Local Small Towns Fear Hosting Big Events As Conronavirus 2nd Wave Starts

Summer vacay and the upcoming festival season will likely pause for 2020 given uncertain future course of the pandemic.

Here's a worthwhile overview that mentions Kansas and other lovely burbs across the USA that will invariably suffer an horrific financial hit . . . Read more:

'There's so much unknown' - In small towns that host big events, timing is crucial for the recovery

For Russ Loub and the Little Apple Brewing Co., the coronavirus shutdowns could not have come at a worse time. Loub's steakhouse, which he and his wife Kelly have owned since 1995, adopted the nickname of its surroundings - Manhattan, Kansas, a city of about 50,000 people that is roughly 100 miles west of Kansas City and home to Kansas State University.