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Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Health
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New $168 million Freeman SEK Hospital to bring 500-1,000 jobs to Frontenac
FRONTENAC, Kan. — Freeman Health System turns dirt on its newest addition. Freeman Health System broke ground today for the future Freeman Southeast Kansas Hospital in Frontenac. The $168 million full-service hospital will sit off of U.S. Route 69. It will be equipped with 50 hospital beds and will include an emergency department, cardiac services, an intensive care unit, maternity, pediatrics, and catheterization labs. Also included will be outpatient and inpatient surgery with robotic procedures, as well as medical and radiation technology. New $168 million Freeman SEK Hospital to bring 500-1,000 jobs to Frontenac Inclusive Youth Leadership Summit held in Southeast Kansas 'Swatting' calls placed at multiple Four State school districts KDHE warns of potential contamination in southeast Kansas waterway Gov. Kelly appoints Lori Bolton Fleming to Kansas Court of Appeals But alongside a new hospital, it plans to create at least 500 to 1,000 jobs in the area. Something Frontenac Mayor Steve Morrison says can save citizens fewer trips and help draw more people to the area. 'We are very excited about the addition of jobs to be able to have a young adult go away to college and then have them actually come back to the Pittsburgh-Frontenac area to work as opposed to go into a different city. And you losing that history of that family, that the history of that family will be able to stay here nowadays,' said Frontenac Mayor Steve Morrison. 'We chose this location because it's really the center of southeast Kansas. So people from all the adjoining communities can have ready access to our hospital,' said Freeman Health System President and CEO Paula Baker. Officials plan to have simultaneous phases of site development. This is on top of what the health system is also part of in Fort Scott—the return of a 24/7 emergency facility that could open in June. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Sport
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Inclusive Youth Leadership Summit held in Southeast Kansas
MCCUNE, Kan. — Folks with Special Olympics Kansas are teaching the next generation of students about the importance of leadership. More than 65 students from seven schools attended the Inclusive Youth Leadership Summit at Lodge 400 in McCune. Southeast Kansas unites for Special Olympics basketball and cheer event Middle and high school students with and without disabilities were paired up with peers to discuss various leadership and inclusion experiences they could bring to their own school. Some ideas include student-run businesses on campuses, like coffee shops or slushy stations. What makes this event so unique, is that it's only done at one other location in the entire state of Kansas. Volunteers take the 'Polar Plunge' for Special Olympics Kansas 'To me really, it's good to be a leader,' said Myah Norton, Girard High School student. 'Always include others because you don't know, what they're going through. You don't know what's going on in their life. But even just saying hello can make someone's day,' said Stephanie Fees, Iola High School student. 'It's just a good environment to be in. You're surrounded by people who have the same goals excuse me, have the same goals as you,' said Augi Mooneyham, Girard High School student. 'I love being able to teach them things about what they have and just having fun with it,' said Bailey Glaser, Girard High School student. Students also got a chance to hear from different speakers with disabilities, and how they're making a difference in their communities. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
