Stories from Friday, January 21, 2022

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced additional efforts the State is taking to combat COVID-19. Governor Kelly deployed 80 nonmedical Soldiers and Airmen from the Kansas National Guard to support the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s (KDHE) testing sites across the state and assist with the shipment and delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE)...

Sister Mary Concetta Cardinale, RSM, 98, formerly of Fort Scott, passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in St. Louis, Mo. She was born Feb. 22, 1923, in Chanute, Kan., the daughter of Angelo and Helen Louise (Blome) Cardinale. A faithful Sister of Mercy for 77 years and nursing pioneer, Sister Concetta entered the Sisters of Mercy on April 9, 1945, and professed final vows on Aug. ...

Bourbon County officials discussed COVID-19 protocols and pay for county employees during Tuesday’s county commission meeting. Business Manager Susan Bancroft said there are newly-hired county employees who have no sick time, but have been “directly exposed” to COVID-19 or have tested positive for the virus. She asked commissioners if those employees could get “COVID time” up front rather than accruing it over time...

After multiple discussions and review, a Fort Scott zoning regulation prohibiting constructing fences in city right-of-ways was unanimously approved Tuesday night. On Dec. 21, when talking about treating all citizens fairly when it comes to city ordinances, soon to be commissioner Matthew Wells said a fence on property on 12th Street not in violation of a city ordinance or zoning regulation as the right of way is 30 feet from center on each side...