BEIJING (AP) — Residents of some parts of China’s capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered faster construction of COVID-19 quarantine centers and field hospitals. Uncertainty and…

The Southeast Kansas Multi-County Health Departments issued new guidelines for COVID-19 protocols, after federal health officials announced changes to quarantine timelines.  The changes reduce the quarantine time to five days, down from 10, regardless of…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.…

WICHITA, Kansas — It turns out a year of shutdowns and quarantines generated lousy test scores for schoolchildren across Kansas. More than 30% of students fell behind their grade level in math and language arts…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Within his first week back at school after a year and a half, 7-year-old Ben Medlin was exposed to a classmate with COVID-19, and he was sent home, along with 7,000…

USD 257’s website is posting twice-weekly updates on COVID-19 numbers and quarantines in the district.

CHANUTE — After conferring with a committee of local health officials and a drop in attendance due to COVID-19, Chanute’s superintendent of schools Kellen Adams brought back a face mask mandate for District 413 students,…

HUMBOLDT — Any notion that the 2021 fall sports season will avoid the pitfalls of the COVID-19 pandemic already have been summarily  dismissed. Humboldt High’s football team learned earlier this week that its upcoming opponent,…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was nearly perfect Friday night, throwing for 117 yards and two scores in his only two chances with the ball and leading the Kansas City Chiefs to a…

Information about how many USD 257 students are quarantined because of COVID-19 may be available in the near future. Some school districts, including Chanute and Yates Center, post such information on their websites. USD 257…