County sets public hearings for new fire districts
Douglas County Commission adopted preliminary resolutions creating new fire districts in Palmyra and Willow Springs Townships after township boards requested relinquishing control. Public hearings are scheduled for May 14. Assistant fire chief Clint Hornberger cited streamlined management and a governing body focused on each department. The board also extended a countywide burn loan to April 30 and approved a conditional use permit review for Hamms Eudora Quarry No.68.
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Maddox Led Delta Force Interrogations in Tikrit Hunt
The article profiles Maddox a former infantryman turned interrogator and linguist who served eight post 9 11 tours including in Iraq Afghanistan and Europe. He conducted 2700 plus interrogations and worked with a Delta Force unit in Tikrit seeking Saddam Hussein’s network while earning the Legion of Merit and other awards. He later published Mission Black List 1 and plans a film. he now works as a civilian DoD interrogator.
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Kansas University School of Business
Maddox
Delta Force
Tikrit
U.S
Iraq
Hussein
Mohammed Ibrahim
Ibrahim
The
Delta
U.S. Army
Afghanistan
South America
Southeast Asia
Europe
Defense Intelligence Agency
National Intelligence
Saddam Hussein
Department of Defense
St Patrick's green line dispute stirs Tonganoxie parade
Wire-line paint dispute over a green Fourth Street stripe during Tonganoxie St Patrick's Parade drew police attention and community backlash. City says code violation requires alternative materials. a protest line appeared nearby. Conrad defends tradition and calls for unity amid turnover and planning needs.
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Conrad
Fourth Street
John McCaffrey
Nathan McCommon
Church
Green Streets
Jim McCaffrey
St. Patrick’s
Distinguished professors host panel on freedom and social media
Kansas universities will host a panel on academic freedom and social media at the Kansas Union on April 27 from 1 to 5 PM in Alderson Auditorium. Panelists include Kansas State University distinguished professor Phil Nel KU law professor Richard Levy KU public affairs professor Charles Epp and KU Provost Jeff Vitter. The discussion follows criticism of the regents social media policy adopted after an anti NRA tweet by KU professor David Guth. The event is free and open to the public.
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Kansas State University
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Alderson Auditorium
Join Council of Kansas
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K-State
Wichita State University
Richard de George
University of Kansas
David Krakauer
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Institute For Discovery
Center
Mabel Rice
Fred and
Virginia Merrill
Merrill Advanced Studies
Lisa Wolf-Wendel
Department of Educational Leadership and
Sara Thomas Rosen
Emergency communicators honored in Douglas County ceremony
Anthony Foster, a Douglas County Emergency Communications officer, named 2013 Telecommunicator of the Year at the Douglas County Commissioners meeting. Over 50 people attended as Foster and others were honored for lifesaving, unit citation, and public safety service.
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Anthony Foster
Douglas County Emergency Communications
Foster
Emergency Communications Department
Douglas County Commissioners Meeting
Douglas County
Scott Ruf
Ruf
Ken McGovern
Zachary Towns
Towns
Lori Alexander
Edna Brubaker
Darren Johnson
Timothy Reisbig
Andrew Miller
Kate Haehl
Public Safety
Steven Zarnowiec
Lawrence Police Department
Gary Bunting
Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Bill Stark
Lawrence- Douglas County
Local team wins Ranger Competition in 2014 Best Ranger
A two man military team with a Lawrence native won the 2014 David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition as announced by officials from the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade.
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Lawrence
David E. Grange Jr
Fort Benning hosts 25th Infantry Division team win
The 25th Infantry Division led by 2nd Lts. John Bergman of Lawrence and Michael Rose of Roswell claimed top honors after obstacles, spot jump, and buddy run in a 60 hour endurance event at Fort Benning. Fifty teams entered, 18 eliminated for medical reasons over three days.
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25Th Infantry Division
John Bergman
Lawrence
Michael Rose
Roswell
Fort Benning
Professor Diaz Moore departure at KU opens replacement process
Diaz Moore will leave the KU School of Architecture to begin at the University of Utah August 1, pending approval by University President Pershing and the University Board of Trustees. Six remaining board members will appoint a replacement for the unexpired term. John Gaunt praised Moore for eight years of contributions and graduate program development.
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Diaz Moore
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
David Pershing
University Board of Trustees
John Gaunt
KU School of Architecture
Keith
Births and Names Registered in Ottawa and Nearby Areas
Melissa Strahle a boy born in Ottawa on Wednesday. Shawn and Elizabeth Tiemann Lawrence welcomed a girl on Wednesday. Lenzi Mills and Levi Masqua McLouth welcomed a boy on Wednesday. Tevaune Brown and Walter Nicholson Olathe welcomed a girl on Wednesday.
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Melissa Strahle
Ottawa
Shawn and
Elizabeth Tiemann
Lawrence
Lenzi Mills
Levi Masqua
McLouth
Tevaune Brown
Walter Nicholson
Olathe
Journal World error policy note
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