Director 1988 clinic moves to new site doubles staff
The clinic, serving more than 15 000 people since 1988, relocated in 2010 to 330 Maine Street opposite Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Staff size doubled, patient visits rose about 250 percent. Executive White expresses pride and notes mission to aid those without insurance remains crucial amid health care reform uncertainties. She plans to stay in Lawrence to spend more time with her two children.
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Corps cuts Missouri River flow worsening Mississippi water levels
The Army Corps began reducing Gavins Point Dam outflow, dropping from 37,500 to 35,500 cubic feet per second with plans to reach 12,000 by December 11. The move, amid historic drought, risks halting barge traffic on the Mississippi and threatens downstream economies reliant on river shipping.
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Jo-Ellen Darcy
Cairo
Scott Truett
National Weather Service Office
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Omaha
East St. Louis
Ill
Veterans' charter flight legacy falters amid Kansas Honor Flight probe
The Great Bend based group funded trips from 4 H and lemonade stands to send veterans to Washington. In spring, two charter flights were canceled leaving 220 veterans at risk while Kansas Honor Flight sprung up with commercial flights serving less than half. Miller, once program manager, faces charges as Central Prairie Resource Conservation & Development closes its Great Bend office and cuts her salary. Investigations reveal altered invoices and deposits as Miller appears in court. Veterans express skepticism while Kansas Honor Flight works to transfer records and honor waits list remains dire.
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Robert Anderson
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Douglas Matthews
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Cherie Thomas
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