The Reno County Commission met in a special session Sunday evening to discuss with Reno County health director Nick Baldetti the potential for imposing a “shelter in place” order for Reno County and what measures would have to be taken. “It was to make them aware that it is my intent as health officer of Reno County not to be making such an order lightly, nor in a vacuum,” Baldetti said Sunday evening. “Basically it was to give the commission, which sits as the county board of health, an update in terms of our status nationally.” (Read more: Local - The [...]

Gov. Laura Kelly issued four new executive orders Monday evening after declaring her intent to impose a statewide directive limiting gatherings of people to no more than 10, down from the current cap of 50, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. She said the situation in Kansas didn’t — at this time — necessitate a statewide order to stay at home. The restriction on grouping of people takes effect Tuesday. “All of these actions, while disruptive and unpleasant, are absolutely necessary to keep Kansans safe and healthy and to prevent overwhelming emergency rooms and our larger health care system,” Kelly said. [...]