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Johnson County says close contact tracing of COVID-19 in schools ‘no longer feasible’
Amid a record surge in COVID-19 cases, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment has told local school districts that “intensive contact tracing within schools is no longer feasible.” The flood of new cases, fueled in part by the…
Four-lane expressway project begins in Cherokee County
Road expansion is underway in Cherokee County. The Kansas Department of Transportation is creating a four-lane expressway along U-S 166. The project will be constructed between the highways junctions with U-S 400 and K-26. There will also be interchanges constructed…
Lyon County declares state of local emergency for COVID-19
The Lyon County Commission declared a state of local emergency due to COVID-19 Friday morning. According to County Clerk Tammy Vopat, Newman Regional Health contacted Lyon County Emergency Management and requested the use of two ventilators to be ordered from…
Kansas City, Kansas, Police try something new to get unlicensed cars off the road: Teach driver’s ed
Ulisa Arreola-Campos had a lot on her plate the day she was supposed to attend court on the charge of driving without a license. The Kansas City, Kansas, teenager had only recently been discharged from a month-long hospital stay after…
Main Street Program to help restore and maintain Girard Square
The main square has been one, if not the most memorable locations in cities like Girard, it's a center for shops, food and business. However, a major obstacle current and new businesses face is the maintenance of the buildings which…
Hiawatha Creamery set to bring nostalgic flavor to downtown
Sometimes an idea can hang around for years, and when the timing is right, coincidences and the right people will fall into just the right places for that idea to manifest into reality. The business partners behind the newly-announced Hiawatha…
Argonia museums see much needed improvements
The Salter House Museum management board has made some progress toward updates on the museum property. The chimneys at the Salter House Museum have been capped. They were leaking when it rained. The exterior repairs have now been completed and…
Kansas court ruling keeps law allowing COVID lawsuits alive
People still can sue Kansas counties over mask mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions and obtain a quick trial-court decision because of a Kansas Supreme Court ruling Friday. The court declined to consider whether a law requiring trial-court judges to rule on…
Wyandotte County leaders name Cheryl Harrison-Lee as interim County Administrator
The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas unanimously named Cheryl Harrison-Lee as the interim County Administrator on Thursday evening. Harrison-Lee’s appointment comes less than two weeks after Doug Bach announced his retirement as the county administrator. Harrison-Lee’s term is…
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