A report out today (WED) ranks Riley County as the healthiest county in Kansas. Cherokee County in the southeast corner of the state is the least healthy. But Wyandotte (WY-AN-DOT) County is not far behind, ranking 96th out of the 98 counties studied. But as Jim McLean of the KHI News Service reports, Wyandotte County officials have launched a new effort to improve its ranking.
Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.