The news conference will be held on Monday, August 3, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Doorstep, 1119 SW 10th Avenue, West entrance of the building.

NHRA and Heartland Motorsports Park are working together with the Shawnee County Health Department to develop a plan to reschedule the event.

Plug and Play, a global innovation platform and accelerator, today announced that Cargill will serve as a founding partner for its newest location in Topeka, Kan. focused on animal health and agriculture technology.

Running a successful minority-owned business can be challenging enough, especially during Covid-19. But Reliant Apparel, a Black-owned and woman-owned business is showing the world how it’s done.

Jeff Biggs and his team want to thank all the law enforcement officers who are tirelessly keeping the community safe.

This week, Downtown Topeka will see the grand opening of two new businesses: Ash Boutique and Axe and Ale. Ash Boutique

A presentation by HTK Architects to the Board of County Commissioners today kicked off the public engagement phase for the planning of Family Park. Shawnee County Parks + Recreation has contracted with HTK to develop a plan for the park located in the 2200 block of SW Urish Road.

“We were seeing incredible momentum to start the year. February was our best month ever across the board between Cyrus, Iron Rail and Pennant. March was looking even better and then COVID hit,” said Seth Wagoner, CEO of AIM Strategies LLC.

The board voted to take this action to continue to protect the health and safety of both our bus operators and bus passengers. These measures will be in place until August 31, 2020.

Rotary District 5710 which represents Northeast Kansas has received a $25,000 Disaster Response grant from The Rotary Foundation to focus on individuals in the Topeka community who are experiencing mental health issues and who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

The Topeka Performing Arts Center will host the 23rd Annual Grape Escape: A Toast to the Arts on Friday, September 11th.

“To be recognized among some of the top performers in the greater Kansas City region leaves us feeling incredibly humbled, yet beyond honored, especially against the current economic backdrop” said Caleb Asher, Sprout Creative’s president and CEO.

Danette L. Kennedy, JD, has joined Innovation Design Group, as its Senior Vice President of Strategy.

Kansas Chamber President and CEO Alan Cobb released the following statement in response to Governor Laura Kelly's announcement she is delaying the start of the 2020 - 2021 school year until after Labor Day.

Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Vishnu Moole, M.D., and Ahmad Al-Tamimi, M.D., will join our team and practice as hospitalists, located at Stormont Vail Hospital, 1500 S.W. Tenth Ave., Topeka, KS 66604.

“Dr. Galliano has been practicing for over 20 years. His expertise and commitment to providing high-quality care strengthens the services Stormont Vail and Cotton O’Neil provide to our community.”

“The biology behind the origins of cancer is a challenge to understand but plays a vital role in how we treat our patients,” Dr. Singh said. “Helping our patients understand their diagnosis and how it will be treated is important to me.”

The provisional voting process is truly a safety net for voters and their votes. However, the very best way to not need this safety net is to ensure that your voter registration is accurate prior to the voter registration deadline (close of business on Tuesday, July 14, 2020)

Since the program’s kickoff in late March 2020, a total of $1,102,710 has been distributed to 285 small businesses through HOST private donation or public grants. HOST, or Helping Others Support Topeka, was created to provide emergency funding for local businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant is scheduled for the weekend of Friday July 10th through Sunday July 12th. We are celebrating our anniversary with a special beer brewed for the occasion as well as special retro food items from our first menu in 1995.