Governor Laura Kelly today announced that public access to state office buildings will remain closed until April 19, 2020. This restriction matches the stay-home order that Governor Kelly signed on March 28.
Following the two-week suspension of state government operations on March 23, state government operations and the delivery of services will resume on Monday, April 6. However, Governor Kelly made it clear that to reduce the risk of infection to state employees, all employees who are able will begin working remotely.
“Our public employees perform critical functions that the people of Kansas depend on,” Kelly said. “Their work must continue despite this ongoing crisis.
“This crisis has been unprecedented, but the state will deliver critical state services, even though the delivery of those services may look different than they have in the past.”
Public facing offices, such as the Division of Motor Vehicles or the Office of Vital Statistics, will remain closed to the public until April 19 to limit the number of individuals gathering in small spaces.
NEWS
Pleasanton City Council denies appointment to police chief, city attorney, city administrator
Following public comment from Pleasanton Public Works employee, James Eastwood, concerning the council “making his job hard,” the council added several executive sessions for non-elected personnel to the agenda. The meeting that began Monday at 6 p.m. ran to just... [More]
Commissioners hear ISO rating concerns
Calls for reinstatement of fire board During the May 4 meeting, the Linn County Commissioners, with Commissioner Alison Hamilton in attendance via video, heard from Tom Kemper once again regarding the county’s ISO rating and a possible regression to a higher... [More]
Commissioners appoint interim fire chief and emergency management coordinator
With Commissioner Jim Johnson and County Counselor Jacklyn Paletta attending via telephone, the commissioners briefly discussed whether to appoint an interim Fire Chief and Emergency Management Coordinator or post for the position(s) due to the recent resignation of Randy Hegwald... [More]
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SPORTS
Jayhawk track hosts home invitational
The Jayhawk track team hosted their home Jayhawk Invitational on April 27. The Hawks did well in the meet as the boys placed fourth with 62 points and the girls were second with 102 points. Osage City boys’ and girls’ teams won the meet, the boys with 163 points... [More]
Pleasanton track battles at Jayhawk
The Pleasanton track team traveled to Jayhawk Linn on April 27 to compete in the Jayhawk Invitational. The boys placed fifth in the meet with 57 points while the girls were sixth with 38 points. Here are the top individual results from the meet. Girls Results 200 Meter... [More]
Jayhawk baseball goes 4-0 against Erie and Yates Center
The Jayhawk Linn baseball team went 4-0 this past week in double-headers against Erie and Yates Center. They traveled to Erie on April 20 and defeated the Red Devils 14-4 and 16-5. Then they hosted Yates Center and won both those games 15-4 and 13-1. The first game against... [More]
More Sports
- Pleasanton sweeps St. Paul, splits against Uniontown
- Prairie View baseball 3-0 against Osage City and Butler
- Jayhawk baseball falls to Southeast Cherokee
- Prairie View baseball falls to Burlington and splits against Lebo
- Pleasanton baseball falls to Central Heights and Marmaton Valley
- Prairie View softball goes 3-1 against Iola and Jayhawk
- Jayhawk softball sweeps St. Paul and falls to Prairie View
- Pleasanton track wins at Oswego
COMMUNITY
Pleasanton teachers take students to the lake!
A day out of class always sounds nice to any student but to teachers, it can become chaotic; especially if you are supervising the kids on a field trip, right? Not for Derek Brown and Dee Botkin! Brown and Botkin are teachers at Pleasanton Elementary School and they took... [More]
Children’s room project shifts to painting a mural
The Pleasanton HIVE Library’s effort to redesign its Children’s Room took a colorful turn this month when Pleasanton High School art students stepped in to create two large‑scale murals for the newly renovated space. What began as a single mural request quickly... [More]
Weather Awareness Class Monday, May 4
Jacob Lanier, Fox 4 meteorologist, will be in Pleasanton Mon., May 4, 6:30 p.m. at the Pleasanton Community Building to present a weather awareness class for the public. This is a free educational class for everyone; Lanier will discuss the EF1and EFU tornadoes that hit... [More]
More Community
- USD 346 presents spring play Friday
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- PES holds Battle of the Books competition
- Easter in Linn County
