Month: August 2017

Information about proposed new hospital building at Osawatomie to be presented Sept. 8

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services will solicit community opinions about the privatization of Osawatomie State Hospital in meetings throughout the state.

A meeting is scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, at the West Wyandotte Public Library, 1737 N. 82nd St., Kansas City, Kansas.

The first meeting was held last week in Wichita. Other meetings are from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 29 at the Four County Mental Health Center, 3751 W. Main, in Independence, Kansas; and 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 30 at the Capitol Visitors Center auditorium, Kansas State Capitol, 8th Avenue between Harrison and Van Buren, in Topeka, Kansas.

KDADS is expected to make a presentation explaining the bid proposal, and an architectural model and drawings of the new facility are expected to be on display.

Only one response was received, from Correct Care, to a request for proposals issued last year.

The meetings are open to the public.

Mild temperatures continue today

A week of mild weather with no rain is the forecast from the National Weather Service.

Today, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 79 and a north northeast wind of 3 to 6 mph, the weather service said.

Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 49. There may be patchy fog after 4 a.m. A northeast wind will be around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday, there may be patchy fog before 9 a.m., and the high will be near 81, the weather service said. Skies will be mostly sunny, with a calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday night, the low will be around 62 with mostly clear skies and an east wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening, according to the weather service.

Thursday, the forecast will be sunny and a high of 83, the weather service said, with an east northeast wind of 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday night, the low will be 2 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be sunny with a high near 82, the weather service said.

Friday night, skies will be partly cloudy with a low of 62, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 84, the weather service said.

The low will be about 64 on Saturday night, with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Sunday, the high will be near 86 with sunny skies, the weather service said.

How much is gas?

Gas prices jumped throughout the nation and in Wyandotte County following Hurricane Harvey’s damage to oil refining in Texas.

The national average was $2.36 per gallon for regular gas on Monday, according to AAA’s gas report, and Kansas City, Kansas was trending higher, increasing about 29 cents a gallon from last week.

On Monday evening, gas was $2.37 a gallon at the Conoco on South 7th Street and Kansas Avenue; $2.46 at the Sinclair at South 7th Street between Osage and Miami avenues, $2.47 at the Phillips 66 station on State Avenue near North 75th Place, and $2.47 at the Quik Trip near North 78th and Elizabeth.

AAA said today was one of the largest gas price hikes seen this summer, according to a news release. It is caused by Hurricane Harvey putting about one-fourth of the oil refining capability in the Gulf Coast out of commission, according to AAA.

One week ago, according to AAA, the average price of gasoline in Kansas City, Kansas, was $2.18 a gallon for regular. A year ago, the cost of gasoline was about $2.17 a gallon here.