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The Blue Valley School District hosted a virtual hearing on the district s mask policy Wednesday after the original in-person hearing was postponed because another maskless attendee (not O Hara) refused to leave. The board ultimately voted to uphold the district s mask requirement.
Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara alleges she was unlawfully prevented from attending a hearing about the district’s mask policy earlier this week because she was not wearing a mask.
Update, Saturday, 9:45 a.m
Johnson County District Judge Robert Wonnell on Friday granted the Blue Valley School District’s motion to dismiss Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara’s lawsuit.
I think it s here to stay. Trump s grip on Kansas, Missouri Republicans still strong Jonathan Shorman, Jeanne Kuang, and Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Feb. 21 TOPEKA On Jan. 6, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran voted to certify the presidential election results in a Senate chamber that had just been ransacked by a violent mob hunting for politicians perceived as disloyal to President Donald Trump.
Moran had defended Trump s right to fight the outcome in court. But ultimately, he said, he was bound by the Constitution.
That wasn t enough for the Republicans of Clay County.
A resolution of censure, posted by the Clay County Republican Party to Facebook on Feb. 5, said Moran had caused great harm to the citizens of the county, to Kansas, and to the United States by not objecting to electoral votes from several key states won by President Joe Biden. The party said the resolution passed the county s central committee with overwhelming support but didn t provide a
Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach says he won t run for re-election
Two council members running to succeed him
Longtime Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach said Tuesday that he will not run for re-election again in 2021.
Posted at 11:23 AM, Feb 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-09 19:25:44-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Longtime Overland Park Mayor Carl Gerlach said Tuesday that he will not run for re-election again in 2021.
In a news release announcing his decision, Gerlach said he felt he has accomplished many of his priorities in office, citing the addition of 25,000 new jobs over the past 16 years, support for the city s 1/8-cent sales tax for street improvements, and a high quality of life during the 2008 financial crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Divided Johnson County commission extends COVID rules on restaurants and gatherings Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star
Jan. 28 The Johnson County Board of Commissioners on Thursday extended limits on public gatherings and a midnight curfew on bars and restaurants through the end of March.
The order, which was previously set to expire Jan. 31, limits public gatherings to 50 people, or 50% capacity of a venue, whichever is less. The gathering limit exempts shops, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, fitness centers, health care facilities, churches and funeral homes, as well as private gatherings.
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Commissioners voted 5-2 to extend the order through March 31, with the hope that the number of new COVID-19 cases will drop in the coming months while the vaccine becomes more widely available. The public health order was first approved in November, after commissioners agreed to add broad exemptions and weaken some of the rules recommended