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Topeka, Shawnee County Public Library documenting local pandemic stories for exhibit
Workers at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library are collecting stories of how people spent their time during the pandemic. The library plans to display the stories and pieces collected from people in a new exhibit. They will show…
KS’ rural hospitals skeptically view federal COVID funds
The money lent from the federal government is meant to help hospitals and other health care providers weather the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet some hospital administrators have called it a payday loan program that is now brutally due for repayment at…
Florence moves to clean up rundown houses
Florence’s standards board is mailing notices to 30 properties not in compliance with Florence city codes, according to standards board member Darla Spencer, but there are two properties that especially concern her. The homes, one on 6th St. and the…
Barber County man attacked by bees says sheriff deputy saved his life
"I was scared to death… I was scared because I didn't know what the outcome was going to be," said Withrow. When harvesting, beekeepers use smoke to calm the bees down during the process. But this time, it didn't work.…
Allen County considers transportation option
Jessica Thompson, Thrive director of development, also spoke with commissioners about the possibility of moving forward on a new county-wide transportation system. Thompson noted that the cost of the program for the county — which would involve new vehicles that…
Hutchinson Fire Department Members Heading to Wyoming
On Tuesday September 22, 2020, just before 0900, the Hutchinson Fire Department received a request for mutual aid through the Kansas Forestry Service for assistance at a growing fire in Wyoming. Orders were received to arrive in Laramie, Wyoming by…
Leavenworth Police Department working toward cybercrime detective position
If the Leavenworth Police Department continues to have success in the area of staffing, the department could finally fill a cybercrime detective position. "We’re still working towards that," Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens said. Leavenworth city commissioners included consideration of…
Overland Park City Council may limit recording of public comments
The debut of the public comment period at the Sept. 14 council meeting went pretty well, members of an Overland Park City Council committee agreed. Just the same, that committee is now looking at a rule change that would turn…
As SMSD plans for in-person learning, health officials say JoCo remains in ‘red zone’
Johnson County health officials told public school leaders Tuesday that current COVID-19 trends continue to suggest in-person learning remains unsafe, even as districts plan to bring more students back to school starting next month. As of Tuesday, the Johnson County…
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