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#Kansas confirms first #measles case since 2018 amid outbreak in other states

The new case is in Stevens County in southwest Kansas. It’s unclear if it is connected to outbreaks in New Mexico and Texas.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Thursday confirmed the first case of measles in the state since 2018.

kcur.org/2025-03-14/kansas-con

An illustration of a measles virus particle. Outbreaks of the illness are active in New Mexico and Texas.
KCUR · Kansas confirms first measles case since 2018 amid outbreak in other statesBy Calen Moore

KMBC: Kansas health officials confirm first measles case since 2018 (3/13/25)

"...STEVENS COUNTY, Kan. —

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Stevens County Health Department have confirmed a measles case in a Stevens County resident.

It is unclear whether this case is linked to any ongoing outbreaks in the United States.
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State and local health officials are notifying those who may have been exposed.

This is the first measles case in Kansas since 2018...."

kmbc.com/article/measles-outbr

KMBC · Kansas health officials confirm first measles case since 2018The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Stevens County Health Department have confirmed a measles case in a Stevens County resident.
#measles#kansas#KS
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Well, heck, Pittsburg, Kansas Dems protest Saturday got a shout-out on Rachel Maddow's show!

You can see me, very briefly, in our quarter-screen box, wearing my protest shirt ("Pro Black, Pro Brown, Pro Trans, Pro Queer, Pro Muslim, Pro Facts, Pro Choice, Pro Science") and a black Greek cap, standing in front of our Crawford County Dems HQ.

Someone more technically savvy than I might be able to get screenshots, but we're six minutes in.

What a world.

#RachelMaddow
#Kansas
#PittsburgKS

Out chanting and sign-waving with the local Democrats for #InternationalWomensDay and along with all the old standbys - "Whose Streets? Our Streets." and "Hey Hey Ho Ho Elon Musk has got to go!" and "No Trump No KKK No fascist USA" and "Our Body Our Choice" - we added a whole new ... thing.

"Canada Is Our Friend!"

Yes, Canada, the Democrats of Crawford County, #Kansas, stand with you.

As Woody said, it's bizarre that we have to say that, but here we are.

#Kansas Republican’s pleas for decorum at anti-trans hearing met with cries of ‘fascist!’

"Rep. Susan Estes, R-Wichita... interrupted and admonished Rabbi Moti Rieber for saying lawmakers were prejudiced toward transgender children. She had Capitol Police forcibly remove Iridescent Roney, who shouted, with a fist in the air, “Trans rights are human rights.”"

Badly written legislation that would ban nicknames and doesn't recognize *Legal* name changes.

kansasreflector.com/2025/03/05

I am here to report that it is quite windy outside and that my electric company sent an email today reminding me that wind can take down power lines.

The subtext of that is: we "repair" the power lines in your cheap-ass neighborhood with squirrel spit, duct tape, and tinfoil (and sometimes with thoughts and prayers), so you're doomed, buddy.

Also, we are slated for a surprise snowstorm tonight that has been billed as a blizzard because of the high winds.

It's #Kansas. We are used to these kinds of sudden changes. We went from unseasonably warm 60°F+ and scarily pleasant spring #weather to this crap within a few hours.

I've been practicing "not having power" to my new refrigerator, but I keep forgetting to plug the EcoFlow River 2 back in before it dies completely. D'oh!

It's really not big enough to power the fridge for more than three hours on its own. To the fridge's credit, it is super-insulated and seems to hold temp perfectly for many hours after I forget to plug in the backup battery.

I do have my larger battery system waiting in the wings but man, I don't want to have to use it.

I think I'm gonna go take to my bed now. This shit is stressful. Maybe I'll just wake up to a little snow and power still on in the morning.

If so, it could be a good waffle-making morning.