Lightner Road improvements eyed at Finney County hearing
A public hearing is set for 9 a.m. Monday during the Finney County Commission meeting to discuss improvements on Lightner Road to improve drainage and smoothness. The 8:30 a.m. session at the County Administrative Center will cover budget requests, a WKCF grant update, property bids, and other items.
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Lightner Road
Finney County Commission
Ninth St
Great Plains Development Corporation
Public Works
Western Kansas Community Foundation
Finney County Community Services Center
Kansas AG seeks delay on sobriety test ruling
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt asks the Kansas Supreme Court to stay enforcement of four rulings that found criminal penalties for refusing sobriety tests unconstitutional. He notes U S Supreme Court cases may settle the issue and proposes awaiting guidance before acting. The 2012 DUI statute adds a separate crime for refusal, now narrowed to civil penalties remaining.
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Topeka
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Kansas Supreme Court
High Court
State
Ryce
Maria Luckert
U.S. Supreme Court
Schmidt
Kansas Court
U.S
Supreme Court
North Dakota
Minnesota
Birchfield
US. Supreme Court
State of Kansas
Two Garden City clinics revamp care with patient focus
Grow Well Clinic at 3802 N Fleming St reopened after a six month closure. Nurse practitioner Merilyn Douglass says the program, run by RHS since 2015, targets wellness, disease management, prevention, and urgent care for City of Garden City employees, families, and Mid-America Millwright staff, with 90 percent participation and no co pays. Wellspring Family Healthcare at 311 E Spruce St Suite 2B, new direct primary care model charged monthly, offers longer visits, 24 7 provider access, and health coaching to encourage small, lifestyle aligned goals.
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Grow Well
N. Fleming St. No. 2
Merilyn Douglass
Advanced Practice
Douglass
Wins, Wellness Innovations & Nursing Services LLC
WINS
Lenexa
Revere Health Solutions, Inc
Matt Allen
Allen
Allie Medina
RHS
Mid-America Millwright Service
Kansas
Roxanna Parrao
Wellspring Family Healthcare
E. Spruce St
Siena Medical Clinic
Garden City
John Birky
Garden City Area
Birky
Bill Would Let Adult Care Residents Install Video Cameras
A Kansas Senate bill would require adult care facilities to permit electronic monitoring in residents rooms with the resident or guardian paying all costs. Notices must be posted at the door and roommates must consent. civil liability for privacy rights applies. Supporters cite safety and care quality, while opponents cite cost and broad liability concerns. The bill awaits further committee action.
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Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Senate
Janie Carney
Wichita
Frank
Mitzi McFatrich
Kansas Advocates For Better Care
Rachel Monger
Leading Age
Kansas
State Association For Not-For-Profit Aging Services
Texas
Monger
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WKCF
Garden City Western Kansas Community Foundation
Community Betterment Fund
Kansas Health Foundation
Children’s Fund
EmberHope, Inc
Youthville
Finney County
Finney County Administration
Finney County Attorney’s Office
Finney County Health Department
Finney County Historical Society
Finney County Historical Museum
Miles of Smiles
Shepherd of the Plains Foundation
USD 457
N. Main Street
Eighth Street
Laurel
Pine Street
Sam Curran
T. Mary
Stephanie Bogner
Bicky
Susan Woolwine
Woolwine
Brad Nading
Roxanna Parral
Grow Well Clinic
Revere Health Clinic
N. Fleming St
Sienna Medical Clinic
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