State puts center on red flag list for deficiencies
Kansas aging agency placed Ottawa Retirement Village on a statewide red flag list after it recorded 21 deficiencies for fiscal year 2016. The KDADS survey covered 15 months across 68 facilities with 10 or more violations in three cycles, highlighting concerns over resident safety and care quality.
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Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Ottawa
15Th St
Kansas Advocates For Better Care
KABC
Lawrence
ORV
Advocate Group
Cynthia Sterba
State Department
Department On Aging
Disability and Behavioral Health Services Division
Kansas
Mitzi McFatrich
KDADS
Good Samaritan Society Center
Minneapolis
Rock Creek Business Park Welcomes New Utility Player
City coverage notes a new utility partner joining Rock Creek Business Park, signaling changes in local infrastructure. Officials call out political rhetoric, accusing some legislators of chasing sound bites over sound policy.
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Rock Creek Business Park
Severe Weather Season Highlights Year Round Tornado Risk
Franklin County Emergency Management coordinator Thomas Winter notes Kansas faces tornadoes any month with April through June usual peak. National Severe Weather Awareness Week runs March 6 to 10 as weather service issues fire weather watch and tornado watch. Winter explains watch versus warning, urging action when watches indicate likely events.
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Ottawa City Hall
Hickory St
Ottawa
National Weather Service
Franklin County
Kansas
Thomas Winter
Franklin County Emergency Management
Winter
Kansans
Statewide Tornado Drill Set For 10 AM Today
A voluntary statewide tornado drill will begin at 10 a.m. with weather radios and emergency alerts sounding. Residents are urged to seek shelter in interior rooms or tornado shelters during warnings and prepare a common emergency kit. A weather spotter talk will be held at 7 p.m. March 13 at Celebration Hall in Ottawa.
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Winter
Franklin County Emergency Management
Celebration Hall
Franklin County Fairgrounds
17Th St
Ottawa
Franklin County budget seeks $26,000 for Celebration Hall roof
Franklin County Fair board asks commissioners for 2018 funding to cover maintenance premiums ribbons with a proposed 52.7 percent rise to 26,000. They cite a leaky roof at Celebration Hall and plans to refresh fairgrounds including trees and potential new buildings while CASA requests 4,000 and other agencies seek varied increases.
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County Fair Board
Celebration Hall
Franklin County Fair Board
Franklin County
John Todd
Fair Board
Franklin County Board of County Commissioners
Todd
Franklin County Fairgrounds
17Th St
Ottawa
Fairgrounds
Fourth Judicial District
CASA
Prairie Paws Animal Shelter
COF Training Inc
Franklin County Conservation District
Franklin County Development Council
Elizabeth Layton Center, Inc
Franklin County Historical Society
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