High School food…
Gatherings in Reno County now limited to 10, with exceptions
The Reno County Commission, on a split vote, agreed Tuesday to allow a county health order to be put in place to limit the size of gatherings in the county to 10 people. The order contains the same exceptions as…
New ‘storymap’ has trove of info on Sedgwick County COVID crisis; here’s where it’s at
Amid major increases in Sedgwick County’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the county has created a “storymap” to help residents understand the threat better. The storymap offers far more detail than the county’s COVID dashboard, which has until now been the main…
Garden City Public Schools Foundation Awards Mini-grants To Teachers
The Garden City Public Schools Foundation Grant Squad awarded $200 mini-grants to help teachers enhance their classrooms on Monday, November 16. The Grant Squad presented the checks to the teachers virtually this year to follow the district’s operational level protocols to…
Firefighters contain large grass fire in Cowley County
Firefighters responded to a large grass fire burning in Cowley County Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews said the fire started from someone burning trash when the wind caused the fire to spread quickly and burning over 100 acres before it was…
Sedgwick County: Conducting anonymous survey on COVID-19 vaccine
Sedgwick County announced Tuesday they are conducting an anonymous survey where residents in south-central Kansas, including Sedgwick County, can complete an anonymous survey to estimate how many people will get a COVID-19 vaccine. In a news release Tuesday, Sedgwick County…
Topeka municipal court closes, efforting to reduce coronavirus spread
The Topeka Municipal Court is closing its doors in an attempt to reduce the rate of community spread in Shawnee County, according to a news release. Starting Wednesday, Nov. 18, the court is canceling all dockets and trials. These cases…
City of Hays offices closed because of COVID-19 concerns
Effective November 19, 2020, and until further notice, City of Hays buildings will be closed to the public. This includes all departments except for the Hays Regional Airport, which will remain open to accommodate commercial air service and general aviation,…
Hutchinson crews assisted in battling challenging Harvey County wildfire
Hutchinson Fire Division Chief Doug Hanen on Monday described some of the challenges firefighters faced with a large wind-whipped wildfire over the weekend in Harvey County. The Department sent two brush units and an operations chief to assist at the…
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