Quantcast

Topeka Sun

Friday, April 4, 2025

News from February 2024

Medium tractor1

How much in taxpayer-funded subsidies did farmers in Jackson County receive in 2021?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 24, 2024

Farms in Jackson County received $3,765,085 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Medium vkjodcq1u8oxbojylxs7vrv80z38

A look at The Gardens at Aldersgate, a nursing home in Topeka, Kansas

By Topeka Sun | Feb 24, 2024

Owned by Midwest Skilled Nursing Facility Holdings, LLC since July 1, 2021, The Gardens at Aldersgate had an overall rating of three in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium vkjodcq1u8oxbojylxs7vrv80z38

What was largest nursing home in Jefferson County as of Q4 2023?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 24, 2024

With an overall rating of one, Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center was the largest nursing home in Jefferson County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium 25x0qsb6fzqa2r2dwd87cezkwz3l

Shawnee County Nursing Homes: Who’s behind Tanglewood Nursing and Rehabilitation?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 23, 2024

Owned by Healthmark Group, Ltd. since March 4, 2014, Tanglewood Nursing and Rehabilitation had an overall rating of one in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium c3z3pxoafeqv3nmyb07r8hl9he5y

Brewster Health Center was 3rd largest nursing home in Shawnee County as of Q4 2023

By Topeka Sun | Feb 23, 2024

Boasting an overall rating of four, Brewster Health Center was the third largest nursing home in Shawnee County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium tractor1

Taxpayer-funded subsidies offered to Shawnee County farmers in 2021 reached $4,769,326

By Topeka Sun | Feb 23, 2024

Farms in Shawnee County received $4,769,326 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Medium pogz2f9g7wvflkp7sczckuhtjc0h

Cheapest regular gas in cities across Shawnee County in week ending Feb. 17

By Topeka Sun | Feb 23, 2024

The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Shawnee County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

Medium c3z3pxoafeqv3nmyb07r8hl9he5y

Plaza West Healthcare and Rehabilitation was 2nd largest nursing home in Shawnee County as of Q4 2023

By Topeka Sun | Feb 22, 2024

Plaza West Healthcare and Rehabilitation, the second largest nursing home in Shawnee County, aided an average of 120.7 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium haytractor

How much did farmers in Wabaunsee County receive in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 22, 2024

Farms in Wabaunsee County received $5,550,588 in taxpayer-funded subsidies in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Medium 25x0qsb6fzqa2r2dwd87cezkwz3l

Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center: 1-star nursing home in Shawnee County

By Topeka Sun | Feb 22, 2024

Owned by Midwest Recover-Care, LLC since April 1, 2017, Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center had an overall rating of one in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium c3z3pxoafeqv3nmyb07r8hl9he5y

Largest nursing home in Shawnee County as of Q4 2023

By Topeka Sun | Feb 21, 2024

With an overall rating of three, The Gardens at Aldersgate was the largest nursing home in Shawnee County during the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium tk7a076l7qtsgyatowplq3lj6hxq

Cheapest regular gas in cities across Jefferson County in week ending Feb. 17

By Topeka Sun | Feb 21, 2024

The lowest price of regular gas in cities throughout Jefferson County was found at two gas stations in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

Medium 25x0qsb6fzqa2r2dwd87cezkwz3l

Rolling Hills Health Center, a for-profit facility, had a rating of 1 in Q4 2023

By Topeka Sun | Feb 21, 2024

Owned by seven stakeholders, Rolling Hills Health Center had an overall rating of one in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium tk7a076l7qtsgyatowplq3lj6hxq

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on midgrade gas in cities in Shawnee County in week ending Feb. 17?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 20, 2024

The only price of midgrade gas in cities throughout Shawnee County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

Medium tk7a076l7qtsgyatowplq3lj6hxq

Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Shawnee County in week ending Feb. 17?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 20, 2024

The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Shawnee County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

Medium c3z3pxoafeqv3nmyb07r8hl9he5y

Who owned Providence Living Center in Q4 2023?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 20, 2024

Owned by Virgil Goracke since Feb. 18, 2005, Providence Living Center had an overall rating of three in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium 4m7cuwh2nsv4nr6qk2deurkja4up

1 gas station in cities throughout Jefferson County had the cheapest diesel in week ending Feb. 17

By Topeka Sun | Feb 19, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Jefferson County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

Medium wpalw2touznsamd59tfl19pujhw4

A look at Plaza West Healthcare and Rehabilitation, a nursing home in Topeka, Kansas

By Topeka Sun | Feb 19, 2024

Owned by Midwest Skilled Nursing Facility Holdings, LLC since May 1, 2023, Plaza West Healthcare and Rehabilitation had an overall rating of one in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Medium tk7a076l7qtsgyatowplq3lj6hxq

Where were the cheapest places to fill up on diesel in cities in Shawnee County in week ending Feb. 17?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 18, 2024

The only price of diesel in cities throughout Shawnee County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Feb. 17, according to GasBuddy.com.

Medium 25x0qsb6fzqa2r2dwd87cezkwz3l

Shawnee County Nursing Homes: Who’s behind Mccrite Plaza Health Center?

By Topeka Sun | Feb 18, 2024

Owned by Mccrite Real Estate, Inc. since Dec. 29, 2000, Mccrite Plaza Health Center boasted an overall rating of four in the fourth quarter of 2023.