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GCCC Utilizing CARES Act Funds for Free Student Laptops

info2020-05-28T08:48:18-05:00May 27th, 2020|

Garden City Community College is offering up to 150 new laptops at no cost to students who need reliable computer access for their studies. The new laptops – Lenovo Thinkpads, valued at just under $500 each – will be made available to degree-seeking students who demonstrate substantial need through an online application. Applications will be reviewed in June, and priority will be given to students who are enrolled in courses for both Summer 2020 and Fall 2020 by June 19, 2020. Students must be pre-enrolled in courses for Fall 2020 to be considered. Summer courses started May 26 and a second [...]

A blast from the past, Dodge City’s South Drive-In is getting new life

info2020-05-28T08:48:27-05:00May 27th, 2020|

Drive-ins, often considered a relic from the past, now making a resurgence amid COVID-19. One Kansas community is teaming up to restore their drive-in. What started as a simple Facebook page has now turned into a community-wide initiative as Dodge City residents are coming together to save their drive-in. The South Drive-In Theatre has been in operation since the 1940s making it the oldest drive-in in the state of Kansas. (Read more: KSN-TV)

Wichita playgrounds, dog parks, rec centers to reopen June 1

info2020-05-28T08:48:32-05:00May 27th, 2020|

Wichita Parks and Recreation will open recreation centers, dog parks, playgrounds, and the Ralph Wulz Riverside Tennis Center, with restrictions, on June 1. Some of the restrictions will include requiring masks in indoor facilities, social distancing of six feet or more, and requiring patrons to clean fitness center equipment after use. Patrons will also have to bring their own balls and equipment at recreation center gyms. (Read more: KWCH News)

Barton Community College to end fall semester early

info2020-05-28T08:49:12-05:00May 27th, 2020|

Due to the pandemic, colleges have started to make changes to their fall semesters. Barton Community College was one of the first area schools to do so. "We all want to know," said Elaine Simmons, Barton Vice President of Instruction. "We all want to know what we're doing to the best of our availability." Simmons and her colleagues came up with a new plan for the upcoming semester aimed at protecting students and staff from the coronavirus. (Read more: KAKE - News)

Williams says Fed thinking ‘hard’ about yield-curve control

info2020-05-28T08:49:38-05:00May 27th, 2020|

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said policy makers are “thinking very hard” about targeting specific yields on Treasury securities as a way of ensuring borrowing costs stay at rock-bottom levels beyond keeping the benchmark interest rate near zero. “Yield-curve control, which has now been used in a few other countries, is I think a tool that can complement — potentially complement — forward guidance and our other policy actions,” he said in an interview Wednesday on Bloomberg Television. “So this is something that obviously we’re thinking very hard about. We’re analyzing not only what’s happened in other [...]

Shawnee County to remain in Phase 2 despite Gov. Kelly’s end of Ad Astra reopening plan

info2020-05-27T09:15:20-05:00May 27th, 2020|

The Shawnee County COVID-19 Response Team said Tuesday it will remain in the already established phase two, with no additional changes or restrictions. This comes after Governor Laura Kelly announced she’s ending her Ad Astra reopening plan and leaving all decisions on social distancing and business restrictions up to each individual county health officer. (Read more: KSNT News)

With reopening plans, local businesses express support for shift of control from state to counties

info2020-05-27T09:12:51-05:00May 27th, 2020|

With Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's new emergency disaster declaration, it is now up to each Kansas county to make any restrictions on businesses when it comes to reopening. In Wichita, businesses who spoke with Eyewitness News Tuesday say they're hopeful with the prospect of having less restrictions in place with the county in control instead of the state. "I think the county has a better feel for the local economy and what's happening here, even the actual cases of corona," says Air Strike Martial Arts owner TJ Thomas. (Read more: KWCH News)

Harvey County staying in ‘Phase 2’ of reopening plan, at least through June 2

info2020-05-27T09:12:17-05:00May 27th, 2020|

The Harvey County Commission in a special meeting Tuesday night (May 26) voted to remain in the second phase of its local reopening plan. The local decision followed Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's announcement earlier in the day that she would veto a House bill related to the state's COVID-19 response, limiting the governor's executive power when it comes to emergencies. This ended the state's executive order concerning Kelly's phased reopening plan as of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. It's this decision that. moving forward, passes restrictions and guidelines with reopening businesses on to the county level. (Read more: KWCH News)

Decisions with reopening guidelines now up to individual KS counties

info2020-05-27T09:11:52-05:00May 27th, 2020|

With changes Tuesday, the state of Kansas could be returning to the same situation in mid March in which each county has its own guidelines when it comes to plans for reopening businesses and placing restrictions to safeguard against COVID-19. In Sedgwick County, the commission will have a meeting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 27) in which county leaders will have to decide if they want to change the existing guidelines set by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly in her Ad Astra plan to reopen the state's economy. (Read more: KWCH News)

Johnson County says it won’t impose new restrictions, but strongly recommends adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines

info2020-05-27T09:10:58-05:00May 27th, 2020|

Following Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that would have capped her emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, Johnson County health officials say they’re strongly recommending local businesses and residents follow the state’s Ad Astra reopening plan even though the county won’t impose new official limits. With Kelly’s veto of the bill, the authority to set and enforce public health policies to stem the spread of the virus effectively falls to the counties. While Johnson County’s top health officers say they don’t plan to put any new restrictions in place given current conditions, they stressed the need for [...]

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