Health officials urge Kansans to get booster shots before the holidays, warning of a “trifecta” of illnesses spreading this year, including flu, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, and COVID-19, and a limited number of hospital beds available to treat these illnesses. Only 10.2% of Kansans have received a bivalent booster shot, according to data provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
The Dodge City Community College Board of Trustees voted to approve new training equipment for the Climate and Energy Control Technologies Certification program as well as a curtain for the practice gym at its Dec. 13 meeting.
Shirley Bogner was named the 2022 Dodge City Area Women’s Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year at the club’s Dec. 13 Christmas banquet at Casey’s Cowtown.
At the Dec. 12 school board meeting two of the city’s star engineers, Ray Slattery and Tanner Rutschman, presented an updated project proposal aimed to alleviate high school traffic congestion and accommodate the nearby residential boom.
Attorney General-elect Kris Kobach said Tuesday he would nominate a former Republican rival to be director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Kobach, who won a three-person primary before narrowly winning election in November, said he would seek Kansas Senate confirmation of Tony Mattivi, who served as an assistant U.S.
Kansas auditors found serious flaws in several state agencies’ IT security measures, according to survey results spanning from January 2020 to December of this year. The audit of 21 state agencies and school districts tested 40-50 IT security and control items.
Multiple bills have tried to change the state’s laws on expungement, but none have passed. The bills do have bipartisan support and are expected to come back up next year.
Dodge City Community College Biology Professor Mary Scott spoke about brain chemistry and the impact of brain trauma at the college’s Science Café event Dec. 8.