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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2013
Page
2
J Jack Clark aged 69 of Lenexa died Monday April 1 2013 at Shawnee Mission Hospital. Services are pending at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Website rumsey yost dot com remains.
Ora Alice Coleman born November 2 1914 in Linwood Kansas will have a graveside service at 11 00 a m on April 6 2013 at Mt Sydney Cemetery in Linwood.
Michael D. Cherniss 72 of Law died April 1 at Baldwin Healthcare. Services pending at Warren McElwain Mortuary. Cheryl Lee Suitt 54 of Lawrence died April 2 2013 at her home. Services pending at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Kansas lawmakers backing the Yes for Lawrence plan say new bonds will be issued as old ones retire to avoid raising the property tax levy for debt service. Leaders anticipate quick hiring of architects and a project manager, with some elementary schools potentially closing temporarily as major remodels unfold over at least a year.
Area races show Baldwin City mayor Marilyn Pearse narrowly ahead of Jason Mock 235 to 222 with Bonnie Plumberg third. At large Bald win City Council seats go to Katheryn Gerstner and Christi Darnell with Michael Paulick third. District 1 Baldwin school board winner Greg Kruger beat Toby Ebel 414 to 275. Sheryl Gill and Nicole Tiller win unopposed school board seats. Jolene Born and Tim Reazin capture Eudora City Commission seats with others trailing. Lecompton mayoral goes to Sandra Jacquot 59 to 34 over Mark Tunstall. Elsie Middleton unopposed on council. Perry-Lecompton school board seats go to Tiffany Ball and Gene Barrett with Traci Eddy unopposed. Wellsville school board winners Ron Bloss Clyde Coons Juanita Peckham all unopposed. Shawnee Heights positions 4 and 5 tight. Gene Edwards leads 444 to McGinnis 435 for Position 4 while Jason Schulz and James Zimmerman tie at 381 for Position 5. Santa Fe Trail board sees Amy Croat win 654 to 354 over Mark VanCamp. Ferris Anshutz Boudeman win unopposed. Bond issue for 4.6 million passes with 741 votes (66 percent).
Voter turnout for the general election was 16.3 percent as Lawrence residents approved a $92.5 million school bond by about 72 percent. Voters cited education funding concerns and local issues such as streets, infrastructure, and plans for a police headquarters and recreation center.
Unofficial results with 84 of 86 precincts show Sanburn leading with 5,387 votes, Morse 5,180, Adair 4,847 and Byers 4,579 for three seats. Sanburn Morse and Adair will start terms July 1 while the bond issue passes 72 percent to 28 percent. Morse credits Lawrence’s support for education.
In a late-night count Riordan overhauled Soden to win the third and final Lawrence city commission seat. Amyx leads with four-year term, Farmer also gets four years, Riordan takes a two-year term. Voters weighed recreation center costs as central issue and turnout was 16.3 percent.
The Lawrence Journal-World, published daily by The World Company in Lawrence Kansas, lists editors and staff contacts, circulation and advertising numbers, and postal and access information including addresses, phone lines, and online social media handles for the publication. It notes subscription options, delivery hours, redelivery guarantees and USPS post office details.
Chicago and New York commodity markets show corn down three cents at 6.40 a bushel while soybeans rise three cents to 13.94. Wheat gains eight cents to 7.17. Oil trades near 97.19, gold drops 24.90 to 1575.90, silver slips 69.6 cents to 27.25.
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