The Lyon County Observer

Bus Barn Bathroom Update: Emporia, Kansas. Last week we reported that the Emporia USD 253 transportation office had found a unique and controversial way to comply with these new state bathroom laws which require people to use the bathroom of their s*x in government owned buildings.

Rather than force compliance with all employees, the district office had reportedly made just the women's restroom single occupancy only. This of course led to some controversy and upset employees.

After the story was covered it was reported to The Observer that they had a meeting later in the week and that now both the men's and the women's restrooms are genderless and single occupancy only.

Well this may not be a great solution for a department that has both office workers and over 20 bus drivers, it appears to be the best solution for the time being. You can expect to see spending on bathroom upgrades at the bus barn in the not too distant future...

Lyon County has schools, hospitals, and local services—but are those really the engines of growth?

Tyler Curtis breaks down the difference between economic drivers and economic passengers, and why confusing the two could leave Emporia spinning its wheels.

Full story in comments linked below 👇

Photo credit: popular meme, showing what (metaphorically) happens when your local economy is built on government services and retail, rather than services and industrial.

Single car accident just east of Emporia southbound on I-35. The vehicle is off road and nearly in the Neosho River