Shawnee County seeks $548,000-plus in federal COVID-19 funding

Shawnee County will apply for as much as $548,845 in federal COVID-19 funding. County Commissioners Bill Riphahn, Kevin Cook and Aaron Mays voted 3-0 Monday to apply for that money from the Kansas Governor’s Federal Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program to assist with COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, at no cost to the county. The money would cover costs that would include overtime pay for county staff members, medical supplies for the health department and personal protective equipment for county employees, said health department director Linda Ochs.