Shawnee County community centers are helping residents cool off on hot days

With high temperatures blanketing Topeka this week, efforts to help residents cool down are in place.

The Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Department announced it will maintain cooling stations as heat indexes are predicted to exceed 100 degrees.

An excessive heat warning for Shawnee County was issued at 1 p.m. Monday. It's expected to end 7 p.m. Thursday, AccuWeather predicted.

"Shawnee County Parks + Recreation continues to prioritize the safety and well-being of its residents by maintaining designated County facilities as cooling centers during extreme weather conditions," said Shawn Zears, marketing and communications supervisor.

Where will the cooling stations be located?

All Shawnee County community centers will be open as cooling centers.

Five of the six centers are expected to be open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Shawnee North Community Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Central Park Community Center, 1534 S.W. Clay.
• Crestview Community Center, 4801 S.W. Shunga Drive.
• Hillcrest Community Center, 1800 S.E. 21st St.
• Garfield Community Center, 1600 N.E. Quincy St.
• Oakland Community Center, 801 N.E. Poplar.
• Shawnee North Community Center, 300 N.E. 43rd St.

More: Topeka forecast to sweat through four straight days of 100-degree temperatures

Keishera Lately is the business reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal. She can be reached at klately@cjonline.com. Follow her on Twitter @Lately_KT.

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