COVID Causing School Closures, Mask Mandate Reinstatements Across Kansas January 13, 2022 5:22 pm|Escalating COVID-19 cases are once again having a negative impact on local schools across the state. Valley Center…
Cowley County Health Dept. Forced to Scale-Back COVID-19 Testing Efforts January 13, 2022 7:30 am|The Cowley County Health Department on Wednesday ceased COVID testing in order to revise the testing policy and…
WSU COVID Testing Site Closed Due to Staff Shortages, Hopes to Reopen Soon January 12, 2022 9:44 am|WSU’s drive-thru COVID testing site at 4174 S. Oliver closed on Wednesday, Jan. 12th. Tonya Witherspoon, executive director…
Sedgwick County Sheriff suspends fingerprinting service January 11, 2022 12:10 pm|Because of rising COVID case numbers, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office is suspending fingerprinting services to cut down…
Kansas Dept. of Corrections Suspending In-Person Visits Due to COVID January 8, 2022 8:30 am|The Kansas Department of Corrections announced Friday that in-person visitation will be suspended beginning Jan. 14 due to…
CDC, KDHE Expand Vaccine Access, Boosters Authorized for Kids 5-11 January 8, 2022 7:30 am|The Kansas Department of Health & Environment endorsed three FDA authorizations that expand COVID-19 vaccine access. These changes—…
Wichita Public Library To Host Vaccine Clinic Jan. 10th & 11th January 7, 2022 5:55 am|Wichita Public Library along is hosting a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the follow locations and times: Walters…
Sedgwick County vaccine rate drops to 53% January 6, 2022 10:03 am|The Kansas Health Department released their first set of county rankings since December 17th, showing Sedgwick County’s vaccination…
“Flurona” Case Reported in Kansas, Days After 1st Case Reported in Israel January 6, 2022 7:30 am|An officials with the Fort Hays Medical Center reported Wednesday that a patient was in the ICU after…
COVID-19 Percent Positive Testing Rate Above 20% for 7 Days, the Highest Rate Since March 2020 January 3, 2022 12:00 pm|The latest COVID-19 numbers from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) indicate that the state now…