Quarantine of exposed individuals monitored by law enforcement - Apr. 1, 2020
Criminal penalties for those not following stay-in-place or quarantine orders With six positive cases confirmed in Linn County and several quarantined individuals due to exposure, Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend said that his staff is speaking with individuals who are known to be on home quarantine...[More]
SPECIAL: Governor Kelly issues statewide “stay home†order until April 19 - Mar. 28, 2020
Governor Laura Kelly issued Executive Order 20-16, a statewide “stay home” order Saturday, March 28 effective through April 19, 2020. According to the press release, the order supersedes all local “stay home” or similar orders prohibiting citizens from leaving their homes...[More]
SPECIAL: ORDER of the Linn County Public Health Officer - Mar. 27, 2020
Linn County Health Department 902 Main, PO Box 456 Pleasanton, KS 66075 Ph. 913-352-6640 Fax 913-352-6730 ORDER of the Linn County Public Health Officer March 27, 2020: 7:00 PM Emergency Public Health Order issued on this 27th day of March 2020 to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)...[More]
SPECIAL: Stay-at-home order in effect Monday night for 30 days - Mar. 27, 2020
Following a special meeting with the commissioners and county health officials Wednesday night stating their goal was not to shut the county down, the quickly evolving spread of the virus prompted action from Public Health Officer Dr. Jay Allen, Linn County Health Nurse Tisha Coleman and...[More]
SPECIAL: Medically vulnerable individuals asked to fill out online form - Mar. 27, 2020
Who Should Sign Up for the Registry? Individuals with special medical needs include those who would need assistance with medical or personal care during evacuations and sheltering because of physical or mental impairments. Please sign up for the registery if you or a loved one… Use life...[More]
SPECIAL: Kansas Department of Agriculture Releases Guidance on COVID-19 and Takeout and Delivery Food Safety - Mar. 27, 2020
Is coronavirus a concern with food delivery, drive-thru or takeout service? New guidance from the KDA answers common questions about virus transmission via food or food packaging. TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) has released guidance regarding the safety...[More]
SPECIAL: Map of newly created WiFi hotspot locations from CrawKan - Mar. 27, 2020
These free public WiFi Hotspots, provided and powered by Craw-Kan, were installed to help kids, parents, teachers and school administrators to provide a means of free internet access due to school facility closures required by the State of Kansas to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus....[More]
Pleasanton holds special meeting via online video - Mar. 25, 2020
The Pleasanton City Council held a special meeting on Friday, March 20, via online video with city officials, police and Linn County Sheriff Kevin Friend. The first order of business was to waive the requirement for employees taking off work during scheduled times to use vacation...[More]
ORDER of the Linn County Public Health Officer - Mar. 25, 2020
March 20, 2020: 5 p.m. The following actions are officially implemented by the Linn County Public Health Officer and shall be in official force and effect at 5:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2020. This order shall remain in effect until modified or rescinded by the Public Health Officer....[More]
USD 362 grants waiver application - Mar. 25, 2020
USD 362 grants waiver application School food delivery set to begin this week The Unified School District 362 board of education passed a waiver application at a special meeting Monday night. On a 6-0 vote with Nicolas Philpott absent, the action that will most likely occur...[More]
