Early voting draws voter surge in Douglas County primary
Douglas County Court house opens briefly for advance voting as 681 residents cast ballots since July 17. Clerk Patty Jaimes notes 451 voted in person, three booths on the second floor. Voting runs 8 am to 5 pm today and Friday, 10 am to noon Saturday, with a noon Monday cutoff. Polls statewide projected 47 percent turnout for Tuesday’s primary featuring two U.S. Senate seats. Douglas County voters total 46,522 with 16,521 Republicans and 13,419 Democrats.
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Douglas County
Patty Jaimes
U.S. Senate
Jaimes
County Commission
Ron Thornburgh
Reform Party
Volunteer to educate Bosnians in Lawrence effort
Lawrence man Erik Kilgren traveled to Bosnia July 1 to 16 as part of a World University Service and Fellowship of Reconciliation delegation to aid Bosnian students. He assisted a hospital neurologist in Bihac and noted ongoing trauma despite a halt in major fighting.
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Vugosavis
Lawrence
Erik Kilgren
Bosnia
Kilgren
World University Service
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Osawatomie State Hospital
Bihac
Bee-hash
Bosnian Students Eye Lawrence Study Opportunities
Erik Kilgren seeks contact at 841-6686 to help Bosnian students study in Lawrence as elections approach in mid-September. Kilgren notes war fatigue and rebuilding challenges while educational aid is scarce amid NATO pullout fears and hopes for future leaders.
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Lawrence
Erik Kilgren
Kilgren
Bosnia
al Gore
U.S
NATO
Ostrich Farm Opens With 94 Birds Near Osage Beach
Doc and Bev Nehmer raise ostriches in Missouri as a growing venture offering lean meat and byproducts. They plan to add about 300 chicks this summer, noting high egg production and easy adaptation to extreme weather, while emphasizing cooperative farming and natural rearing practices.
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Osage Beach Mo
Doc
Bev Nehmer
Bev
Osage Beach
Nehmers
Missourian
Missouri
Canada
Jury awards neighbors $12,100 in hog odor nuisance case
Thirteen neighbors near C B Showalter's hog lot sought $6.5 million in Reno County court. The jury awarded five plaintiffs a total of $12,100 for nuisance from about 2,000 hogs. Eight others received nothing. Showalter praised the verdict as a reasonable check on outsized claims. The plaintiffs plan a public nuisance case on groundwater and seek a judge ruling.
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C.B. Showalter
Reno
David Gustafson
Gustafson
Gene Yoder
Yoder
Showalter
Haven
Stan Hill
Hutchinson
Hill
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Jeff Kennedy
Wichita
Kennedy
Hearing Date Set in KU Fraud Case
A hearing to decide if the case against Theresa Mercer, a former Kansas University employee, should be dismissed for forgery involving 39 000 dollars from KU pharmacology and toxicology accounts between 1988 and 1991 was scheduled for August 28. Mercer, 53, Lenexa, is charged with forging checks while allegedly concealing the crime. prosecutors say the endowment funds financed research, scholarships, and awards.
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Kansas University
Theresa Mercer
Lenexa
Kansas
Mercer
Ku’s
Pharmacology and Toxicology Department
Department
Pharmacology and Toxicology Endowment
Estherville Daily News Editor Posts Change at Sentinel
Ron Menendez publisher of Estherville Daily News will share duties with Welch until a replacement is named. Ogden Newspapers Inc owns both the Sentinel and the Estherville Daily News and is expanding by acquiring magazines and insurance assets.
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