Cooler weather forecast as work week sets in
After summerlike highs in the 80s, the forecast calls for a dip to seasonal readings. Sunday’s high reached 84 with southerly winds as Craig Coleman of Kearney, Nebraska enjoyed a kite flight at Shenk Recreational Sports Complex. Rain is expected Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Mercury
Jamie Warriner
Craig Coleman
Kearney
Neb
Shenk
23Rd
Iowa
Warriner
Health Care Access Receives Dual Funding Boost
Health Care Access in Douglas County gains support from two sources. The Kansas initiative Free to Know funds clinical breast exams and cervical screenings at the clinic and LMH for women 50 and older while the Komer Foundation grant backs exams, referrals, training at Health Care Access and mammograms at LMH for women aged 0 to 49.
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Douglas County
Nikki Rhea
Health Care Access
Kansas Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative
Free To Know
Greater Kansas City
Comer Breast Cancer Found
Moodie Road
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Komer Foundation
DeSoto High Wildcats win national yearbook award nod
DeSoto High School Wildcat yearbook earns its second Pacemaker nomination from the National Scholastic Press Association. The award, a top honor for high school yearbooks, will be presented at the National School Publications Association convention in San Francisco this month. Staff members listed include Cody Granny Erin Zirbel Amy Siler Angie Darling Kahlen Ryba Autumn Litavec Amanda Leach Jamie Rowe Sarah Wright Kara Glass Stephanie Bohrer Stephanie Kroemer Katrina O'Rourke Kerry Regan Lucy Rumsey Chelsea Salyer and Cheri Travis.
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DeSoto High School Wildcat
National Scholastic Press Assn
National School Publications Assn
San Francisco
Cody Granny
Erin Zirbel
Amy Siler
Angie Darling
Kahlen Ryba
Autumn Litavec
Amanda Leach
Jamie Rowe
Sarah Wright
Kara Glass
Stephanie Bohrer
Stephanie Kroemer
Katrina O'Rourke
Kerry Regan
Lucy Rumsey
Chelsea Salyer
Cheri Travis
Recreation NCAA for a Day tryouts at KU
Kansas University students may try out to play basketball against seniors and KU alumni at Allen Fieldhouse on April 22 at 3 p.m. A $5 registration is required and events run at the Horessi Family Athletics Center starting 7 p.m. The Junior Greek Council and Interfraternity Council sponsor to raise funds for the House that Greeks Built for a Hab itat for Humanity home this fall.
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Kansas University
Jayhawks
Horessi Family
NCAA
Junior Greek Council
Panhellenic Assn
Interfraternity Council
Habitat For Humanity
Allen Fieldhouse
Lecompton Grabs Grant to Shape Flood Hazard Plan
Lecompton secures a 12800 grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing to develop flood-hazard mitigation as part of its community development program, with 5000 in matching funds. Disaster declarations in 1993 and 1998 drive the effort to protect buildings, manufactured homes and NFIP insured structures.
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Lecompton
Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
KU student Matt Haug sweeps three major fellowships
Matt Haug, a Kansas University student, earned the Mellon, National Science Foundation and Javits fellowships, a rare triple achievement hailed by mentors. He chose the Javits fellowship to pursue graduate study at Cornell University while taking a year off after finishing KU with a 4.0 GPA in mathematics and philosophy.
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Matt Haug
Mellon
National Science Foundation
Jacob K. Javits
Kansas University
Haug
Aristotle
Isaac Newton
Mary Klayder
Javits
New York
Cornell University
Nick Krug
Journal-World Photo
Matthew Haug
Topeka
Therapy horses aid youths at Serenata Farms program
Five Capital City School students in Topeka work with 1,000-pound horses at Serenata Farms in Big Springs to build responsibility and self confidence. Washburn researchers plan an empirical efficacy report, noting initial drops in depression and promising results from bonding with horses.
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Bic Springs
Amber Bullard
Cameo
Amber
Capital City School
Topeka
Serenata Farms
Big Springs
Megan Taylor
Capital City
Taylor
Washburn University
Pamelyn MacDonald
Washburn
MacDonald
Oskaloosa
Sherry Meier
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photos
Todd Armstrong
Terel
Windom
Kansas census adjustment shifts power across counties
Kansas remains poised to adjust federal 2000 census figures to reflect transient residents such as military personnel and college students. The move, led by Secretary of State Ron Thornburgh and Senate Redistricting Chair David Adkins, could redraw House and Senate districts by shifting population from cities like Lawrence and Manhattan to Johnson County and rural counties, with costs estimated around 460000 dollars.
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Topeka
U.S. Census Bureau
Kansas
Secretary of State
Senate
Lawrence
Manhattan
Johnson County
Alaska
David Adkins
Rleawood
Ron Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Riley County
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