The Prairie Village City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to cancel this year’s JazzFest because of public health concerns about COVID-19 and economic hardships caused by the pandemic. Mayor
Here’s a tentative list of which municipal pools are reopening, staying closed this summer
As social distancing guidelines relax across the state, some local pools are deciding to open, while others are opting to cancel the outdoor pool season all together. Here’s a look
Money, health and loneliness: Kansans share how COVID-19 has remade their lives in new poll
By Scott Canon and Celia Llopis-Jepsen LAWRENCE, Kansas — A full two-thirds of Kansans say they don’t personally know someone who’s been infected with the coronavirus. Yet an overwhelming number
Johnson County COVID-19 infection rate remains mostly flat, number of new cases trending downward
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Federal paycheck loans can be the difference between collapse, survival for Kansas small businesses
By Jim McLean TOPEKA, Kansas — Pharmaceutical companies and large hotel chains snatched up emergency COVID-19 federal loans meant for businesses typically with 500 or fewer employees. In Kansas, however,
JoCo health department reports ‘some spikes’ in COVID-19 cases after reopening
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Kansas news deserts leave fewer and fewer reporters to cover the COVID-19 outbreak
By Corinne Boyer GARDEN CITY, Kansas — During a pandemic, local news coverage means more than keeping tabs on the city council or high school sports. The stories published in a
Bridging the digital divide in a work-from-home era
By India Garrish Like millions of others across the country, Heather Savio Wolf is depending on home internet access more than ever. But the Shawnee Mission School District teacher says
More than 20 city councilmembers from area cities lobby JoCo board to make Ad Astra reopening plan ‘enforceable policy’
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Regulation allows JoCo bars to be defined as restaurants, open earlier than other Kansas bars
A longstanding Johnson County regulation once meant to restrict alcohol consumption is now helping consumers gain access to it during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson County establishments that want to serve
Johnson County says it won’t impose new restrictions, but strongly recommends adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines
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
Kansas health department recommends self-quarantine for people who traveled to Lake of the Ozarks
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From gyms to tattoo parlors, Kansans emerge from COVID-19 hibernation to shared spaces
While most people across Kansas still slumber, trash truck crews start filing into work — and get their temperatures taken. The people who haul debris to landfills shifted to working
In update to Shawnee Chamber, Sen. Jerry Moran cites need to balance physical, financial well-being of Kansans in phased reopening
Balancing the needs of Kansans for financial and mental well-being with efforts to reduce risk of outbreaks is key to reopening the economy, says Sen. Jerry Moran. In an update
Roeland Park, Fairway and Westwood cancel annual Fourth of July fireworks display due to COVID-19 concerns
The cities of Roeland Park, Fairway and Westwood on Wednesday morning announced the cancellation of the joint, annual Fourth of July fireworks display due to the coronavirus pandemic. City officials
