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The Olathe Public School board voted Thursday night to expand its mask mandate to all students pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade, joining other metro school districts. The decision comes just hours after the Johnson County Commission voted 5-2 to require masks in school buildings where students up to 6th grade attend. For more than an hour the school board heard public comments from people outspoken on both sides of the issue. “I am not a doctor, but I do know this, my grandmother died of COVID-19 and I spent four hours in a room with my grandmother on the day that she passed,” Amy Geiger said in support of masking in schools. “I was masked and I did not get COVID. I spent two hours unmasked indoors with someone who had COVID and four days later I had a positive test. Six months later we are trying to pick up the pieces.” “Masks are truly dehumanizing,” said Jill O’Connor. “They prohibit us from seeing people’s characteristics and physical traits. It erases parts of our facial expressions that could be positively reinforcing, encouraging, and reassuring.”
Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF
Blue Valley Schools announced Thursday it will have a mask requirement starting Monday. It applies to all students, staff and visitors inside buildings for Kindergarten through 8th grade students. Masks aren’t required but are recommended inside high school buildings. Masks will be required on all school buses but won’t be needed when outside on school property. Johnson County commissioners voted Thursday to mandate masks for all elementary schools.
Source: fox4kc.com | FOX 4 – WDAF
The City of Wichita said its doing its best to work through more than 2,000 backlogged applications for its emergency rental assistance program (WERAP). Dozens of Wichitans have reached out to KAKE News since the program launched in February, weighing in on problems that they were experiencing. One of the most common questions KAKE received revolved around the wait time for assistance. Some Kansans reported waiting anywhere from three months for their funds, to still not having them at all. “I’m not sure how much they’re gonna help with,” said Jorge Garcia of Wichita. “If they’re gonna help with anything.” Many people have echoed Garcia’s comments, stating that even with the CDC’s new extension of the eviction moratorium they’re left feeling helpless.
Source: KAKE – News
A four-person crew from the Hutchinson Fire Department spent two weeks battling wildfires in Idaho. Another team was sent to relieve them on Thursday. “They were really tasked with scouting the fire, providing lookout for those that were operating. This area, what they’re telling us is a very mountainous range, not much access with roads,” says Doug Hanen, HFD division chief of fire operations. Kansas firefighters were working to get anything that would burn out of the way. But many people in the area depend on the logs as their livelihood, so preservation is just as important. “It’s just helping out where we can. We got the resources and we’re not using them so it’s best to send them where they’re needed,” says Hanen. People in Kansas want answers about the smoke filled skylines, directly resulting from the wildfires.
Source: KAKE – News
The Winfield Police Department and the Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce will co-host Coffee with a Cop at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 13 at the Chamber office, 123 E. Ninth Ave. Community members are invited to come together with police officers and administrators in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee. Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the department’s work in Winfield’s neighborhoods. Information and applications for the upcoming citizens police academy will also be available at the event. The majority of contacts law enforcement has with the public happen during emergencies, or emotional situations. Those situations are not always the most effective times for relationship building with the community, and some community members may feel that officers are unapproachable on the street. Coffee with a Cop breaks down barriers and allows for a relaxed, one-on-one interaction.
Source: Cowley CourierTraveler
Coronavirus continues to have a substantial rise in Atchison County with a staggering 140 cases reported as of Wednesday evening according to the Atchison Health Department. There are currently at least eight patients in the hospital with one new death reported. The department also stated that 58 cases were reported over last weekend. “This virus has devastated many lives and continues to rage on.” KDHE said. “We need to come together as a unit to help each other, stop the hate, and be kind to one another.”
Source: Atchison Globe Now
Riley County Police say USD 378 Riley County Schools were scammed out of over $115,000. According to the Thursday’s incident report, an employee was scammed by an unknown person pretending to be part of an insurance company to send them money. The scam occurred Wednesday, with an exact loss of $115,388. Police are asking anyone who receives a similar type of call to report it to RCPD and submit any tips to Manhattan Riley County Crime Stoppers.
Source: 1350 KMAN
Cathy Caldwell wants to know what the community’s vision is for the OZ Commons Osawatomie Downtown Redevelopment project. The City Council member is not alone. On Tuesday, June 27, residents had a chance to meet and interact with the redevelopment project’s consultant team — Architect One, Alta Planning and Shockey Consulting — and hear from city staff and members of the OzCOMP advisory group, of which Caldwell is a member. The event, which took place in the Osawatomie High School cafeteria, featured interactive stations, maps, questions, and other media to help the city and consultants gather as much feedback and opinion as they could. Participants had a chance to weigh in on a variety of topics: “Vision & Values,” “Investing in Walking & Biking,” “Existing Conditions / Opportunities & Challenges,” “Routes & Preferences Map Drawings,” “Redevelopment Preferences” and “Ideas & Location Preferences.”
Source: Local News | republic-online.com
President Joe Biden reversed course this week with his announcement of a new COVID-related moratorium on evictions, but the order has already gotten strong pushback from critics. The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) announced the moratorium Tuesday evening, after Biden gave his approval despite previously questioning whether he had the legal authority to do so. Critics have taken issue with the moratorium, pointing to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against this kind of federal order earlier this year and billions of dollars in federal housing assistance funds that have been left unspent by the states.
Source: Derby Informer | News
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