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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 t...

Kansas Hit With Rolling Blackouts During ‘Level 3’ Emergency Signs that the extreme weather might pose problems for Kansans emerged Sunday night, as Gov. Laura Kelly issued a cold-weather emergency declaration, which allows state resources to be used to assist in hard-hit areas. by India Yarborough, The Topeka Capital-Journal, Kan. / February 15, 2021 MCT (TNS) - Feb. 16—Some Kansans suffered through rolling blackouts Monday as extreme cold temperatures resulted in a stressed power grid that couldn't supply the energy needed to mee...

Meet the group helping with COVID-19 decisions in Shawnee County In recent weeks, the Shawnee County Health Department was combating record-high COVID-19 numbers, all while losing key members of its staff.  Departures from department director Linda Ochs and health officer Gianfranco Pezzino came during important months of the pandemic, but the health department has continued reviewing COVID-19 data as it prepares for vaccine distribution in the coming months.  Even though these important positions are changing hands, the Shawnee County COVID-19 Incident Response Team has continued its work....