Stories from Friday, April 3, 2020

For more information on these topics, we encourage you to visit our website, www.kdheks.gov/coronavirus. Quarantines Do I need to quarantine? You should home-quarantine for at least 14 days after return from travel from the following locations: • Travel to one of the following states on or after March 15: California, New York, Washington state and Florida...

USD 234 officials have updated the district’s food service routes for the week of April 6. The district will conduct three distributions next week. Children will receive the same amount of meals for the week but will pick them up over three days. Each child will receive two meals on Monday, four meals on Tuesday and four meals on Wednesday...

USD 235 Superintendent Bret Howard issued an update Thursday on the district’s Continuous Learning Plan. The following is Howard’s post on the district’s website, www.uniontown235.org. What has USD 235 staff been doing this week? • Staff began development of quality learning activities that not only re-emphasize the skills that have been previously taught, but also skills that will prepare students for the upcoming year...

Topeka — On April 2, Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt put out a warning to Kansas consumers and investors about potential scams in the insurance and securities industry related to COVID-19. “Scammers don’t take breaks,” Commissioner Vicki Schmidt said. “While Kansans are adjusting to their new everyday lives, scammers are out there looking to take advantage of the situation.”...

TOPEKA – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister on April 1 announced a state-federal partnership to investigate and prosecute scammers attempting to prey on Kansans during the COVID-19 outbreak. The two offices agree coordinating information and manpower will allow the agencies to more quickly verify allegations and prosecute those who are profiteering off the crisis...

Fort Scott City Commissioners discussed some policies for moving the city forward during the COVID-19 crisis during their regular Tuesday meeting. Commissioners considered a resolution that would declare a local state of emergency and would temporarily expand the authority of the city manager “to act on behalf of the city; and ratifying previous decisions regarding the COVID-19 emergency,” the resolution states. ...

During a work session held prior to the Fort Scott City Commission’s regular meeting Tuesday, Director of Finance Susan Bancroft talked to commissioners and other city staff about recommended changes to the 2020 budget due to uncertainties about revenues moving forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic...

Adversity is no stranger to CHC/SEK. We have always relied on creativity, innovation, and adaption to meet the needs of the communities we serve. In this time of uncertainty with COVID-19, we remain committed to deliver quality healthcare, the way it should be...

Dennis Wray Wilson, 74, of Lenexa, Kan., passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at the Advent Health Shawnee Mission in Merriam, Kan., from the Covid-19 virus. Dennis was born November 18, 1945 in Fort Scott KS to Wray O and Dorothy E. (Monroe) Wilson. ...

Irene Stockstill, age 91, former resident of Uniontown, Kan., more recently of Barnett, Mo., died Friday, April 03, 2020, at her residence. Services will be announced at a later date and are under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main...