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Police, firefighter unions challenge city of Topeka on pay cuts
The unions representing Topeka’s police officers and firefighters are at odds with the city over a 3% pay cut announced last week. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 3 and the International Association of Firefighters Local No. 83 sent…
Topeka Metro to receive $6.58M in relief funding
Topeka Metro announced Friday it expects to receive millions of dollars in economic relief from the $2 trillion federal coronavirus response bill passed in late March. Efren Mazas, president of the local transit union group that represents Topeka’s metro workers,…
Ark City commissioners hire new city manager, Randy Frazer (Moundridge city administrator)
A new city manager in Arkansas City will be on the job by the end of May. Randy Frazer, the city administrator of Moundridge, Kan., accepted an offer from city commissioners and a contract was signed Friday. “I am excited…
Higher education grapples with academic, financial uncertainties
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…
Emporia Zoo welcomes new bison
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…
Topeka’s mayor and city council mull temporarily cutting their pay
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…
KDHE shows Ford County COVID-19 cases reach 84
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…
Chase County Sheriff’s Office to issue citations to those breaking stay-at-home orders
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…
No furloughs at Edgerton, Gardner
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…
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