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Troubled northeast Kansas hospital closes after struggle with overdue bills

info2019-03-14T08:18:35-05:00March 14th, 2019|

A northeast Kansas hospital run by an embattled health management company has shut down operations after struggling for months without enough funds to pay its employees or buy medication and food for patients. The city of Horton’s only medical provider, Horton Community Hospital, closed on Tuesday, the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. Residents will now have to travel 12 miles to Hiawatha for medical care. The hospital’s chief of staff, Dr. Richard Brown, said the closure didn’t come as a surprise. Hospital workers, who have faced weekslong gaps in pay, had been working with the Kansas Attorney General’s Office and Kansas Department of [...]

City leaders review 24 candidates for new Lawrence city manager; finalists to be announced in coming weeks

info2019-03-14T08:17:13-05:00March 14th, 2019|

City leaders have started to narrow down a field of two dozen candidates for the position of city manager, and three finalists for the city’s top administrative job will be announced in coming weeks. Instead of its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission held an approximately two-hour executive session to review applications for the city manager position. Following the session, Mayor Lisa Larsen said that 24 people applied, and that the commission had selected six people to continue to the interview stage. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Gov. Laura Kelly directs agencies to help Horton hospital employees

info2019-03-14T00:27:51-05:00March 14th, 2019|

Gov. Laura Kelly is directing state agencies to assist employees at Horton Community Hospital in the wake of the hospital’s closure. Employees there worked for weeks without pay as the hospital struggled with finances before closing Tuesday afternoon. Kelly’s office said state officials will be in Horton on Thursday to help hospital staff with filings for unemployment benefits and job applications. “I’m concerned for the community of Horton as they face the serious loss of their local hospital,” Kelly said. “This is becoming a far too frequent occurrence in our state. Local hospitals are key to the health of Kansas families [...]

Strong wind topples stegosaurus at Derby dinosaur park

info2019-03-14T00:25:09-05:00March 14th, 2019|

A 3,000 pound stegosaurus at Derby's Field Station: Dinosaurs was no match for a powerful south-central Kansas wind gusting to about 60 mph Wednesday afternoon. The dinosaur park's manager says the facility bringing prehistoric creatures to life has some dinosaurs that weigh up to 10 tons, or 20,000 pounds. "This dinosaur blew over because it has those fins on the back and the wind caught it," Field Station: Dinosaurs manager Lon Smith says. "Now that it's on its side, we will turn it and point it into the winds, so it probably wouldn't happen again." (Read more: KWCH News)

Davis recognized for excellence in financial reporting for City of Andover

info2019-03-14T00:23:05-05:00March 14th, 2019|

The certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Andover by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition for governmental accounting and financial reporting. This attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has once again been bestowed upon Donna K. Davis, Chief Financial Officer. Davis is the individual responsible for preparing the City of Andover’s award-winning CAFR. The Award was presented to [...]

Overland Park commission OKs plan for Metcalf pet daycare over objection of neighbors leery of barking

info2019-03-14T00:19:37-05:00March 14th, 2019|

The owner of Two Dogs and a Cat pet care facility believes his second location, planned for 7620 Metcalf Avenue, will offer a service that many new apartment dwellers moving into downtown Overland Park will use. Some neighbors, however, were leery of noise from the 90 dogs that could be there if the business is at capacity during the day. They told city planning commissioners they’d prefer a different location for a place that will include an outdoor play area for the animals. Five people who have homes or businesses near the area between Floyd Street and Metcalf urged commissioners not [...]

Leavenworth City Commissioner approves contract for management of festival

info2019-03-14T00:15:36-05:00March 14th, 2019|

When they met Tuesday, Leavenworth city commissioners approved a contract for a company to manage a new community festival. The new festival, which will be called Camp Leavenworth, is scheduled for Sept. 21-22 in the downtown area. Commissioners voted Tuesday to hire O’Neill Events and Marketing, Kansas City, Missouri, to manage the festival. The firm previously was hired by the city to conduct event research for a possible city-sponsored festival. The company developed a proposal for the theme of the festival, which was presented to commissioners last month. Keli O’Neill Wenzel, president and CEO of O’Neill Events and Marketing, said last [...]

Douglas County leaders: ‘Desire is there just to work together’ with City of Lawrence on Fire Medical chief hire

info2019-03-14T08:20:22-05:00March 13th, 2019|

The Douglas County Commission has renewed hope that the county might have a seat at the table as the city of Lawrence seeks to hire the new chief of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. Lawrence City Manager Tom Markus indicated at the City Commission’s March 5 meeting that he did not intend to include a county representative in the hiring process for the next chief of the joint city-county service. County commissioners at their meeting the following day directed Interim County Administrator Sarah Plinsky to draft a formal letter to the city. Read more: LJWorld.com.

Horton city official says hospital will close Tuesday afternoon

info2019-03-13T08:32:27-05:00March 13th, 2019|

The Horton city administrator says he expects the town's struggling hospital and clinic will close Tuesday afternoon.The closing of Horton Community Hospital would follow weeks of speculation about the viability of the facility, which employs 40-50 in the small northeast Kansas town. Staff at Horton Community Hospital haven't been paid since Feb. 15, said John Calhoon, the acting city administrator and chief of police. (Read more: News - The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Pottawatomie County, Wamego to discuss commerce route agreement

info2019-03-12T22:49:52-05:00March 12th, 2019|

Pottawatomie County and Wamego City Commissioners will meet in joint session next Monday to come to terms on an agreement to help fund the industrial commerce route around the southeast portion of Wamego. Both the city and the county agreed last year to commit up to $750,000 each for the project — the local match required by the $4.35 million grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation to fund construction. The industrial commerce route project will create a truck bypass around Wamego by widening Valley Street, Balderson Boulevard south of Military Trail Road, and Military Trail Road east to the south [...]