It Has Come Down to COVID-19 versus Small Towns

A local gospel quintet entertains Sterling residents on a recent Tuesday evening. Frank Morris
A local gospel quintet entertains Sterling residents on a recent Tuesday evening. Frank Morris

What a Pending Football Game Says about COVID-19, the Fate of Small Colleges and the Towns They Keep Alive

By Frank Morris, Kansas News Service (kansasnewservice. org), KCUR

College students infuse college towns with energy and money. But now the institutions enlivening college towns threaten to bring death. College classes, dorms and sporting events can spread the pandemic. But unless small college…