Ex-resident testifies in Kaufman case in Wichita
A former resident of the Kaufman House group home testified that he joined nude sessions to satisfy a therapist told him a libertine lifestyle would ease his anxiety. The 54 year old man identified as John worked at the Kaufmans farm from 1986 until the center shut down. He said he volunteered and was unpaid for the work.
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Wichita
John
Arlan Kaufman
Linda
Kaufman House
Kaufmans
Concordia officers justified in fatal shooting case
Cloud County confirms the Sept 22 shooting of Theodore M. Lavoie during a warrant arrest was justified. Lavoie, 46, faced domestic battery charges and had a shotgun when officers fired. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and state attorney general reviewed the case. no criminal charges will be filed.
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Concordia
Cloud County Attorney’s Office
Theodore M. Lavoie
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Attorney General's Office
Robert Walsh
Lavoie
Walsh
Father of intelligent design to lecture at Washburn University
Retired law professor Phillip Johnson, often called the father of the intelligent design movement, will speak Saturday at Washburn University in Topeka. The 7 p.m. talk, sponsored by Christian Challenge, precedes a KU museum exhibit and a forthcoming state school standards vote on evolution.
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Topeka
Washburn University
Kansas
Phillip Johnson
Christian Challenge
Union
Johnson
University of California
Berkeley
Darwin
Factory Worker Crushed in Conveyor Accident at New Century Park
John Frisbey 51 of Olathe died after becoming entangled in a conveyor like machine at Kerry Sweet Ingredients in the New Century Business Park. He had 19 years with the firm. Johnson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tom Erickson provided the details.
Corkins presses cost study as part of school funding debate
Kansas Education Commissioner Bob Corkins urged lawmakers to view the ongoing cost study as a guide, not a universal invoice, in the wake of the Kansas Supreme Court ordering expanded school funding. The court’s 2002 remedy relied on an underfunding estimate, while the new study aims to balance costs with outcomes and policy flexibility amid partisan concerns.
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Topeka
Bob Corkins
Corkins
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
Post Audit
State Board of Education
Library director to speak at European library conference
Finney County Public Library interim director Steve Coffman will travel to Maribor Slovenia for the Central European Library Conference November 9 10 where he will deliver the keynote address Libraries in the Information Market Coffman notes rising digital storage challenges threaten physical libraries and advocates focusing on helping people find books while technology expands access to data.
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Europe
United States
Garden City
Steve Coffman
Finney County Public Library
Library Systems Services Incorporated
LSSI
Germantown
Maribor
Slovenia
Italy
Austria
Coffman
Graz
Serbia
Macedonia
Greece
Google
Amazon
Bill aims to sweep racist language from covenants
Kansas lawmakers consider a bill to erase racially restrictive language from covenants in subdivisions and homeowner associations. If not removed, cities counties or individuals could sue for enforcement and recover attorney fees. The measure, urged by Rep. Bill Feuerborn, cites judges who note such language is illegal.
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Topeka
Hns
Ottawa
Richard Jackson
Missouri
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Kansas
Feuerborn
Hugoton man tied to Moscow death held on charge
Lance Parker of Hugoton, 30, was arrested Oct. 19 for aggravated battery after an Oct. 10 bar incident in Moscow that led to the death of Scott Young, 46, a Moscow farmer. Young died Monday. Parker's first appearance, delayed due to the death, is now set for Nov. 7 in Stevens County District Court after posting a $50,000 bond.
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Hugoton
Moscow
Lance Parker
Scott Young
Young
Parker
Stevens County District Court
Ward's Haunted House weekend events brighten Halloween fun
Ward's Garden Center hosts its fourth annual Haunted House with 2 admission, games for 50 cents, a moon walk and a Witches Snack Bar from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. A Sunday poker run to benefit cancer patient Butch Robinson runs 10:30 a.m. to noon at Jax Sports Grille and ends at the VFW with prizes, plus a chili dinner. Trinity Lutheran hosts All Saints Party for 3 to 11-year-olds with can donations at Emmaus House, and Eagles Lodge Halloween dance features the Ortiz Band with costume prizes.
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Ward's Garden Center
N. US. Highway 83
Kathy Dooley
Dooley
Big Ward
Robert “Butch” Robinson
Jax Sports Grille
E. Mary St
Jax
VFW
W. Mary St
Thirsty Dawg
E. Jones
Holcomb
Dodge City
Trinity Lutheran Church
Family Life Committee
All Saints
Fleming St
Emmaus House
Eagles Lodge
N. Taylor Ave
Ortiz
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