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Face masks not mandated in Finney County

Finney County won’t require people to wear face coverings in public. Commissioners approved a resolution 5-0 stating that people are not required to wear face coverings in public spaces at the commission’s regular monthly meeting Monday. The resolution comes after Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order 20-52 on July 2 requiring the use of face masks in public spaces. Within the executive order there is a provision for counties to make adjustments to fit the needs of their community
(Read more: News – The Garden City Telegram)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:51:03-05:00July 8, 2020|News|

Wichita City Hall slams the brakes on a huge car show because of COVID-19 pandemic

Concern over coronavirus has put the brakes on one of Wichita’s biggest car events of the year. The City Council on Tuesday denied an appeal that would have allowed the Automobilia Moonlight Charity Car Show to have rolled forward on Saturday. Automobilia organizers had expected to draw 20,000 car enthusiasts to a closed-down section of Douglas this weekend. In addition to cars, organizers promised five live bands, three food courts, a live auction and a drag down Douglas after the show.
(Read more: Local News | Wichita Eagle)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:50:13-05:00July 8, 2020|News|

Shawnee County Health officer issues updated restrictions for restaurants, bars, night clubs

Shawnee County’s health officer has issued an updated emergency order placing some restrictions on restaurants, bars and night clubs. According to a news release, the latest emergency order is set to take place at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and was crafted by Shawnee County health officer Gianfranco Pezzino, in consultation with local bar and restaurant owners to minimize economic impact and preserve public health goals. According to the emergency order, restaurants, bars and night clubs in Shawnee County are allowed to operate between the hours of 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Each day between 2 and 3 p.m. all establishments must close their dine-in services to conduct deep cleaning of the facilities.
(Read more: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:49:29-05:00July 8, 2020|News|

New law enforcement device wraps up suspects

The cost is $925 each to buy one of law enforcement’s newest tools, a handheld, non-lethal “BolaWrap” device that fires a Kevlar tether, which works like a lasso while wrapping around a suspect’s arms or legs.

But such a purchase can pay for itself many times over if it enables a police department to avoid a civil lawsuit, Topeka Police Chief Bill Cochran said Tuesday. “Any time we can provide a safer environment for the officers and the citizens, I think that’s something we need to look at,” he said. Cochran was among more than 20 people, most of them uniformed law enforcement officers, who heard a pitch for the product Tuesday afternoon from representatives of Tempe, Ariz.-based Wrap Technologies, which produces the BolaWrap.
(Read more: Local News | Topeka Capital-Journal)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:48:39-05:00July 8, 2020|News|

Riley County opts out of Gov. Kelly’s mask mandate

Riley County commissioners Monday unanimously voted to opt out of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order on wearing masks, effective immediately. That means people in Riley County will not be required to wear masks in public. It’s possible masks will again be required for residents of Manhattan after a Tuesday night vote by the Manhattan city commission. County commission chairman Marvin Rodriguez said he wanted to opt out because he thought the governor’s mandate was government overreach.
(Read more: Atchison Globe Now)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:45:03-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Governor recommends staying in phase 3

Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday that her administration and officials with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment recommend most local communities do not move into Phase Out of “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas” and instead stay in Phase 3. The emergency disaster declaration issued by the governor on May 26 transfers reopening decisions back to local officials, which means counties continuing with Phase 3 of the plan is only a recommendation. However, the State continues to monitor health metrics daily, and remains committed to supporting local communities in a safe, gradual transition.
(Read more: Derby Informer | News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:46:18-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Kansas added to New York’s travel quarantine list

“As states around the country experience increasing community spread, New York is taking action to ensure the continued safety of our phased reopening. Our entire response to this pandemic has been by the numbers, and we’ve set metrics for community spread just as we set metrics for everything,” Governor Cuomo said. “Three more states have now reached the level of spread required to qualify for New York’s travel advisory. We will now require individuals coming from Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma to quarantine for 14 days. New Yorkers did the impossible – we went from the worst infection rate in the United States to one of the best – and the last thing we need is to see another spike of COVID-19.”
(Read more: KAKE – News)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:46:44-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Former Oswego hospital managers charged in $1.4 billion scheme

Several people tied to the rural healthcare management company EmpowerHMS, which operated Oswego Community Hospital in Labette County until last year, when the medical facility closed after failing to pay employees for weeks, were indicted this week on conspiracy charges involving an alleged $1.4 billion criminal scheme. “This was allegedly a massive, multi-state scheme to use small, rural hospitals as a hub for millions of dollars in fraudulent billings of private insurers,” Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division said in a press release. “The charges announced today make clear that the department is committed to dismantling fraud schemes that target our health care system, however complex or elaborate.”
(Read more: Leavenworth Times)

Ranson Financial2020-07-08T07:47:18-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Baldwin City’s Maple Leaf Festival canceled; organizers plan virtual event

Because of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the annual Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival has been canceled for this year. Mike Curran, Maple Leaf Festival Committee chairman, said the Maple Leaf Festival Committee last week voted to call off the festival, which annually draws more than 30,000 visitors to Baldwin City during its two-day run. This year’s festival was scheduled for Oct. 17-18. …
Curran said Sunday that the decision to cancel was made in light of the alarming spread of the pandemic in recent weeks.
Read more: LJWorld.com.

Ranson Financial2020-07-07T08:22:56-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

Lawrence City Commission to consider review and reform of police use-of-force policies

City leaders will soon consider whether to commit to a public review of the Lawrence Police Department’s use-of-force policies, including the department’s policies regarding deadly force. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting a resolution committing the city to reviewing and as necessary revising police use-of-force policies, according to a city staff memo to the commission. The topic comes to the commission after Mayor Jennifer Ananda, in the wake of protests against police killings of Black people and calls for reform, requested that the commission consider various changes related to use of force, systemic racism and other social equity issues.
Read more: LJWorld.com.

Ranson Financial2020-07-07T08:21:45-05:00July 7, 2020|News|

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Face masks not mandated in Finney County

Wichita City Hall slams the brakes on a huge car show because of COVID-19 pandemic

Shawnee County Health officer issues updated restrictions for restaurants, bars, night clubs

New law enforcement device wraps up suspects

Riley County opts out of Gov. Kelly’s mask mandate

Governor recommends staying in phase 3

Kansas added to New York’s travel quarantine list

Former Oswego hospital managers charged in $1.4 billion scheme

Baldwin City’s Maple Leaf Festival canceled; organizers plan virtual event

Lawrence City Commission to consider review and reform of police use-of-force policies

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