Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) Secretary Laura Howard announced today that the agency and Sedgwick County will host a public town hall meeting tonight, to answer questions regarding the South Central Regional Psychiatric Hospital project in Sedgwick County and gather input on potential sites from the community. The town hall will be … Read more
SCK Health is pleased to announce that Mr. Leonard Hernandez has accepted the role of CEO for SCK Health and has signed an initial 2-year agreement. Mr. Hernandez began the job on December 11th. Hernandez has spent more than 40 years in healthcare, mostly in leadership roles at small Kansas hospitals. Hernandez has held the … Read more
Kansas is about to implement another drop in the state’s sales tax on groceries next month. Governor Laura Kelly signed the “Axe the Food Tax” legislation in May 2022. The law dropped the tax from 6.5% to 4% in January 2023. It will drop again to 2% on January 1, 2024 and to zero in … Read more
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a stream advisory for a stream locally known as Four Mile Creek, Wichita, Sedgwick County, running east of K-96 between points near 21st Street North and Crestview Country Club near 13th Street. The stream advisory is due to wastewater overflow resulting in elevated levels of … Read more
SCK Health, based in Arkansas City, Kan., has named Leonard Hernandez its next CEO, the Courier Traveler reported Nov. 30. Mr. Hernandez most recently served as CEO of Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kan., where he brought the hospital to a four-star rating with CMS, according to the newspaper. He succeeds Jeff … Read more
Today, Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland hosted a Healthy Workers, Healthy Economy roundtable at Labette Health in Parsons. Rural hospital leaders and legislators discussed the impacts Medicaid expansion would have on healthcare and the economy in Southeast Kansas. “Rural hospitals play a key role in keeping both Kansas communities and local economies … Read more
Accordin to the Salina Post, Christy McMurphy from the Kansas COC/ Kansas Statewide Homeless Coalition will also be attending to provide information on statewide initiatives. The presentation should take about 45 minutes with a Question & Answer session with the public to follow. Wednesday, December 6 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Chamber of Commerce Annex … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that the Governor’s Wildfire Task Force has submitted its final report summarizing and providing recommendations on how to improve the systems, procedures, and personnel that make up the state’s oversight of wildfire events. In July 2022, Governor Laura Kelly appointed a group of leaders from across the state to serve … Read more
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that the Kansas Department of Revenue will pause production on the license plate design revealed last Wednesday and create a process to receive public input before selecting a final design.
-Governor Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed announced today that more than $12 million state dollars will be awarded to 16 transportation construction projects across Kansas through the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program for fall 2023. This investment will leverage $7.2 million in community matching dollars for a total investment of over … Read more