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🌱 How a $2.38M grant could reshape Arkansas City health care
Arkansas City, Kansas Patch AM: a 3 min readCoffee in hand, Arkansas City? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $2.38M grant could reshape Arkansas City health care
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 65 degrees.
- Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 69.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; breezy, with a high of 84 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Kansas Hospitals Awarded $79.1 Million Through Rural Health Program (kclyradio.com) — South Central Kansas Health in Arkansas City is set to receive about $2.38 million from a new federal Rural Health Transformation Program, part of $79.1 million awarded to Kansas providers. The funding, championed by Sen. Jerry Moran, aims to help rural hospitals tackle their biggest challenges, improve patient care, and stabilize operations over the coming years. 
📸 Around Arkansas City
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Drivers Ed Drive Time →
Udall Elem Udall, KS 67146
1:00 pm -
WILD ROBOT- Youth Book Club (grades 1-6) ish →
Winfield Public Library, 605 College St, Winfield
1:00 pm -
All Offices Closed →
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Weight Room Opens
Central USD 462 700 N Main St, Burden, KS 67019, USA
6:00 am -
Elementary Summer Enrichment →
Udall Elem Udall, KS 67146
9:00 am -
HS Drivers Ed Drive Time →
Udall Elem Udall, KS 67146
1:00 pm -
BOE Meeting
Country View Elem 1407 Wheat Rd, Winfield, KS 67156, USA
5:30 pm -
USD 463 Regular Board Meeting →
Udall Elem Udall, KS 67146
6:00 pm -
HS VB Camp
Udall USD 463 Udall, KS 67146
6:00 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Central USD 462 Burden, KS 67019
6:00 pm -
FFA KS Group WLC
Dexter USD # 471 Washington, DC, USA -
Chamber Member Meeting →
Belle Plaine Community Center, 528 N Merchant St, Belle Plaine
6:30 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Retail Odyssey Company posted a job opening for Now Hiring: Traveling Retail Merchandiser - Overnight in Arkansas City. Apply here.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Food Assistant Manager - Retail in Arkansas City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arkansas City here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Builders plan to comment on proposed duplex rules in this Wichita-area town (kansas.com)
Clearwater
- 6 bodies of water could be unsafe in KS. What to know about toxic algal blooms (kansas.com)
Ok Arkansas City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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