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First two of four bridges to be installed along Deer Creek Trail Extension

TOPEKA, KS – The first two of four bridges will be placed today along the Deer Creek Trail Extension. The first span will arrive in the morning to be placed just north of SE 21^st Street. The second span will include two sections which will be bo...

Something Big is Coming in 2022 -- Topeka Dino Days

Contact: Bob Ross, SVP of Marketing & CommunicationsPhone: 785.234.1030Email: Bob.Ross@TopekaPartnership.com

Topeka, KS -- Visit Topeka is encouraging spring travel to Topeka in 2022 through the creation and promotion of a four-month-long exhibition th...

Three holiday events set for next three weeks in Shawnee County Parks + Recreation

TOPEKA, KAN. – Three holiday events are packed into the next three weeks in Shawnee County Parks + Recreation. 

Holiday craft fairs are some of Shawnee County Parks + Recreation’s most popular events. The Holiday Craft Show on ...

Hills Bark Park temporarily closed Nov. 11-Dec. 31

TOPEKA, KAN. – Hills Bark Park in Gage Park will be temporarily closed for construction Nov. 11 through Dec. 31. The construction is to replace and enhance the main entrance to the park. Fencing will be temporarily removed to allow for pouring a...

Fall issue of The Guide now online

The Fall issue of The Guide is now online. Learn about fall and winter holiday events and enroll in the newest recreation programs. Events include Outdoor Kansas for Kids Day, the Preschool Track and Field Meet, Ward-Meade Garden Glow, the Spookomotive in...

Otocast gives Old Prairie Town visitors narrated tour via mobile device

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Oct. 17, 2021 proclaimed Theodore “Ted” Ensley Day

TOPEKA, KAN. – Shawnee County commissioners have declared Oct. 17, 2021 “Theodore ‘Ted’ Ensley Day” in Shawnee County. A reception for Ensley is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Garden House in Ted En...

Topeka ER & Hospital sponsorship enhances major trails

Topeka ER & Hospital sponsorship enhances Shunga, Landon and Lake Shawnee Trails

TOPEKA, KAN. – A trail sponsorship by Topeka ER & Hospital will enhance Shawnee County’s three major paved trails with new markers every half-mile ...

Lake Shawnee trout stocking set for Oct. 25; lake closed to fishing Oct. 25-31

TOPEKA, KAN. – The fall stocking of trout at Lake Shawnee is set for Monday, 

Oct. 25. 7,000 pounds of rainbow trout at trout will be released into the lake. Following the stocking, the lake will be closed to fishing until Nov. 1 to allo...

Tim Laurent receives KRPA Distinguished Professional Award

TOPEKA, KAN. – Tim Laurent, director, Shawnee County Parks + Recreation, has received the Kansas Recreation and Park Association’s Distinguished Professional Award. The award was announced during the KRPA Annual Conference and Trade Sh...

Family Park Master Plan approved

Shawnee County commissioners on April 29 approved the Master Plan for the development of Family Park at SW 21st and Urish. The destination park will be built in phases over time. The park will include features not found in other parks in Shawnee County. T...

Civitan Club of Topeka continues tradition with donation of new slide for Civitan Day Camp

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