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Kansas’ top health official says the state could finish vaccinating seniors and essential workers and move on to the next phase of coronavirus vaccinations in the next month. Dr. Lee Norman said Tuesday that the state could reach the third phase in four weeks or sooner. The next phase includes people aged 16 to 64 with medical conditions that put them at severe risk if they are infected with COVID-19, including cancer and Type 2 diabetes, as well as workers in critical industries such as information technology and government.
Source: KSN-TV
There was a sesquicentennial celebration Monday in Southeast Kansas. We spoke with the families who’ve called Parsons their home for generations. Marilyn Smith, Parsons Resident, said, “Everybody was community built, everybody was friends with everybody.” This was a major day for the city of Parsons 150 years ago. Dave Mattox, Parsons Historian, said, “On March 8th, 1871, the very first lots were sold in Parsons at the KATY Freight Depot. They were looking for a junction point for the two KATY lines, and Parsons ending up being that junction.”
Source: KSNF/KODE
A company dedicated to improving homes now wants to improve communities. Lowe’s, the retail chain, is celebrating its centennial and is promising to spend $10 million on 100 neighborhood projects.”It might be a community center that needs revitalization, a garden, a block, something that has maybe fallen into disrepair, something that has been subject to the many natural disasters we know,” says Lowe’s executive vice president Marisa Thalberg. Thalberg says the projects come at a time when Americans need a sense of community.
Source: KSN-TV
Topeka councilman Spencer Duncan is asking city council to repeal the “After Midnight” license required for businesses to operate from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. In the last several weeks, businesses have been notified that they will need to renew the After Midnight license. Duncan said he was approached by a constituent who owns a bar in his district, District 8. According to Duncan, the fee may bring in a total of roughly $5,000. He believes the labor it takes to approve the licenses costs more than the revenue it brings to the city.
Source: KSNT News
The Shawnee County Health Department reported that as of March 2 approximately 21,073 individuals, 65 and over, have been vaccinated in Shawnee County. As of March 5, 250 mass transportation and child care workers were vaccinated. Stormont Vail Health, The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus, GraceMed, VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System and the Shawnee County Health Department (SCHD) released a statement on March 9 that they have met their goals based on the number of vaccine doses they received.
Source: KSNT News
As supplies of coronavirus vaccines and personnel to give the shots improve, Sedgwick County is planning to start a second mass-vaccination clinic, officials said Tuesday. The new clinic is projected to start on a three-day-a-week basis and would allow the county to give about an additional 4,500 shots a week, said Deputy County Manager Tim Kaufman. He said the second site will be possible because Kansas Department of Health and Environment will soon provide more vaccine and lend the county additional trained personnel to administer shots.
Source: Local News | Wichita Eagle
Humboldt school officials are creating a strategic plan on how to use $366,000 in federal relief funds. The district recently received $366,000 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds as part of the federal CAREs Act. Now the challenge is to create a strategic plan for how to spend it. On Monday, Superintendent Kay Lewis shared with board members an intricate color-coded “map” of the plan thus far, which included feedback from staff. Some possible items include increasing community engagement post-COVID, hiring literacy specialists, developing curriculum, improving internet and boosting student social and emotional health.
Source: The Iola Register
Nearly 100 years later and the wheels at Harley’s Bicycles in Hutchinson are still spinning. “Our business actually started in 1922, so this is about our 99th year in business,” said owner Bob Updegraff. Updegraff hadn’t even graced the earth when the original shop opened, but some might say he was born to take it over. He was introduced to the business at a young age.
Source: KSN-TV
Housing chickens within the city limits of Sabetha has been approved. This decision comes after a brief discussion held at the Sabetha City Commission Monday, March 8. … [Mayor] Clark said he had one email that was opposed to chickens and then had several people who were in favor. Clark asked [city administrator] Allen what the normal procedure was for getting a permit. “It would be like a building permit,” Allen said. “You would have to apply for a chicken permit and have a design on it and the required setbacks.” As for checking on people meeting the requirements of the permit, Allen said they won’t be counting chickens everyday, but will look into it if a complaint is made.
Source: Sabetha Herald
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