Obituaries mark multiple Kansas area deaths in April 1997
Notices announce services for Rose Marie Peters of Lawrence and Mil dred Sampson of Abilene, with burial plans at Oak Hill and Rose Meron Cemeteries. Fred E. Koon of Pomona and Arnold L. Gensler of McLouth are also listed with dates, burial venues, survivors, and church or lodge affiliations.
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Rose Marie Peters
Lawrence
Warren McElwain Mortuary
Peters
Oak Hill Cemetery
Abilene
Mildred Sampson
Danner Funeral Home
Rose Meron
Ottawa
Fred E. Koon
Pomona
Lamb-Roberts
Woodlawn
Koon
Crestview
Shenandoah
Iowa
Frank Joseph
Sarah Josephine Aldrich Koon
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington Railroad
Lincoln Board of Education
Vernon
Calif
Aluminum Company of America
Fred
Eileen Wallis Smith
Roderick V
Eugene
Robert
Richter United Methodist Church
Vencare
McLouth
Arnold L
Jack” Gensler
First Baptist Church of
Lyra Lodge No
McLouth Cemetery
Gensler
St. Francis Hospital
Topeka
Amos T
Ruth Burgoyne Gensler
Fuller Brush Co
Jefferson
Shawnee
Douglas
Leavenworth
McLouth High School
U.S. Navy
McLouth First Baptist Church
Williams- Kessinger
Barnett Funeral Home
Oskaloosa
KU to fund campus paper and recycling program
Kansas University students and administration plan a 43000 matching grant to launch paper recycling in all 107 buildings and Greek houses. If approved, the program could start this fall with a long term goal of an on campus recycling center and expanded can recycling.
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Kansas University
Greg Montgomery
Mount Oread
Montgomery
Wescoe
Stauffer-Flint
Victoria Silva
Alvamar and Audubon Join Wildlife Sanctuary Effort
Alvamar Country Club in Alva mar has joined the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System to promote wildlife on its 1800 Crossgate property. Assistant superintendent Sam Wineinger invites public input for future projects and will hold a meeting if there is sufficient interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvamar Country Club
Crossgate
Audubon Cooperative
Sam Wineinger
Alvamar
Wineinger
Country Club
Maria Briggs
Audubon International
Legislature wrestles with budget and school funding in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers clash over local option budgets and an 8 billion dollar state budget for 1998. House rejects amendments but advances plan to keep LOBs at reduced future rates. Senate tentatively OKs 7.98 billion overall and 3.5 percent state employee pay raise, with debates on social services and capital projects. A conference will draft compromises as cost cuts and tax relief shape school aid. The Appropriations panel backs turning Winfield State Hospital into a veterans home for 401 residents.
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Toreka
Kansas
House
Senate
Mike O’neal
R-Hutchinson
House Education Committee
Statehouse
House Appropriations Committee
Winfield State Hospital
Winfield
Winfield Rosin
Veterans Home
Lawrence recall debate centers on bond plan and open meetings
Group urges recall amid plans to fund a west side elementary school with a bond issue. Board members defend actions, insist no willful violations of the open meetings law, and emphasize transparency and public records on Kaw Valley property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Wilkins
Loveland
Kaw Valley
Linhos
Commissioners end public pressure era with new neighborhood focus
During tenure the commissioners approved impact and drainage fees to fund water sewer and stormwater work while a $13.3 million Centennial Park recreation center project collapsed under public pressure. Andersen and Levine praise democracy while planning new roles and time with families.
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Levine
Andersen
Centennial Park
County commissioners study Baldwin ambulance station site
Douglas County commission ers met in executive session Wednesday evening to discuss making an offer on property in Baldwin for an ambulance station as part of a plan to expand emergency medical service throughout the county.
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Douglas County
Baldwin
County merger creates 24 7 paramedic staffed fire station
Melo Natit County merges Lawrence Fire Department and Douglas County Ambulance Service this year. The new station will be staffed at all times by a paramedic, replacing current dispatching from Lawrence to Baldwin and southwest Douglas County. Commissioners took no action on their site search.
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Lawrence Fire Department
Douglas County Ambulance Service
Baldwin
Douglas County
Lawrence
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Journal-World
Audubon
Michael Dekker
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Big Rigs
Pines International
Payless Cashways
Zach
Homer Frank
Pappy
Wrence Humane Society
Jarrett Small Animal Clinic
Scott
Bullene
Ron King
Westridge Dr
Mercantile Bank
Tridge Drs
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
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