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Wichita hospital in need of plasma donations from recovered COVID-19 patients
A Wichita hospital is in need of donations that could help patients battling COVID-19. Ascension Via Christi said demand for convalescent plasma is outpacing supply and the needed plasma isn’t available. Angie Mooneyham has been in ICU at Via Christi…
Sedgwick County turns to the state for help with contact tracing
State and local health officials said they need more contact tracers. KDHE is now stepping up to help Sedgwick County to meet the demand. “It is the backbone to finding cases, isolating, and quarantine,” said KDHE Secretary Dr. Lee Norman.…
Kansas State Fair seeks alternate fund avenues
The Kansas State Fair’s interim general manager, David Tobias, explained to the Kansas State Board on Wednesday how, due to canceling the fair, the fair is trying to secure money through a variety of city, state and federal avenues. The…
Top drone manufacturer moves from Neodesha to Wichita
The American drone industry is exploding. Since COVID-19 came ashore, more and more consumers desire U.S. built products. One of the largest publicly-traded, U.S. drone manufactures began in a town of less than 2,500 residents in far-eastern Kansas. On Aug.…
Lawrence to keep program in place into fall that allows downtown businesses to use parking stalls for seating and sales
City leaders have agreed to keep rule changes in place through October that allow downtown businesses to use city sidewalks and parking spaces to operate outdoors amid the coronavirus pandemic. As part of their meeting Tuesday, Lawrence city commissioners said…
Lawrence City Commission to consider creating review process for evaluation of historic markers
City leaders will soon consider setting up a new process for reevaluating historic markers and creating new ones. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider designating the Historic Resources Commission as the recommending body for…
Global ag manufacturer anchored in rural Kansas
Tucked away off what used to be the main highway in a town of less than 1,200 residents is a global agricultural manufacturing plant. Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing is one of a handful of manufacturers of test seed combines. Last year,…
Wichita OKs legal challenge to Save Century II petition
The city of Wichita is working to throw out a citizens’ petition and craft its own version of a ballot question about the future of Century II and the former downtown library, a move the petition organizers say could spoil…
Prairie Village Homes Association deed restrictions could scuttle ordinance to allow backyard chickens
The Prairie Village Planning Commission moved this week toward allowing residents to keep backyard hens, though a homes association’s deed restrictions prohibiting chickens would override a city ordinance. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to amend the city’s zoning ordinance…
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