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Gov. Kelly to sign executive order to delay reopening of schools

Gov. Laura Kelly will sign an executive order Monday that will delay the start of school until after Labor Day. Kelly made the announcement Wednesday during a news conference and said the delay will give school districts the time to finalize their own reopening plans. School will be delayed until Sept. 9. Each individual school district’s reopening plan will be based off recommendations and mandates set forth by the Kansas State Department of Education. … The State Board of Education’s guidelines call for teachers and staff to wear masks inside and suggests all students be told to wear them if they’re in middle or high school. It recommends hourly hand-washing, daily temperature checks for all staff, and limiting visitors and the movement of students. The guidelines also say all students should be observed daily for signs of illness.
(Read more: News – The Topeka Capital-Journal)

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Kelly: Executive order will mandate masks, temperature checks in schools

Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order that she will sign Monday regarding the delay of reopening schools will make it mandatory that school districts use masks, practice proper hygiene and perform daily temperature checks. Kelly made the announcement Wednesday during a news conference she will delay the reopening of schools and said the three-week delay will give school districts and their respective county to gather supplies including masks, thermometers and hand sanitizer. School will be delayed until at least September 9 but COVID-19 data will continue to be monitored to determine if schools can then be reopened.
(Read more: News – The Topeka Capital-Journal)

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Municipal Bond Trends for July 15, 2020

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Andover City Council opts against mandating face masks

The Andover City Council voted 1-5 against enacting an ordinance mandating the wearing of facemasks in public during their last meeting on Tuesday, July 14. The ordinance mirrored what the Wichita City Council passed on Friday, July 3. Council Member Shelby Carselowey was the only one who voted in favor of the ordinance. “I don’t feel like we are, in our city, in such a state that we should require [a mask mandate],” Council Member Troy Tabor, who voted against the ordinance, said at the meeting. “I really have confidence in our business owners, we don’t have nearly as many businesses as Wichita, or East Wichita or even a single street in Wichita. We don’t, and the businesses I’ve been to, most of them require masks anyway. And therefore I feel like our citizens and to trust our business owners. I don’t think it’s okay for a mandate at this point.”
(Read more: andoveramerican.com)

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Kingman County Places Limits on Mass Gatherings

Kingman County Health Department director Mary Schwartz cited the growing number of cases of COVID-19 in Kingman and surrounding counties on Monday when she issued an order to limit mass gatherings to 45 until Aug. 1 The order was passed by the Kingman County Commissioners with a unanimous vote, 3-0. Schwartz also talked about a potential shortage of capacity in Wichita hospitals, as well as staff shortages. She said she was concerned if Kingman County had an outbreak and needed to transfer patients to Wichita and whether there would be room or not.
(Read more: Kingman County News)

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A number of Wichita restaurants reconsider plans in light of rising COVID-19 cases

Wichita restaurants started reopening in early May when all the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders were lifted. But since then, cases have surged locally, and many restaurateurs are rethinking their plans. Over the past week or so — as several restaurants have closed after COVID-19 exposure among staff members — others have been making adjustments and discontinuing dine-in, delaying reopening plans or re-closing the doors. Here’s a roundup of the latest: CLOSING AGAIN Side Pockets, 600 S. Tyler: Owners of this popular west side pool hall, bar and restaurant decided late last week to close again “until further notice.” The rise of COVID-19 cases in Wichita, plus the fact that “our team has been placed in the difficult position of having to enforce the wearing of masks in our establishment,” are the main reasons, according to a Facebook post.
(Read more: Dining With Denise Neil |)

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Governor Kelly shares update from Kansas Department of Labor

The Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) has been working with a team of specialists from Accenture for just over two weeks as they provide operational and technological assessments to improve the delivery of unemployment services. “We know there have been major issues and missteps, we’ve hit the reset button and are focusing on the future,” Governor Kelly said. “Accenture is reviewing and providing recommendations to improve the stability of our systems to make sure they are readily available to support Kansans.” While the assessment is still underway, improvements are already being implemented. Since the pandemic began, KDOL has delivered $1.2 billion in unemployment claims to nearly 200,000 Kansans.
(Read more: hiawathaworldonline.com)

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Pottawatomie County Fair to go on with adjustments

The Pottawatomie County Fair will go on, but with some adjustments due to COVID-19. The Fair Board, in consultation with the County Extension Office and recommendations with the Pottawatomie County Health Department announced plans Tuesday with some modifications. It will be open to the public July 30 through August 2. Some activities will be reduced to maintain safe social interaction. The fair board is asking attendees to check schedules carefully as some events have changed. Among them, the open class is restricted to just Pottawatomie County residents. All rabbit competitions have been canceled due to a rabbit disease outbreak.
(Read more: 1350 KMAN)

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Masks now required by law in Reno County

The Reno County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday morning to restore the governor’s order requiring masks or other face coverings to be worn in public. The Tuesday vote rescinds an earlier resolution to not uphold a state of Kansas executive order. As a result, the state order is now in effect in all of Reno County. “We’re trending in the wrong direction,” Nick Baldetti, the county’s health department director, said at the meeting. “From my perspective, I’m really concerned. “Every individual has the responsibility to do their part to make sure everyone is safe.” This latest development makes not wearing a mask in public anywhere in Reno County a civil infraction enforceable by civil fines and or other legal remedies.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)

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If mask mandate doesn’t get it done, what’s next for Sedgwick County, Wichita schools?

A Sedgwick County commissioner signaled Tuesday that the county may have to take stronger action to contain the coronavirus with the start of the school year about a month away. In a weekly update on COVID-19, commissioners got a grim report from County Manager Tom Stolz: rising coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, percentage of positive tests — a litany of data trending in the wrong direction. “I don’t want to shut anything down, but I want my child to go to school and be safe,” said Commissioner Lacey Cruse, who’s pushed for stronger action than the county’s largely voluntary response to virus prevention. “But the reality is we’re going to send thousands of children back to school — and we shut school down when our cases weren’t even as high — and now we’re trying to send them back?
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)

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Gov. Kelly to sign executive order to delay reopening of schools

Kelly: Executive order will mandate masks, temperature checks in schools

Municipal Bond Trends for July 15, 2020

Andover City Council opts against mandating face masks

Kingman County Places Limits on Mass Gatherings

A number of Wichita restaurants reconsider plans in light of rising COVID-19 cases

Governor Kelly shares update from Kansas Department of Labor

Pottawatomie County Fair to go on with adjustments

Masks now required by law in Reno County

If mask mandate doesn’t get it done, what’s next for Sedgwick County, Wichita schools?

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