Overland Park Farmers Market tries drive-thru system to meet social distancing and safety standards

It’s spring, which marks the start of farmers market (and asparagus!) season. Around the city, farmers markets, which are declared essential food businesses, are adapting to meet social distancing and safety standards to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Overland Park Farmers Market is making some huge pivots: The market will host a farmers market drive-thru… Continue reading Overland Park Farmers Market tries drive-thru system to meet social distancing and safety standards

New data model shows exact dates Kansas and Missouri should reopen — they’re not in May

A masked Kansas Citian/Photo by Jeremey Theron Kirby

A new data model from the leading coronavirus number crunchers projects the dates various states would be ease restrictions on businesses that promote social distancing. Those projections are not in line with the scheduled opening dates in the Kansas City area or the states it straddles. The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and… Continue reading New data model shows exact dates Kansas and Missouri should reopen — they’re not in May