Care needs boost for Ottawa nursing home residents
Ottawa seniors in nursing homes rely on small $30 monthly Medicaid allowances for personal items and incidentals. At Ottawa Retirement Village and Crestview Nursing Home, many residents lack relatives to assist, prompting calls for community adopt-a-grandparent programs and direct support to cover eyeglasses dentures hair care and basic clothing.
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Herald
Ottawa
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Crestview Nursing Home
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Crestview
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Imogene Berger
ORV
Berger
Lloyd Martin
Marin
Officer continues quick recovery after bank shootout
Bruce Hanson, an Ottawa Department of Public Safety officer shot during a bank robbery, shows improvement and may be released from the hospital at week’s end. His wife, Laurie Hanson, recalled the moment she learned of the injury and said Hanson remembers details of the shootout. Hanson remains in private room after moving from ICU, and his family notes a community fund to assist with hospital expenses.
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Herald
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Ottawa Department of Public Safety
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John Roy Bird
Great Bend
University of Kansas
DPS
Med Center
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Hanson
Icu
Hansons
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Peoples National Bank
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Hickory
Kansas State Bank
N. Main
Kansas county unemployment hits high in January report
Kansas unemployment rose to 4.4 percent in January from 3.7 percent in December, with Franklin County at a state high of 7.6 percent. Officials cite temporary Christmas staffing as a factor while noting 9,827 more jobless claims than December. City rates show Topeka at 4.7 and Wichita at 4.6, among others.
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State revenues rise above estimate in February
Topeka reports February state receipts topped projections by 3.6 million, trimming eight month shortfall to 9.2 million. Sales tax led the rebound, exceeding November forecast by 9.5 million despite cautions from Richard Ryan of the Legislative Research Department about planned low February estimates.
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Legislative Research Department
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Ottawa Public Safety chief says no new bank robbery clues
Ottawa Public Safety director Jeff Herrman told a morning press conference that last week's armed bank robbery and the subsequent fatal shooting of suspect John Roy Bird, along with the wounding of Officer Bruce Hanson, yield no new information. Investigators continue to probe for a possible second accomplice as Bird appeared to act alone. Hanson remains in fair condition after four gunshots and a heroic shot at Bird. four of five bullets fired by Bird have been recovered.
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First National Bank
John Roy Bird
DPS
Bruce Hanson
John Bird
Ottawa
Herrman
Investi
Hanson
Officer Hanson
Icu
University of Kansas Medical Center
Bird
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