Tabor, Elgin snare millions in COVID aid
Staff writer
Tabor College and the Historic Elgin Hotel are among the county’s biggest recipients of federal COVID-19 funding.
Overall, businesses and governments in Marion County have received more than $40.8 million, or $3,457 per resident, so far, according to a new report by the Institute for Policy and Research at the University of Kansas.
Through March, the top 10 recipients in the county were:
ALL AID COMBINED
Tabor College $2,715,500
Marion County 2,390,276
Historic Elgin Hotel 1,511,633
Barkman Honey 1,470,630
St. Luke Hospital 1,153,700
Western Associates 924,097
Hillsboro Community Hospital 886,500
Peabody Main Street 740,000
Hillsboro Industries 714,700
Parkside Homes 620,300
Statewide, according to the KU institute, the vast majority of money — $37.4 million — has been earmarked for economic revitalization.
Next are health expenditures ($2.4 million), housing ($397,367), education ($396,845), and connectivity ($282,819).
Money listed in the institute’s report was awarded under the CARES Act and ARPA program. Totals may not be final, as many recipients have until the end of next year to complete expenditures.
The report breaks down Marion County recipients by specific program and lists the top 10 recipients for each:
PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM
Tabor College $ 2,715,500
Barkman Honey 1,470,630
St. Luke Hospital 1,153,700
Hillsboro Community Hospital 886,500
Western Associates 818,265
Hillsboro Industries 714,700
Parkside Homes 620,300
Container Services 573,700
Cooperative Grain and Supply 557,500
Marion Manufacturing 480,504
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND
Marion County $ 2,390,276
City of Marion 143,540
Parkside Homes 109,618
Western Associates 105,832
Bethesda Home 97,921
Peabody Health and Rehab 94,913
(Payments to individuals) 83,000
Salem Home 79,540
St. Luke Hospital 67,175
Peabody Sausage House 50,000
RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND
Historic Elgin Hotel $ 1,585,931
Subway of Marion 40,396
Wagon Wheel Express 23,606
Willy J’s 9th Lane 21,800
Bill & Essie’s BBQ 8,406
STATE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND
Peabody Main Street $ 740,000
Tabor College 371,521
Hillsboro Community Hospital 59,696
Parkside Homes 43,812
St. Luke Hospital 39,797
Westview Manor 34,589
Bethesda Home 34,589
Peabody Health and Rehab 34,589
Salem Home 34,589
St. Luke Hospital (again) 24,596
KANSAS HOMEOWNER
ASSISTANCE FUND
(Payments to individuals) $ 155,656
Emily Sharp, communications director for Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, said Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund payments were awarded to people who were at least 30 days behind on property taxes, mortgage payments or utility payments. Awards were given to the service provider, Sharp said.
ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS
Affordable Street Rods $ 150,000
Andrew Hajek 150,000
Arlie’s Collision Specialist 150,000
Chisholm Trail Farms 150,000
Flaming’s Plumbing, Heating
and Air Conditioning 150,000
Gann Cattle Company 150,000
Hett Hay Grinding 150,000
James Watkins 150,000
Jarold Koehn 150,000
Jason Wiebe Dairy 150,000
ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT
Christina Greany $ 10,000
Container Services 10,000
Town & Country Café 10,000
Donald R. Harris Jr. 10,000
Elcon Services 10,000
Flaming’s Plumbing, Heating
and Air Conditioning 10,000
Glickman Foundation 10,000
Historic Elgin Hotel 10,000
Jason Wiebe Dairy 10,000
Hillsboro Free Press 10,000
KANSAS EMERGENCY
RENTAL ASSISTANCE
(Payments to individuals) $ 191,586
As large as Marion County’s share was, some neighboring counties did even better per resident.
COUNTY TOTALS PER PERSON
McPherson County $ 4,459
Saline County 4,054
Chase County 3,679
Morris County 3,691
Marion County 3,457
Harvey County 3,009
Butler County 2,753
Dickinson County 2,752
The Kansas county benefiting the most was Gove County (Gove Center, Quinter) at $9,130 per person. Geary County (Junction City) benefitted the least, $1,416.
Hoch Publishing, which publishes this newspaper, received a total of $40,000, all under the PPP program.
Homeowner Assistance Fund criteria inadvertently were listed as Economic Injury Disaster criteria in some editions.
Last modified Aug. 16, 2024