Good morning, Topeka.

Helping Hands Humane Society shelters more than dogs & cats by caring for small pets like Scottie, a 10‑month‑old Peruvian guinea pig, along with several hamsters.

Interested adopters should speak with an adoption counselor, and an ASPCA Adoption Event for dogs & cats runs through Sunday.

The Capital City Cluster Dog Show—featuring over 1,400 competing dogs—is underway at Stormont Vail Events Center with events continuing through Sunday.

The multi-day show boosts local hotels and restaurants and opens a busy fall schedule of national dog competitions.

A new QuikTrip — part of a larger development featuring 120 to 150 moderate-income apartment units, restaurants and a preserved former bar and grill — will open on Sept.

3 at I-470 and South Topeka Blvd.

Greater Topeka Partnership is set to relaunch the Business Expo on Nov.

17 at Stormont Vail Events Center. The event starts with a ticketed lunch roundtable from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by free exhibits from 1 to 4 p.m.

Kansas' July labor report shows a steady 3.8% unemployment rate and a gain of 500 nonfarm jobs (with the private sector adding 1,500 and government losing 1,000 compared to June) while nonfarm jobs increased by 5,600 over the past year.

Friends and family held the inaugural 9-hole golf tournament Friday morning at Wabaunsee Pines Golf Course to raise funds for the Joel Fager Memorial Scholarship Fund for future first responders.

The event honored former Pottawatomie County EMS Director Joel Fager, who died one year ago from brain cancer.

Starting Friday, a stretch of S.

Kansas Avenue north of 17th Street will have one lane in each direction as workers repair pavement for a new gasline installation — city officials say the lanes will reopen in two to three weeks.

Wamego Health Center now offers LEQEMBI, a newer infusion treatment that slows Alzheimer’s progression for patients in early stages & families travel from Kansas City seeking care as memory concerns rise; Stormont Vail is also providing the therapy.

KDHE (Kansas Department of Health and Environment) issued public health advisories for several lakes today due to blue-green algae.

The agency warns residents and pet owners to avoid contact with water showing unusual foam or scum and to follow Warning and Watch statuses.

Players at Dornwood Park say an old backstop with holes, limited shade, and uneven baselines are affecting play.

The Topeka Baseball and Softball Association will discuss these issues on Tuesday, Aug. 25 (during their meeting with Shawnee County Parks and Recreation).