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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2014
Page
2
The Journal-World states obituary submissions are accepted from funeral homes or families and provides a contact phone number 832-7151 for information on running obituaries.
Max Meyer 80 died April 20 2014. Funeral at 3 p.m. April 26 2014 at St Martin Lutheran Church KCKS with visitation from 1 to 3 p.m. at the church. Online tribute at quisenberrysh com.
Tony Francisco Olson, 47, of Lawrence, died April 22, 2014 at LMH. Services are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary.
Topeka pilot 2nd Lt Verne L Gibb died in 1945 when his C 47B Skytrain went down on a Burma India flight after World War II. Remains found decades later and identified by DNA were buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery amid honors from family and military leaders.
An 18-year-old from Yuma Arizona will be tried as an adult after waiving preliminary hearing in Douglas County District Court. He is charged with 12 counts including six rapes, sodomy, battery and kidnapping in incidents from 2011 to 2013 involving three teenagers. The trial date has not been set as DOJ updates juvenile case. He has been jailed since November on a 150000 dollar bond.
Lawrence man Jacob Lee Gillihan, 26, pleaded no contest to two counts of felony marijuana distribution and was sentenced by District Judge Paula Martin to 28 months in prison. He also must pay 360 in restitution. Gillihan was arrested Dec. 4 at his home, with offenses tied to January and February 2013 during staged marijuana purchases.
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a school finance bill repealing tenure for public school teachers with three or more years of service. KNEA officials warn the change may be unconstitutional for those already with tenure, while lawmakers cite local control and improved student outcomes as key aims.
The street newspaper Change of Heart grew from a four page pamphlet with 300 copies to a larger, occasionally color publication serving Lawrence Douglas County. It supports homeless writers and vendors who donate a dollar per copy, with 25 cents going to the paper and $20 per submission paid. The project earned national awards and local grants, while remaining Kansas’s only street newspaper.
Lawrence Kansas daily newsroom directory lists editors Tom Keegan Ann Gardner and circulation chief Mike Countryman with contact numbers and emails for desk and classified advertising at ljworld.com. It provides office lines for the News Center at 645 New Hampshire Street and standard staff roles.
Contact information and hours for newspaper delivery inquiries. The World Company publishes the Lawrence Journal-World from Sixth and New Hampshire in Lawrence Kansas. Main office phone numbers include 843-1000 and toll free 800 578 8748. Address changes go to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 0888. Social links Facebook and Twitter listed.
Thursday markets show minor shifts in equities and commodities. S&P 500 at 4148.34 with a 3.22 point gain. 30-year Treasury yield at 3.46 percent. Corn fell 2.25 cents to 5.07 dollars. soybeans up 5.25 cents to 14.70. Wheat at 7.60 dollars. Oil rose 50 cents to 101.94.
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