State tax collections up for January

State tax collections in January showed an increase of almost 10 percent, according to Kansas officials. The state showed an increase of $795.8 million in total taxes collected in January, about 9.7 percent more than January of fiscal year 2020, according to a spokesman. It was a 12.8 percent, or $90.2 million, increase from the … Continue reading “State tax collections up for January”

Members of a Topeka hospital board and its fundraising foundation got early COVID-19 shots

The state health department says hospital fundraising boards were not part of Phase 1 of the vaccine rollout for health care workers and nursing home residents by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service Topeka – Members of a Topeka hospital’s board — and a separate board focused on its fundraising — got COVID-19 vaccinations during the … Continue reading “Members of a Topeka hospital board and its fundraising foundation got early COVID-19 shots”

Three large vaccination sites planned for Wyandotte County

Wyandotte County’s COVID-19 vaccination strategy, when more vaccine is available, will be to have three large vaccination sites in the county, according to Unified Government Health Department officials. In a report to the Unified Government Commission at a 5 p.m. meeting Thursday, Jan. 28, Health Department Director Juliann Van Liew said the sites include the … Continue reading “Three large vaccination sites planned for Wyandotte County”