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Stevens County Entities discuss COVID-19 issues
The Stevens County Board of County Commissioners met in special session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the COVID-19 issues. ... Paula Rowden [director of the Board of Health] ... said the virus was identified in the United States January 21 and…
Wichita Mayor Whipple self-quarantines after possible coronavirus exposure at meeting
Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple and three City Council members have placed themselves in self-quarantine for the coronavirus after learning that two people at a national conference for city leaders they attended last week have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.…
Coronavirus Threatens Strained Rural Health Care Systems around the U.S.
If you’re exhibiting coronavirus symptoms and meet the criteria, you should get tested. But if you live in rural Presidio County, on the western end of the Texas-Mexico border, be prepared to travel. County residents who are severely ill are…
As COVID-19 spreads in KC metro, here’s how people are stepping up to help
As stores and restaurants shut down and workers head home to socially isolate themselves and their families, people in Missouri and Kansas continue to look outward. They are finding ways to help others — even as needs among the elderly,…
‘This is absurd’: Parents, students angry over Kansas closing schools for coronavirus
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s order Tuesday to keep students out of K-12 schools for the remainder of the school year incited an explosion of anger, shock, tears and questions that school officials have not answered yet. The move, unprecedented for…
House, Senate speed toward new $9.9 billion transportation plan
The House and Senate considered last-minute negotiations on a new 10-year transportation plan guaranteeing infrastructure money to every county in Kansas and a mandate to complete unfulfilled promises of the T-Works program launched a decade ago. House and Senate members…
Munis sell off in ‘dislocated’ market amid virus fallout
The municipal market was once again pummeled as financial and government systems around the world grapple with the growing COVID-19 pandemic. The short end of the municipal curve was again down by as much as 25 basis points by some…
How is coronavirus affecting the legislature?
Everything got different last week under the Dome. After legislators spent weeks reading and listening to news about the coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it’s called by heath experts, they quietly and with whispers learned that a member of the Legislature…
A new wow factor is about to happen in Derby
Over the years I have seen a number of new facilities, businesses and public meeting places that from my view have been significant to the enhancement of Derby. The opening of Rock Regional Hospital in Derby a little less than…
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