Karen Wilson and Justina Cockerham, with Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging (NEKAAA), stand next to signs announcing recipients of 33 statewide transit project grants totaling more than $7.4 million from KDOT for 2020. The awards were announced during Transit Day at the Capitol. “More than 80% of our roads in the area we serve are gravel,” said Karen Wilson, NEKAAA executive director, whose agency serves seven counties in northeast Kansas including Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha and Washington counties, and received three grants. “Being able to get an All-Wheel-Drive Transit vehicle will make it easier for us to navigate the roads to serve our seniors.” [SUBMITTED PHOTO] / Dodge City Daily Globe
By Vincent Marshall Three projects for the City of Dodge City were announced as part of the more than $7.4 million awarded to transit projects…
