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Increases approved for water, sewer rates in Wichita
Wichita city council members have approved increases for water and sewer rates for 2021. Public Works Director Alan King said the increases are needed for improvements in equipment and facilities, along with operating costs. King said the water and sewer system…
Rose Hill airport receives funding for improvements
The Kansas Department of Transportation recently announced that 32 projects have been selected as part of the Kansas Airport Improvement Program this year for planning, constructing or rehabilitating public use general aviation airports. A total of 93 project applications were…
Widespread 911 outage causes alarm for Kansas officials
Some officials charged with upgrading Kansas' 911 system say a nearly three-hour outage across the southern part of the state on Sunday revealed the potential for future major disruptions to emergency operations. During the outage, which began about 1:35 p.m.,…
Expected staffing shortages could hit rural Kansas hospitals hard
Anticipated staffing shortages amid surging coronavirus cases could hit rural hospitals especially hard because smaller communities have more limited options for finding providers to cover for sick workers, medical providers say. “We are doing what we can to make sure…
Gov. Kelly turns to Amazon finance manager to replace retiring state budget director
The state budget director who balanced the books for Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is retiring and will be replaced by an Amazon finance manager who previously had oversight of Kansas’ Medicaid program. Adam Proffitt, who…
Situation continues getting more critical at Hutchinson hospital
The intensive care unit and the COVID-19 ward at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center are both now full, including double beds in some rooms, and the hospital’s overflow COVID ward is nearly full, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday morning. There were…
Expected staffing shortages could hit rural hospitals hard
Medical providers say anticipated staffing shortages amid surging coronavirus cases could hit rural hospitals especially hard because smaller communities have more limited options for finding providers to cover for sick workers. The Kansas Hospital Association reports that about 44% of…
Hospital braces for ‘surge on top of a surge’ of COVID-19 cases in Shawnee County
Though Stormont Vail Health’s hospital capacity has dropped slightly from last week, the impending fallout of Thanksgiving-weekend gatherings could reverse that course. During a virtual media briefing Tuesday, Stormont CEO Robert Kenagy told reporters the hospital was at about 90%…
Up to half a foot of snow could be dumped on parts of Kansas, weather service predicts
A wintry storm is expected to dump snow across much of the state with some areas of south-central Kansas receiving up to half a foot of snowfall. The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a winter weather advisory that…
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