COVID-19-related restrictions challenging for rural KS counties with few or no cases

Some communities across Kansas haven’t seen any confirmed cases of COVID-19, but still feel the impact of the statewide stay-at-home order. In Russell County, among several rural counties that hasn’t seen its first COVID-19 case, county commissioners are eager to start reopening. When Phase One of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s reopening plan starting Monday (May 4), counties in the state decide if they want to incorporate additional restrictions. Russell County Commissioner Steve Reinhardt says having zero cases in the county made it difficult for some to follow the stay-at-home order.
(Read more: KWCH News)