Tag: transportation
Ask any local health professional, manufacturer, or school administrator, and they’ll tell you that the No. 1 reason for missed appointments or attendance is due to a lack of transportation. In Allen County, 19% of…
Thrive Allen County CEO Lisse Regehr told Allen County Commissioners that opportunities still exist for local businesses and nonprofits to apply for COVID-19 relief SPARK/CARES Act funds. More than $135,000 exists to serve small businesses…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation Friday to launch a new 10-year transportation program she and other officials see as a $10 billion stimulus to counter the economic damage from the…
The Allen County Wings of Warriors Cancer Foundation is all revved up. Now, the members are looking for someone to take along for the ride. The Wings of Warriors assists local cancer survivors through a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas prisons have exceeded their operating capacity and it will cost the state millions of dollars to send hundreds of prisoners to a privately owned and operated prison in Arizona. The…
Since the groups inception five years ago, the Wings of Warriors has doled out more than $35,000 in assistance to 120 cancer survivors, representing every community in the county. Those numbers are increasing in leaps…
Representatives of Humanity House asked USD 257 board members to restore bus services to low-income students who live on Eisenhower Drive. Georgia Masterson spoke to the board on behalf of Humanity Houses clients who live…
NEW YORK (AP) FedEx is severing ties with Amazon as the online retailer builds out its own delivery fleet and becomes more of a threat. The decision by Fed-Ex also illustrates how e-commerce has…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Electric scooters could be headed to Wichita soon. The Wichita Eagle reports that the city council approved a pilot program Tuesday. Companies that want to rent out scooters in Wichita will…
ALBION, N.Y. (AP) Dairy farm worker Luis Jiménez gambles every time he drives without a license. Even a minor traffic stop could alert immigration agents that he is in the country illegally and lead…
