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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 2013
Page
2
Journal World outlines obituary policy with contact for running obituaries and notes they are submitted by funeral homes or families of the deceased.
The 77 year old Topeka resident George W Stevens died August 3 2013. A visitation is scheduled Thursday August 8 from 11am to 12pm at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Memorial service for Billy E Spears set for August 10 at the Eagles Lodge with music from 6pm to midnight.
Memorial services for Norma Lucille Osborne 102 of Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday August 8 2013 at Warren McElwain Mortuary with private inurnment at Holton Cemetery in Holton Kansas She died August 4 2013 at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community in Lawrence Norma born December 7 1910 in Bern Kansas was married to Ralph Bliss Osborne in November 1938 Her long career included ownership of the Bern Gazette writing The Little Owl teaching in Bern and later work at KU Watson Library Watkins Museum Kansas Historical Society and Lawrence Arts Center She survived by her son George and two grandchildren Nick Orens Tokyo and Caroline Mayfield Shawnee plus a sister Arleta Fisher Others mourn her passing including relatives The family honors Midland Hospice of Topeka for memorial gifts and invites condolences through Warren McElwain Mortuary and the Lawrence Arts Center reception.
Weather note reports Douglas County remains in a moderate drought per the U.S. Drought Monitor though recent Aug readings show wetter conditions. Some southeast and north central Kansas are normal now, and Lawrence forecasts up to 2.5 inches of rain this week as drought outlook suggests ending the drought this month.
Lawrence police and sheriff teams often pause arrests and withhold details in drug investigations with cases taking months or years to reach federal action. Seizures include cash, guns, and drugs from dwellings in Douglas County, with public records limited until charges or civil seizures emerge. News notes emphasize kept records and investigations’ wait for cooperation or plea deals as cases evolve.
Cromwell proposes city backed leases where monthly payments are lower than typical savings from solar. If a home saves 100 a month, leases may run 80 to 90. Mid America Bank uses panels at Baldwin City to cut electricity by about 400 monthly in summer. The program places ownership with the bank or city and spans 15 years with a buyout option.
Lawrence commissioners made permanent a 25 mph limit on Lincoln Street from North Second to North Seventh, added stop signs at North Fifth, after a temporary order prompted by resident complaints. They also approved a temporary liquor permit for the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championship in South Park on Aug 25 despite public concerns about alcohol use in the park. The vote was unanimous with absent mayor and commissioner.
The Dow fell 93.39 points to 15,518.74, the Nasdaq dropped 21.18 to 3,665.77, and the S&P 500 slipped 9.77 to 1,697.37. Treasuries held steady at 3.73 percent and commodity prices moved lower across corn, soybeans, wheat, oil, gold, silver, and platinum with notable declines in crude and precious metals.
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