Scott County News

High school students Giseelle Arredondo, Nathan Gonzalez and Ruby Tello stood in front of a robotic patient simulator, which mimic symptoms and conditions experienced by live medical patients, Wednesday morning at Garden City Community College.

The first snow of the season Sunday left a patchy cover over Garden City and surrounding areas, but according to local officials, not much stuck to the roads.

A Western Kansas community overwhelmingly votes to improve their only nursing home.

Published online 11/3/2009 10:51 PM Voters OK Scott County bond issue Expansion of Park Lane Nursing Home approved by wide margin on heels of measure for new hospital By Ken Stephens - The Hutchinson News - kstephens@hutchnews.com Scott County voters agreed once again Tuesday to accept a higher tax burden to pay for improved public facilities.

Scott County voters have approved a plan to authorize $24 million in revenue bonds for a new hospital.

SCOTT CITY a ' Voters in Scott County will decide Tuesday on a $24 million bond issue to fund a new building for the Scott County Hospital in Scott City.

Southwest Kansas residents have several fairs, as well as the Deerfield Days and Summer Celebration, to choose from on Friday and through the weekend.

Getting medical care first depends on having enough doctors and in rural Kansas the shortage is only growing worse.