Shawnee County’s COVID-19 response is preparing to get back to normal.
Dusty Nichols has served as incident commander for Shawnee County’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery team throughout the pandemic, but he will “operationally assume” his duties as the county’s emergency management director.
Nichols first started as director of the emergency management department in Nov. 2010.
“We are just starting to begin the transition back to a normal, pre-pandemic level,” Nichols said. “We are seeing a lot more availability of resources, so it doesn’t make us as nervous as a command team.”
The COVID-19 incident command team still exists and Nichols is still in command, but the move will have the command team focusing more on recovering from the pandemic rather than responding to it.
Airbnb Partners with ‘Choose Topeka’ to Offer Professionals Free Stays in the Kansas Capital
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Choose Topeka program offers up to $15K in incentives for people that relocate; Airbnb announces $15K donation to program, enabling individuals to experience Topeka prior to moving
The Choose Topeka Relocation Initiative has partnered with Airbnb, the online marketplace for lodging, to provide potential new residents with free opportunities to visit the city.
“As some consumers think through relocating, local, hosted stays enabled by Airbnb provide a fantastic option to explore neighborhoods before making a decision,” said Barbara Stapleton, vice president of business retention and talent initiatives at Go Topeka.
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The changes support Superior’s expansion in Hutchinson with the relocation of its Richmond, Virginia, manufacturing facility.
Mark Yates has been promoted to National Sales Manager, Watertube Boiler Division. As a key part of the Hutchinson leadership team, he will oversee growth strategies for the watertube boiler business, with responsibility for customer development, sales representative network support and marketing initiatives.
Yates previously was Assistant Operations Manager for Superior’s Hutchinson boiler manufacturing operations. He is experienced in technical sales, business development and project management that involves key customers and accounts. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas.
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Shawnee County’s COVID-19 indicator rose from a score of 2 to a score of 7 after the number of cases and the hospital stress index rose.
Shawnee County reported 116 cases between April 4-10, the county’s indicator said, which is more than the 95 cases reported on the previous indicator.
The hospital stress index increased for a third straight week from a score of 1.8 to 2.3, which puts that metric in the high category for the first time since the new indicator launched.
The overall score remains in the moderate phase.
The Colmery-O Neil VA Medical Center has zero COVID-19 patients and one open ICU bed. The hospital has only three occupied ICU beds as of Thursday morning.