Stories from Monday, December 28, 2009

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment was notified last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the active ingredient in 13 lots of nasal H1N1 vaccine is expected to fall below the pre-specified limit before the manufacturer's original vaccine expiration date for those lots...

School will once again be in session soon for thousands of area students who are currently getting some time off for the holidays. Classes in USD 234 and USD 235 schools will start up again on Monday, Jan. 4. More than 1,900 K-12 students are currently enrolled in four USD 234 schools, while USD 235 in Uniontown maintains an enrollment of 467 students this school year. ...

The Bourbon County Commission signed a disaster declaration which, along with declarations from other counties in Kansas could provide FEMA funding to pay for costs associated with last week's winter storm.