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Tonight will be very warm and partly cloudy with lows around 73. Wednesday turns hot with partly cloudy skies and a 40 percent chance of afternoon storms. Highs near 95. Weather page 10.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 2003
Page
6
Ottawa cancer center to close July 31
The Ottawa Regional Cancer Center will shut down on July 31 and patients will be transferred to the Lawrence Cancer Center for radiation oncology. About eight patients daily will travel to Lawrence for treatment, with outpatient visits at Ransom Memorial Hospital weekly as Dr. David Deer sets up new office visits. The decision came after years of financial loss due to low patient volume and reduced reimbursements. The new 2300 square foot Lawrence facility will offer modern radiation therapy. the Ottawa center's two full time staff are being reassigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Regional Cancer Center
Lawrence Cancer Center
Lawrence
Ransom Memorial Hospital
David Deer
Ottawa Center
Darrin Kistler
Radiation Oncologists of
Kansas City
Overland Park
Ottawa
Kistler
Arkansas
Larry Felix
Ransom Memo
Rial Hospital
RMH
Deer
Felix
One of the best wheat harvests in years says area farmer
Ron Dunbar, northeast of Richmond, reports yields from 75 to 85 bushels per acre with an average over 70, while prices range from 2.75 to 2.80 per bushel. Beachner Grain in Richmond notes 60 to 80 bushels per acre mid June, Franklin County farmers around 60, down from 40 to 45 usual. Heavy rains boosted yields but hurt quality, causing wheat shriveling as harvest progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Dunbar
Richmond
Dunbar
Beachner Grain
Matthew Vajnar
Ottawa Coop
Franklin County
Vajnar
Liberians plead for U.S. help to end civil war
Thousands of Liberians surrounded a U.S. military team in Monrovia seeking American intervention to restore order after a three-year civil war. The visit comes as international pressure grows for troops to enforce a cease fire and push President Taylor toward resignation amid ongoing talks and regional offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monrovia
Liberia
U.S
Coun
United States
Washington
Charles Taylor
Bush
Senegal
Taylor
Boston
Massachusetts
United Nations
Associated Press
Olusegun Obasanjo
U.S. Navy
Roger Coldiron
Malpractice caps spark Senate standoff in Washington
The Senate battles over a bill to cap noneconomic damages at 250000 and set punitive limits, as Republicans tout the plan to curb costs while Democrats warn it ignores medical mistakes. An alternative proposal favors a national error-tracking system, tax credits, and penalties for frivolous suits. Support comes from major insurer, hospital, and physician groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Dick Durbin
D-Ill
Bush
Sen
Mitch McConnell
Kentucky
GOP
Bush seeks 1.9 Billion for disaster relief aid
President Bush asked Congress for 1.9 billion dollars to cover this year's disaster rebuilding costs, wildfire fighting, and the Columbia space shuttle investigation. The plan relies on enlarging the federal deficit, with allocations including 1.55 billion for FEMA, 289 million for the Forest Service and BLM, and 50 million for NASA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bush
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herald
Vickie Moss
Ottawaherald.com
Laurie Silk
Larry Williams
Ottawa Co-op
Karen Witham
Williams
Durbin
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
The
American Insurance Association
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Laurie
Silk City Utility
Steve Greiner
Cedar
Hickory Streets
First Street
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Forest Service
Bureau of Land Uansnent
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Columbia
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