Governor’s Phase Out To Reopen Kansas
AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020 PHASE OUT
TRAVEL
Unrestricted.
GATHERINGS
Maintain social distance where applicable.
INDIVIDUALS
Adhere to personal hygiene guidelines.
Remain home if you feel sick.
EMPLOYERS
Follow any additional guidance for businesses and employees that is
released.
BEGINS NO EARLIER THAN JUNE 15, 2020
At a date determined by the Governor based on the overall progress of the State on outlined health metrics.
The Governor will issue an Executive Order to move the State into this phase.
AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020 PHASE OUT
Governor’s Phase 3 To Reopen Kansas
AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020 PHASE THREE
BUSINESS AND ACTIVITY RESTRICTIONS
All education, activities, venues and establishments
may operate pursuant to mass gathering guidelines.
PHASE THREE
TRAVEL
Nonessential travel may resume.
GATHERINGS
Mass gatherings of no more than 90 individuals allowed.
EMPLOYERS
On-site staffing is unrestricted.
INDIVIDUALS
Adhere to personal hygiene guidelines.
Remain home if you feel sick.
BEGINS NO EARLIER THAN JUNE 1, 2020
At a date determined by the Governor based on the overall progress of the State on outlined health metrics.
The Governor will issue an Executive Order to move the State into this phase.
AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020 PHASE THREE
Governor’s Phase Two to Reopen Kansas
PHASE TWO ✓
AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020
ACTIVITIES
NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN
Large entertainment venues
with capacity of 2,000+
Fairs, festivals, parades, and graduations
Summer camps
ESTABLISHMENTS
ALLOWED TO OPEN
Bars and nightclubs
at 50% total occupancy
Casinos (non-tribal) if compliant with guidelines approved by the KDHE.
EDUCATION, ACTIVITIES, & VENUES
ALLOWED TO OPERATE
Childcare facilities
Libraries
Swimming pools
Community centers
Organized sports facilities and tournaments
with some exceptions
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PHASE TWO
BEGINS NO EARLIER THAN MAY 18, 2020
At a date determined by the Governor based on the overall progress of the State on outlined health metrics.
The Governor will issue an Executive Order to move the State into this phase.
TRAVEL
Minimize or avoid nonessential travel.
Follow KDHE travel and quarantine guidelines for travel to high-risk
areas.
GATHERINGS
Mass gatherings of
no more than 30
individuals allowed.
INDIVIDUALS
Masks are strongly encouraged in public settings.
Maintain 6 foot social distance.
EMPLOYERS
Telework is strongly encouraged when possible.
Any employee exhibiting symptoms should be required to
stay home.
PHASE TWO ✓
AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020
Governor’s Phase One To Reopen Kansas April 30
PHASE ONE ✓
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AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020
BEGINS MAY 4, 2020 AS DIRECTED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-29
TRAVEL
Minimize or avoid nonessential travel.
Follow KDHE travel and quarantine guidelines for travel to high-risk areas.
GATHERINGS
Mass gatherings of no more than 10 individuals allowed.
ACTIVITIES
NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN
Community centers
Large entertainment venues
with capacity of 2,000 +
Fairs, festivals, parades, & graduations
Public swimming pools
Organized sports facilities
Summer camps
ESTABLISHMENTS
NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN
Bars and nightclubs excluding already operating curbside and carryout services
Casinos (non-tribal)
Indoor leisure spaces
Fitness centers and gyms
Personal service businesses where close contact cannot be avoided
EDUCATION, ACTIVITIES, & VENUES
ALLOWED TO OPERATE
Childcare facilities
Libraries
INDIVIDUALS
Masks are strongly encouraged in public settings.
Maintain 6 foot social distance.
EMPLOYERS
Telework is strongly encouraged when possible.
Any employee exhibiting symptom should be required to stay home.
PHASE ONE ✓
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AD ASTRA: A PLAN TO REOPEN KANSAS | APRIL 30, 2020
KDHE adds states to travel quarantine list, removes others
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has added two states to the quarantine list: Massachusetts and Rhode Island and removed three states from the list: California, Florida and Washington. This is effective for persons returning today, April 30, and moving forward. A comprehensive list of those individuals in Kansas needing to quarantine for 14 days includes those who have:
Travel to:
- Massachusetts and Rhode Island on or after April 30
- Connecticut on or after April 6.
- Louisiana or anywhere in Colorado on or after March 27.
- Illinois or New Jersey on or after March 23.
- New York on or after March 15.
- Eagle, Summit, Pitkin and Gunnison counties in Colorado in the week of March 8 or after.
- Been on a cruise ship or river cruise on or after March 15.
- International travel on or after March 15.
Others needing to continue quarantining:
- People who have previously been told by Public Health to quarantine because of their cruise ship travel should finish out their quarantine.
- People who have previously been told by Public Health to quarantine because of their international travel to China, South Korea, Japan, Italy and Iran should finish out their quarantine.
- Received notification from public health officials (state or local) that you are a close contact of a laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19.
Please note these quarantine orders do not apply to critical infrastructure sectors needed to continue operations during this pandemic. Public health, including hospitals, clinics, law enforcement, meat packing supply, etc. need to have the staffing resources to continue serving Kansans. While KDHE strongly recommends these quarantine restrictions for everyone, we do recognize that services need to continue.
KDHE encourages facilities to ensure they have updated their Emergency Preparedness Plans and implement protocols to ensure that no employee comes to work symptomatic.
For more information on COVID-19, please visit the KDHE website at www.kdhe.ks.gov/coronavirus.
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Kansas COVID 19 Update April 30
Health Department COVID 19 Update April 30
SEK Multi-County Health Departments
Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, and Woodson Counties
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
April 30, 2020
Allen County
| Current Positive Cases | 0 |
| Current Recovered Cases | 0 |
| Total Positives Since Testing | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
Anderson County
| Current Positive Cases | 0 |
| Current Recovered Cases | 0 |
| Total Positives Since Testing | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
Bourbon County
| Current Positive Cases | 0 |
| Current Recovered Cases | 5 |
| Total Positives Since Testing | 6 |
| Deaths | 1 |
Woodson County
| Current Positive Cases | 0 |
| Current Recovered Cases | 5-1 case still hospitalized, but COVID-19 infection resolved |
| Total Positives Since Testing | 5 |
| Deaths | 0 |
Recovered cases are based on dates of onset of symptoms, not on day testing results are received.
The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office Daily Report April 30
Governor Lifts Stay-at-Home Order Effective May 4
Governor Laura Kelly introduces plan to safely, gradually
re-open Kansas, get state back to work
“Ad Astra” plan increases local flexibility in COVID-19 response efforts
TOPEKA – In a televised address, Governor Laura Kelly today presented her detailed framework for gradually, safely re-opening the Kansas economy and getting Kansas back to work. Kelly’s framework, “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas” comes five weeks after a statewide stay-home order became necessary to aggressively mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Phase One will take effect on Monday, May 4, 2020, via Executive Order 20-29, when the statewide stay-home order outlined in Executive Order 20-16 officially lifts.
“I am incredibly proud of how the people of Kansas met the moment and answered the call to hunker down,” Kelly said. “It has been a difficult time that has taken a painful toll … financially, emotionally, physically, spiritually and professionally on Kansans,” Kelly said. “But because Kansans took this seriously, COVID-19 has inflicted far less devastation on Kansas than it did in other states.”
The framework is structured to return more flexibility to local community response efforts, while still operating under a statewide, regulatory baseline. It allows local governments to impose additional restrictions beyond those outlined at the state level, if they deem it necessary to local COVID-19 response efforts. Local governments that choose not to impose additional restrictions are required to operate within the regulatory baseline established by the state. This approach will increase flexibility for local communities while also ensuring a gradual, safe transition statewide.
“My Ad Astra plan was developed in collaboration with my state health department, state emergency management team, business leaders and a diverse team of community leaders,” Kelly said. “It aims to balance the needs and concerns identified throughout diverse regions of the state, and sectors of the Kansas economy, but without compromising public health and safety. Data must drive this process … not dates.”
The Governor will evaluate the state’s disease spread, testing rates, death rates, hospitalizations, ability of state and local public health authorities to contain outbreaks and conduct contact tracing, and personal protective equipment availability when determining if the state should move to the next “Phase.” Regardless of phase, the State Health Officer retains the authority to impose additional public health interventions in any area that contains an emergent and significant public health risk.
Throughout all these phases, Kansans should continue to adhere to hygiene and social distancing protocols, including:
- Washing hands frequently, while avoiding contact with one’s face;
- Remaining home when sick or running a fever;
- Following isolation and quarantine orders issued by state or local health officers;
- Wearing a cloth face mask when in public;
- Working remotely, if possible.
These are basic public health guidelines that will slow the spread of this disease, regardless of which phase is in effect, and are essential to minimizing community transmission of COVID-19 in the absence of a vaccine.
“Even if Kansans do everything perfectly for the next couple of months, new outbreaks are almost inevitable until a COVID-19 vaccine is developed, manufactured and made widely available. It is essential that we make this transition slowly, gradually and cautiously,” the Governor said.
Kelly’s “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas,” is available in full at covid.ks.gov, in addition to industry-specific guidance for Kansas businesses.
Kenny Felt Photography Has New Digs
Kenny Felt Photography’s new address is 10 E. Wall St.
He is moving from a small studio on Main Street, around the corner.
“When I moved into the old location, it was really only meant to last until I found a bigger space,” Felt said. “It worked well for newborns and seniors but I really needed more space.”
Having the larger space will allow Felt to accommodate large groups and families “as well as expand on what I can do creatively in the studio.”
Felt has memories of this particular building.
“I’ve loved this building on Wall Street since 2001 when I began working at the Fort Scott Tribune as a photographer,” he said. “
“I sort of grew up here as a college student. My first job out of high school was as a photojournalist for the paper even though I had barely any knowledge of how to work a camera. Through a lot of dumb luck, I fell into photography and have loved it ever since. Even after leaving the Tribune, I regularly photographed subjects throughout the various open areas in the building. it’s always had great light coming through the large windows. Now that it’s been given new life, I’m excited to see what happens! “
Felt is impressed with the renovation project of Jennifer LaRoche.
“When I heard about the plans for renovation I had high hopes for what it would turn into but never did I imagine it would’ve turned out as beautiful as it has,” he said. ” It’s unreal how beautiful everything is.”
Felt can be reached by phone a 620-719-0249. His website is www.kennyfelt.com OR he can be found on Facebook or Instagram @kennyfelt
Felt provides all sorts of photography services.
“I do all varieties of photography but specialize in seniors pictures, weddings and newborns,” he said.
The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports April 24-29
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