Westie ramp champion aids veteran in Alta Vista
Eugene Westerhouse, a longtime Eudora resident and church member, recalls driving 110 miles to Alta Vista in 1978 with a crew to build a wheelchair ramp for an old WWII veteran who needed access to a doctor. He then learned the man preferred a John Deere tractor, desiring mobility and independence as much as medical care.
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Eudora
Eugene Westerhouse
Westerhouse
Alta Vista
KU expands online courses as option for students
Kansas University students increasingly seek online courses to fit work and internship plans. Melanie Kemp, a KU education major, tried an online comparative politics class at Johnson County Community College because KU did not offer it online. She earned a general education credit but felt she learned little.
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Kansas University
KU School of Education
Topeka
Lawrence
Johnson County Community College
Kemp
Kansas agriculture department moves operations from Topeka to Manhattan
The Kansas Department of Agriculture plans to relocate about 160 state employees from Topeka to Manhattan to be near Kansas State University and other ag entities. Administration staff and a lab will stay in Topeka, with ongoing offices for Secretary Rodman in both cities. Some employees face commuting, relocation, or retirement options, drawing mixed public reaction.
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Agriculture
Dale Rodman
Manhattan
Rodman
Kansas State University
Nick Levendofsky
Kansas Farmers Union
Department of Agriculture
Levendofsky
Mary Geiger
KDA
Geiger
Forbes Field
State
Mike Marvin
The
Kansas Organization of State Employees
Marvin
Drown Out Cancer Swim A Thon Aims to Help KU Center
TYGHE NIELSEN a former KU swimmer, organized the Drown Out Cancer Swim A Thon at the Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center to raise funds for the KU Cancer Center and the Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. Nielsen, diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer and liver metastasis, faces grim odds.
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Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Tyghe Nielsen
Kansas University
Ansley Ross
Overland Park
Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center
Nielsen
KU Cancer Center
Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation
Students of history unveil two Lawrence High films at national event
Two documentary films produced by Lawrence High students examine critical turning points in history and will be unveiled at a national event this summer. Page 3A.
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