KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Right-handed pitcher Chase Wallace serves as an example of how the Kansas City Royals’ past and present have converged during this unprecedented period in Major League Baseball’s history amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Attention readers: Mark Shields is off this week. Please enjoy the following column by Veronique De Rugy.

Ambulance runs

TOPEKA – Gov. Laura Kelly announced multiple actions she will be taking to address the issues impacting the Kansas Department of Labor’s (KDOL) ability to handle the volume of claims for Unemployment Insurance (UI).

Barbara Blackert, 2020 Neewollah musical director, announced audition dates for "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." Auditions will be held June 22 and 23 at Memorial Hall with callbacks on June 24. Auditions for children ages 8-15 will be June 22 from 1 to 6 p.m. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Adults 16 years and older will audition June 23 from 5 to 9 p.m. Registration for adults begins at 4:30 p.m. Callbacks are scheduled for June 24 from 5 to 9 p.m.

TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Transportation wants to remind the public that according to state law, all rights of way on state highways are to be used exclusively for highway purposes. KDOT has jurisdiction over all interstate, Kansas and U.S. routes on the state’s 9,500-mile system.

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) began a field survey for two passing lane projects on U.S. Highway 169 in Neosho County the week of June 22.

TSA DIDN’T DO ENOUGH TO PROTECT PASSENGERS, STAFF FROM CORONAVIRUS, WHISTLEBLOWER SAYS