Observations...

Three new appointees have been made to the Grove Health Care Authority by Grove Mayor Gary Bishop, confirmed at a special Council meeting this week.
They are Rick Miller, local dentist; Randy Hamil, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Grove; and Dr. Renee Russell, local physician. Previous appointees to the board include Councilmen Terry Ryan and Gary Trippensee.
Three others were removed from consideration after being appointed, since they did not live in the Grove city limits.
Primary purpose of the trust authority, first created in 1999, will be to assist in the local financial contribution to the new Grove Integris Hospital, which hopes to raise $3 million in city contributions prior to start of construction. The new hospital will cost about $58 million and will be built on 18th street at Shundi...Remember that postage rates go up Monday to 41 cents a letter, so be prepared for longer lines at the Post Office to purchase those two centers to add to your 39 centers...Water continues to pour into Grand Lake from the Neosho River. At Commerce, it is four feet above flood stage as of Thursday afternoon; coming in at 34,112 cfs at Miami. Lake level Thursday afternoon was 746.61 and rising, with 10 floodgates open and full generation, releasing 30,000 cfs...At Miami, the Neosho River was five feet above flood stage Friday morning, with SH 125 closed...