{"id":55888,"date":"2020-07-31T13:46:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T18:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=55888"},"modified":"2020-07-31T15:16:43","modified_gmt":"2020-07-31T20:16:43","slug":"online-covid-19-resources-for-ellis-county-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=55888","title":{"rendered":"Online COVID-19 resources for Ellis County residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BY JUSTIN SABATA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 35 current active cases of COVID-19 in the county and both USD489 and FHSU classes right around the corner, it is important for Ellis County residents to utilize the local resources provided online. Below are links to websites from local organizations that provide information and aid during the pandemic.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ellis County Health Department COVID-19 Portal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ECHD has moved its COVID-related announcements from social media to their website. The information includes new cases, active cases, active hospitalizations, negative cases, percent of positives, etc. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellisco.net\/693\/Covid-19-Portal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/www.ellisco.net\/693\/Covid-19-Portal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fort Hays State University COVID-19 Response<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FHSU\u2019s official website lays out information that staff and students need for the upcoming semester. This includes frequently asked questions and continuous local updates and health alerts. Also, links are given to other official sources like FEMA, the World Health Organization, and the Centers for Disease Control.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fhsu.edu\/covid-19-response\/index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/fhsu.edu\/covid-19-response\/index<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kansas Department of Health and Environment Coronavirus Response<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website provided by the state includes nearly everything Kansas residents need to know about the pandemic. Links to the state\u2019s official reopening plan are given as well as travel information and current active cases in Kansas. Online toolkits are included for individuals, families, organizations, and businesses.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ellis County Community Resource Directory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As described on their website, this is a \u201cresource for those in need of assistance in Ellis County and surrounding areas.\u201d Included in the 19 different sources provided are financial resources and mental health services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/elliscountykshelp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"> http:\/\/elliscountykshelp.com\/ <\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>USD 489 Reopening Plan and Parent Off-Site Learning FAQs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> <\/strong>Hays school district recently announced its plans for classes this semester. The official plan, as well as answers to frequently asked questions, is available on the USD 489 website.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usd489.com\/o\/usd-489\/page\/phased-plan-of-reopening\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.usd489.com\/o\/usd-489\/page\/phased-plan-of-reopening<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ellis County Commissioners Meeting &#8211; Aug. 3rd&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ellis County Commission will be holding their almost-weekly meeting this Monday, August 3rd, in the Commission Room at the Administrative Center on Main Street in Hays. Scheduled on the agenda is a local COVID-19 update from Ellis County Health Director Jason Kennedy, as well as a discussion on mass gatherings in county facilities.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY JUSTIN SABATA With 35 current active cases of COVID-19 in the county and both USD489 and FHSU classes right around the corner, it is&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":55083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3397,13675,11],"tags":[13676,1759,69,12479,290],"class_list":["post-55888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-area-news","category-coronavirus","category-news","tag-covid-19","tag-ellis-county","tag-fhsu","tag-justin-sabata","tag-tmn"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/connection-4884862_1920.jpg?fit=1920%2C1308&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55888"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55891,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55888\/revisions\/55891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/55083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}