By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Reno County Commission candidate Ron Vincent generally supports the middle path taken by the current commission with regard to mask wearing in the county.
"I hate for government to mandate, to tell someone exactly what to do," Vincent said. "On the other hand, we did such a great job with this COVID the first round. No deaths, thanks to Nick Baldetti and his department. I felt it was handled very, very well. This second round, do we want to be this lax? Should we mandate a mask? My biggest fear is that we'll get back to a shutdown again, if we don't handle this correctly."
Vincent does think that individuals should wear masks, sometimes.
"If you find yourself in a situation where social distancing ain't possible, it's not possible, I don't think that a mask would be that bad of an idea," Vincent said.
He will wear a mask if presented with those circumstances himself.
"I try to avoid the crowded situations and if I do, I do have a mask," Vincent said. "A lot of our health care facilities are requiring them. It's a preference for that and not only to protect myself, but also, we know how it spreads."
Vincent does note that much of the work in his business, Carl Vincent Service, that works with underground sprinkler systems, wells and septic systems, is outdoors and socially distanced, so it doesn't require mask wearing on his part very often.