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The Johnson County Board of County Commissioners passed a mask mandate for kindergarten through 6th-grade students last week, but almost everyone who spoke was against it and/or borderline [...]
After Friday, there will no longer be a mask mandate in Johnson County, Kansas.The Johnson County Commissioners voted 5-1 on Thursday to let the county’s mask mandate expire and replace it with a resolution to "strongly recommend masks in public spaces." Businesses, restaurants, schools and local cities can still require masks.Before debate started on Thursday, several Johnson County commissioners, including Commission Chairman Ed Eilert, indicated they would like to see the county's current mask order expire at the end of the day Friday and replace it with a resolution that would not ...
After Friday, there will no longer be a mask mandate in Johnson County, Kansas.
Johnson County Commission to consider ending mask mandate next week Untitled and last updated 2021-04-22 22:36:13-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Johnson County residents may be unmasked next week, if they choose to be. The Johnson County Commission will consider whether to continue a mask mandate, put in place to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, at its April 29 meeting. The commissioners approved a Public Health Order, which outlines social distancing and mas protocols, on March 25. It is set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on April 30. One of the goals of the March order was to get about 50% of eligi...
Wall of remembrance unveiled at Union Station for COVID-19 victims, workers Kansas City-area leaders reflect on the pandemic 1 year later and last updated 2021-03-16 18:49:35-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. â People in the Kansas City area are invited to Union Station to leave a note to remember loved ones lost to COVID-19. Leaders from four KC-area jurisdictions gathered Tuesday to unveil a floral wall of remembrance designed by Studio Dan Meiners at the station. Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr., Johnson County Commissioner Ed Eilert, Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor David Alvey and Kansas City,...