Faced with a month in which there are three pay periods, the Park Lane Nursing Home administration asked for, and received, assistance from Scott County commissioners in meeting its July payroll.
A sharp increase in property valuations for many Scott County residents has also led to a not-so-surprising increase in the number of hearings held by county appraiser Kim Frodin over the last several weeks.
In spite of drought conditions throughout the growing season, along with several days of 100-degree heat in mid-June, many area farmers are harvesting a wheat crop with higher yields and quality than anticipated.
Zariya Sudds (left) and Violet Collins check out the teeth that are part of a replica from a fossilized jaw of a megacephalosaurus that once swam in the Western Interior Seaway that covered Kansas millions of years ago. The traveling exhibit and presentation at the Scott County Library was provided by the Sternberg Museum in Hays. More about the program appears on page 21. (Record Photo)
For nearly two decades, the Scott County Hospital has defied the economic forces which have hammered many rural hospitals.
PO Box 377
Scott City, KS 67871
Phone: 620-872-2090
Fax: 620-872-0009