The family of a woman who died from COVID-19 last year while living at an Overland Park nursing home has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the home and
Family sues Overland Park nursing home over mother’s death from COVID-19
Letter signed by 26 JoCo elected officials urges county to ‘end mask mandate for all children’
A letter signed by 26 elected leaders in Johnson County urges the Board of County Commissioners to end the county’s current public health order requiring masks in schools serving younger
COVID-19 cases in Johnson County schools hit new highs — see your district’s numbers
New cases of COVID-19 have surged to new single-week highs in Johnson County public school districts since students and staff returned from Thanksgiving break. The increase in cases in schools
New COVID-19 cases in Johnson County rising rapidly — what we know
New COVID-19 cases in Johnson County have increased dramatically in the last week following the Thanksgiving holiday, once again straining local hospitals’ capacity and prompting renewed pleas from health officials
AdventHealth suspends its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff — here’s why
AdventHealth has announced it is suspending its requirement that employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, following a federal judge’s ruling temporarily blocking a vaccine mandate for health care workers. Morgan Shandler,
New Johnson County COVID-19 cases remain high, ‘watchful waiting’ on Omicron continues
New COVID-19 cases in Johnson County remain elevated following the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, and local health authorities say they are warily eyeing developments about the increasing spread the new Omicron
Johnson County COVID-19 cases spike ahead of Thanksgiving — ‘Time to be a little bit nervous’
Johnson County and the greater Kansas City region are seeing yet another spike in COVID-19 cases heading into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, prompting local health officials to issue renewed calls
Gathering for Thanksgiving? Here’s what JoCo health officials recommend to stay COVID-safe
New COVID-19 cases and rates of hospitalizations in Johnson County have increased over the past two weeks, prompting county health officials to urge residents to get their booster shots if
Johnson County at ‘high’ COVID-19 risk again — see your school district’s latest case numbers
Johnson County has seen a recent increase in COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks, once again putting the area at “high” risk of community spread, according to Johnson County
Johnson County health officials urge patience as families line up for kids’ COVID shots — what you need to know
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 are now being administered in Johnson County, but local health officials are urging families to be patient, noting that the effort
Where and when Johnson County kids ages 5 to 11 can get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Children between the ages of 5 and 11 in Johnson County are now eligible to receive the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. That comes after an expert panel advising the CDC
Want to see the show? This Johnson County theater is the latest local venue to institute vaccination rule
While many businesses in the Johnson County area are opening up once more since the start of the pandemic, it is not without precautions. And that is particularly true for
Shawnee Mission mask case at center of Kansas Supreme Court hearing over pandemic powers law
A controversial Kansas law that some parents used to sue school districts over their mask rules comes before the state Supreme Court Tuesday for arguments on whether it is constitutional.
Moderna and J&J booster shots now available in Johnson County — what you need to know
The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment will begin offering booster shots of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine by appointment at its Mission
COVID-19 cases in Johnson County schools continue to drop — see your district’s latest numbers
The latest data from the state health department show rates of COVID-19 cases in public schools in Johnson County continue to decline as pandemic trends ebb across the county and
