February 2024

AdventHealth gives shoes to local students

Sitting side by side, elementary students from third through fifth grade took up much of the gym floor in Lincoln Elementary School Friday morning.

Unsure of why they were there, students talked to each other, guessing why there were so many boxes stacked on multiple tables at the rear of the gym.

There was already a hum that soon turned into cheers as KC Wolf burst through a side door and onto the floor.

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Severe Weather Preparedness Week ushers in storm season

The National Weather Service has declared March 4-8 as Severe Weather Preparedness Week across the country, encouraging all people to practice what they would do if faced with a real weather emergency.The National Weather Service office in Topeka works together with county emergency managers to offer storm spotter classes in numerous locations across northeast Kansas to prepare for severe weather season.

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