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One Liberal woman and five Liberal youth suffered injuries of varying degrees in an accident Thursday afternoon in eastern Seward County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 2011 Town and Country was eastbound on Road 13 near Road Y when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle lost control.
The debate surrounding prescription drug prices continues and recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced some good news with just that.
Friday, HHS, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced some Medicare enrollees will pay less for 64 drugs available through Medicare Part B. The drugs will have a lowered Part B coinsurance rate from Jan. 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025, since drug companies raised prices for each of these 64 drugs faster than the rate of inflation, according to a release from HHS.
Officials with Mosaic in Southwest Kansas continue to promote the Mosaic at Home program that allows clients to live in homes in the Liberal and Garden City communities.
Agency leaders recently took some time out of their holiday schedule to educate people in the Garden City program, and Mosaic Independent Contract Program Manager Stephanie Releford said the event was combined with the organization’s Thanksgiving celebration.
“We wanted to inform our members more about our program and when ask them if they would like to be a part of our program to know for sure we’re giving them all of the information so they can be aware of what we’re asking if they want to be a part of it,” she said. “We also awarded our members certificates for the amount of time they’ve lived in Mosaic at Home, and on top of that, we chose to celebrate our home provider for their hard work and dedication as well.”
The debate around healthcare continues, and recently, the State of Kansas announced some action to help with just that.
Monday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has been awarded an additional $10 million in federal funding to enhance the state’s efforts in integrating primary and behavioral health care, according to a release from the State of Kansas.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in two game bird operations in Doniphan and Rooks counties.
This marks the first commercial operations with HPAI in Kansas since early spring 2024, although the virus has been detected in wild birds and some backyard poultry operations across the state this fall.
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