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The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus has named Kendra Meza, MBA, BSN, RN, chief operating officer, effective Feb. 1, 2026.
Stormont Vail Health welcomes Dawn Peterson, M.D., a board‐certified family physician with more than 20 years of experience in primary and urgent care, to its Express Care team in Topeka.
Stormont Vail Health is dedicated to ensuring timely medical care to our communities. With the expected inclement weather this weekend, please review the updates below to ensure we can best serve you.
After nearly 40 years of dedicated service to the banking industry, Allan Towle will retire effective February 28, 2026.
Oakland soul band Tower of Power is performing live in concert at Prairie Band Casino & Resort on March 26!
The partnership has generated more than $25 billion in sales and has created an economic impact for Topeka of more than $600 million annually and a total impact of $1.3 billion.
The celebration will kick off with a cocktail social at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner, the award presentation, and comments from Dr. Mazachek.
TARC is pleased to share the success of its 28th Annual Winter Wonderland, the organization’s largest fundraising event of the year.
Judy Corzine, Stormont Vail Health Vice President, IT, and Chief Information Officer, will be honored at a retirement reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Topeka hospital.
Legendary country singer-songwriter David Lee Murphy is performing live in concert at Prairie Band Casino & Resort on April 2!
Prairie Band Casino & Resort’s upcoming performance by Chase Matthew on Thursday, March 26, 2026, has been rescheduled to Thursday, September 3, 2026.
The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus has appointed four distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors, reinforcing its commitment to keeping the needs of the Topeka community at the center of every decision.
A hundred years ago, Americans were falling in love with the freedom of the road. Cars were simpler then: loud, mechanical and easier for mechanics to work on.
This year, Dr. Kevin Cassidy will mark 30 years at Cassidy Orthodontics in Topeka. He’s the second generation of orthodontists in his family, with his father having practiced in Topeka for more than 25 years before him.
Long before smart homes and biometric scanners, there was Elliot’s Mower & Locks, a Topeka-based business founded in the 1930s and better known today as A-1 Lock & Key.
Mize CPAs Inc. was acquired by Aprio, a national business advisory and accounting firm, in November 2025. The move was a strategic decision for the Topeka-based accounting and payroll services firm, which has been part of the city’s business community since 1956.
Barbering is one of the oldest trades in human history, dating back thousands of years. In the United States, barbershops have long served as community gathering places where people not only go to get a haircut, but to share and connect.
In 2002, Matt Vincent had a steady job in commercial construction. He and his wife Sara had security, but they decided to take a risk and start their own residential construction company.
In 1999, Capitol Federal made a decision that changed how it gives back to the region. The Topeka-based bank, founded in 1893, transitioned from a mutual savings bank owned by its customers to a stock savings bank, creating an opportunity to start a nonprofit foundation.
