The Wamego Health Center is temporarily changing from a walk-in clinic to a drive-thru clinic in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ascension Via Christi President Bob Copple explains: Copple jokes that transitioning back to a walk-in clinic in the future may be difficult. Copple advises patients with respiratory symptoms to call ahead before visiting the [...]

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Kansas House Representative Ron Highland says the state has done a good job so far responding to guidelines from health officials related to coronavirus. The 51st District Republican Representative from Wamego was critical of Gov. Laura Kelly’s executive order which mandated churches to comply with the 10-person gathering minimum ahead of Easter – traditionally the [...]

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Dossie Langford, a custodian at West Elementary School in Wamego, has been selected as a top-10 national candidate for the 2020 Cintas Custodian of the Year award. Langford has been the school’s custodian for about 17 years and, in addition to her regular work duties, is credited with setting up decorations, maintaining displays and bulletin boards, [...]

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Dossie Langford, a custodian at West Elementary School in Wamego, has been selected as a top-10 national candidate for the 2020 Cintas Custodian of the Year award. Langford has been the school’s custodian for about 17 years and, in addition to her regular work duties, is credited with setting up decorations, maintaining displays and bulletin boards, [...]

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Manhattan and Wamego’s local hospitals are limiting elective non-emergent services, as part of COVID-19 preparedness efforts. In a statement released Wednesday morning, Bob Copple, president of Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan said “there is no substitute for that independent medical judgement, but it’s critical that we all be good stewards of our healthcare resources.” [...]

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Visitor restrictions are now in place at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan and at the Wamego Health Center. The hospital announced revised visitor guidelines Wednesday to prevent the potential spread of illness in response to COVID-19. -No visitors who have flu-like symptoms and/or cough, fever, and/or shortness of breath, runny nose/nasal congestion or sore [...]

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Visitor restrictions are now in place at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan and at the Wamego Health Center. The hospital announced revised visitor guidelines Wednesday to prevent the potential spread of illness in response to COVID-19. -No visitors who have flu-like symptoms and/or cough, fever, and/or shortness of breath, runny nose/nasal congestion or sore [...]

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Wamego area breast cancer patients are taking advantage of new 3D mammography technology now available closer to home. A ribbon cutting was held Friday at the Wamego Health Center to unveil the equipment installed recently to provide improved breast cancer detection. Mammography Technologist Teresa Herrington says the health center has already treated over 20 patients [...]

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Wamego Police say no foul play is suspected in the death of a man found in a Wamego business parking lot in the 1200 block of U.S. Hwy 24 Friday. The department says in a news release that the man was reported to have fallen in the parking lot sometime before noon Friday. Emergency response [...]

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