Governor announces personal protective equipment program for Kansas businesses
TOPEKA, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Division of Emergency Management has launched a new Business PPE Stopgap program, which provides personal protective equipment to...
View ArticleCounty officials confirm COVID-19 case at the Osage County Jail
The Osage County Sheriff’s Office reported this afternoon in a social media post there has been one confirmed case of COVID-19 in a resident of the Osage County Jail. The post said testing for all...
View ArticleCOVID-19 takes life of Osage County resident
In its latest COVID-19 update, the Osage County Health Department has reported one death in the county has been attributed to the virus. In a social media post Oct. 13, 2020, the health department...
View ArticleOsage County relaxes quarantine rules for mask wearers
The rate of COVID-19 infection in Osage County has increased to about two per day during the month of October, and as of today, Oct. 23, 2020, Kansas Department of Health and Environment confirmed that...
View ArticleCOVID-19 infects more than 100 in Osage County in one week
Around 100 new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Osage County in the last week, as Kansas reports record numbers of confirmed cases daily across the state. As reported by the Kansas Department...
View ArticleSafe housing options available for those impacted by COVID-19
To help Kansans protect their families and household members, the state is working to provide safe housing options for those affected by COVID-19. Non-congregate sheltering is an option for individuals...
View ArticleCommissioners exempt Osage County from governor’s statewide mask mandate
County health department reports 120 active cases LYNDON, Kan. – In a social media post this afternoon, the Osage County Health Department announced that Osage County commissioners had exempted the...
View ArticleRepresentatives face new challenges to keep people safe while legislating
By State Rep. Blaine Finch Kansas House Speaker Pro Tem Greetings from a snowy statehouse this week. The legislature works in a two year cycle called a biennium. The first week of a new biennium always...
View ArticleUK COVID-19 variant identified in Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. – A CDC emerging variant of COVID-19, which has been found in 33 U.S. states, was identified in Kansas Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. A Kansas resident in Ellis County was found to have the...
View ArticleKDHE issues social guidelines for Kansans who are vaccinated
TOPEKA, Kan. – In conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance issued Monday for those who have been vaccinated, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is issuing...
View ArticleKansas pauses Johnson & Johnson vaccine administration
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced that Kansas will pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine following an announcement from the...
View ArticleKansas adopts CDC guidance on mask-wearing; vaccine now available for 12 and...
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced last week that Kansas will follow the CDC’s latest guidance regarding individuals who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. “Effective immediately, Kansas...
View ArticleJune 30 deadline to renew Kansas credentials expired March 2020-March 2021
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansans with a driver’s license or identification card that expired between March 12, 2020, and March 30, 2021, have until June 30 to renew those credentials. This is due to the COVID-19...
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases on rise in Osage County; Delta variant appears to drive new...
Wear a mask, social distance, get vaccinated LYNDON, Kan. – The Osage County Health Department reported yesterday the number of COVID-19 cases has been increasing steadily in the county during July. On...
View Article
