COVID

From Page A1 and fatigue. Less common symptoms of COVID-19 may be aches, runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, or diarrhea.

“One particular symptom in some cases of COVID-19 is a loss of taste or smell,” said Gibbs. “But as anyone who has

Coffee

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The vacant land on the west side of Cedar is owned by two different parties. About .57 acres including the northeast corner of that parcel has been owned by the State of Kansas, which made that purchase with an eye toward a potential freeway through Goddard. About 2.63 acres was owned by Aaron Snook, including the northwest corner.

Micah Scoggan, city planner for Goddard, said that an agreement was reached by Snook and the state. Kansas now owns the northern portion of that land, and the deal created enough space for Scooter’s to come in.

Phelps Engineering, Inc., of Olathe is making the application for the site plan review.

The first Scooter’s Coffee was opened in 1998 in Bellevue, Neb., and was called Scooter’s Java Express. There are roughly 400 Scooters locations in the United States.

Golf

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Kansas were in the top 10, including Carey Park Golf Course (No. 10) in Hutchinson, Turkey Creek Golf Course (No. 9) in McPherson, and Sand Creek Station Golf Club (No. 3) in Newton. The top-ranked golf course was Spring Creek Golf Club in Seneca.

Cherry Oaks opened as a nine-hole course in 1995, and expanded to 18 holes in 2005.

Crash

From Page A1 had a bad cold can attest, these senses are also diminished. It’s really best to get tested in order to take the right steps to get better and to protect others.”

Christopher Clear, was treated for minor injuries. Both surviving parties were transported to area hospitals.

An obituary for Peder Simmons can be found on Page 3A. It includes information to donate to help cover medical expenses for Jamie Simmons.

Laura Rettig with the Sumner County Health Department recommends going to coronavirus. kdheks.gov for the latest local COVID-19 recommendations, updates, and testing information. The most current recommendations from the CDC can be found at cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Gibbs said that total cases, case rates, hospitalizations and deaths are increasing in Sedgwick County.

“Case number increases are not what we are seeing in some other parts of the country, which suggests Kansas and Sedgwick County may be lagging a bit behind areas like New York and Washington D.C. where there is exponential case growth,” said Gibbs. The Omicron variant may make it even more difficult to tell the difference between more common illnesses and COVID-19. Though public health officials and scientists are still studying the new variant, they suspect Omicron may have milder symptoms but may be more contagious than the previous Delta variant. Milder symptoms could make it more difficult for those infected to recognize symptoms. Conclusive information about the Omicron variant is still pending.

As COVID-19 continues to spread and hospitals both locally and nationwide see a surge in hospitalizations, public health officials continue to encourage residents to get vaccinated. “There is simply no better prevention against severe illness and death than vaccines and boosters,” said Gibbs. “We are urging unvaccinated people to take advantage of this time before Omicron really hits our part of the county to go out now and get vaccinated. If it’s time, don’t wait to get boosted.”