Rose Conlon

1 day ago | derbyinformer.com | Rose Conlon

LOGAN, Kan. – With children’s shouts echoing off of playground equipment, the Logan Manor doesn’t look or sound like your typical nursing home. That’s because it’s also a school. This rural farm town, with a population of 436, recently welcomed nursing home residents and students into its new intergenerational facility, called the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center.

5 days ago | kcur.org | Rose Conlon

LOGAN, Kansas — With children’s shouts echoing off of playground equipment, the Logan Manor doesn’t look or sound like your typical nursing home. That’s because it’s also a school. This rural farm town, with a population of 436, recently welcomed nursing home residents and students into its new intergenerational facility, called the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center.

1 week ago | kcur.org | Rose Conlon

WICHITA, Kansas — Sedgwick County is reporting its first measles case since 2017. Local health officials said Wednesday that an unvaccinated child between 5 and 10 years old has tested positive for the respiratory virus. The child was exposed during travel outside of the county. Adrienne Byrne, director of the Sedgwick County Health Department, said officials are working with the child’s family to identify and notify those who came into contact with the child.

1 week ago | kansaspublicradio.org | Rose Conlon

WICHITA, Kansas — Sedgwick County is reporting its first measles case since 2017. Local health officials said Wednesday that an unvaccinated child between 5 and 10 years old has tested positive for the respiratory virus. The child was exposed during travel outside of the county. Adrienne Byrne, director of the Sedgwick County Health Department, said that officials are working with the child’s family to identify and notify those who came into contact with the child.

2 weeks ago | kcur.org | Rose Conlon

Health care providers in Sedgwick County are preparing for the potential return of measles to the area for the first time in nearly a decade. An outbreak of the highly contagious respiratory virus in Kansas has grown to 37 confirmed cases, prompting pleas from Gov. Laura Kelly for residents to get themselves and their children vaccinated. Most of the cases have been in southwest Kansas, with six in Kiowa County.