Deaths Dorothy L Wood Stewart
Memorial services for Dorothy L Wood Stewart 74 of Overland Park will be held at Village Presbyterian Church Prairie Village at 2 p.m. Saturday. She died Sunday Aug 7 20H after battling cancer and is the mother of Aimee Stewart of Lawrence.
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Dorothy L. Wood Stewart
Overland Park
Village Presbyterian Church
Mission Road
Prairie
Village
Stewart
Aimee Stewart
Lawrence
Burke Michael Robert Funeral Services Held in Baldwin City
Funeral services for Michael Robert Burke aged 58 of Baldwin City are set for 10 30 a m Saturday at Lamb Roberts Funeral Home 712 Ninth Street Baldwin City followed by cremation He died Sunday August 7 2011 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Friends may call Friday from 1 to 6 p m with a 6 to 7 p m family receiving time at the funeral home
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Michael Robert Burke
Baldwin City
Lamb Roberts
Ninth St
Burke
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Brubaker, William C. Bill age 59 obituary notice
William C. Bill Brubaker 59 of Lawrence died Wednesday August 10 2011. Services and burial arrangements will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. He was a resident of Lawrence.
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William C
Bill” Brubaker
Lawrence
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Baldwin Dorothy M. dies. Clinton graveside service planned
Dorothy M. Baldwin 81 of Clinton died Tuesday August 9 2011 at home. Graveside services will be 11 a m Friday at Clinton Cemetery officiated by Rev Don Ogden. She was born March 29 1930 near Eudora daughter of Ralph and Ethel Westerhouse Wotan. She worked as Douglas County election clerk and earlier in Rustys IGA meat dept. Surviving son Jim Baldwin wife Jerrie Clinton grandsons Loren and Donald Baldwin sister Lela Morley. Memorials to Visiting Nurses care of Rumsey Yost Funeral Home 601 Ind Lawrence KS 66044.
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Dorothy M. Baldwin
Clinton
Clinton Cemetery
Don Ogden
Baldwin
Hesper
Eudora
Ralph and
Ethel Westerhouse Wotan
Eudora High School
Douglas County
Rusty’s
IGA
Moreland Baldwin
Joyce Lindsey
Vernon Votan
Eva Lancaster
Jim Baldwin
Jerrie Clinton
Loren
Donald Baldwin
Lela Morley
Rumsey Yost Funeral
Ind
Lawrence
Rumsey-Yost.com
Smock services set for Levi J. Smock
Funeral for 15 year old Levi J. Smock of Grantville is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Perry American Legion with burial at Buster Cemetery. Levi died Aug 8 2011 at home after being born Jan 15 1996 in Lawrence. He was a Perry Lecompton High School sophomore and active in football wrestling and baseball. Survivors include his parents two brothers two sisters and several step relatives. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Perry American Legion. Memorials to Barnett Family Funeral Home.
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Grantville
Perry American Legion
Buster Cemetery
Perry
Lawrence
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Deanna Marien Pattison
Levi
Perry-Lecompton High School
Christian Calvary Motorcycle Ministries
CCMM
Perry-Lecompton
Elizabeth Marie Smock
Cody
Logan Pattison
Janie Pattison
Shelby Smock
Jonathan
Joshua Renneberg
Autumn Renneberg
Perry Place
Barnett Family Funeral Home
P.O. Box
Oskaloosa
County Commission OKs city annexation of property
The Douglas County Commission approved a 67 acre rural property annexation on Lawrence's northwest edge 2-1 with Nancy Thellman in opposition. The land will require rezoning before industrial use and the budget was approved with no mill levy increase and an across the board eight percent cost of living raise for county staff.
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Lawrence
Douglas County Commission
Jim Flory
Mike Gaughan
Nancy Thellman
Flory
Gaughan
Thellman
Lawrence Chamber names interim leader
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce appoints Hank Booth as interim president and CEO after Tom Kern departs September 2 for a new role in Steamboat Springs Colorado. Booth, longtime KLWN radio host and current director of government and community affairs, will maintain partnerships and does not seek the permanent post. ilman study
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Hank Booth
Tom Kern
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Hank
Cindy Yulich
Booth
Klwn Radio
Lawrence
Yulich
Fry Urges Clarification On Obamacare Grant at Elephant's Club
Grant Fry pressed Governor Brownback to explain campaign stance versus Obamacare while accepting an early innovator grant to build a health insurance marketplace in Kansas. Brownback reaffirmed constitutional concerns but said the grant could boost competition for consumers, hinting at possible future exchanges. Fry claimed a statewide outreach showed public anger over funding Obamacare, citing Oklahoma’s rejection and warning grassroots backlash if the plan resurfaces.
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Fry
Brownback
The
Elephant’s Club
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas Athletics Officials Convicted in Conspiracy Case
Ben Kirtland and four former Kansas Athletics officials were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. via wire fraud tax obstruction and interstate transportation of stolen property. Kirtland received 57 months, plus $1.29 million restitution and $2 million forfeiture. Prosecutors report $81,025 paid by the others, leaving $1.21 million due. Kirtland has paid nothing in restitution in the criminal case.
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Ben Kirtland
United States
Kansas Athletics Inc
Internal Revenue Service
Kansas Athletics
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Kirtland
School district wellness drive boosts weight loss and participation
Lawrence district launches WorkWell Lawrence with programs across Prairie Park Quail Run and Lawrence High School, tracking attendance and pounds lost. In spring 106 participants shed 960 pounds, last fall 59 lost 500 pounds. district staff, including David Cunningham, cite personal health gains and productivity gains. New plans include monthly workshops, Lunch and Learn sessions with local nutritionists, and Walk Kansas style challenges to keep staff engaged and model healthy behavior for students.
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Lawrence High School
Prairie Park School
Quail Run
Lane
David Cunningham
Cunningham
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Douglas County
Walk Kansas
Sunset Hill
Susan Krumm
Lawrence Journal-World contact and distribution details
The Lawrence Journal-World lists newsroom and editorial contacts including Dennis Anderson and Caroline Trowbridge and provides phone numbers for departments. It notes publication details, redelivery guarantee, and mailing address for post changes.
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Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Poll on healthy lifestyle programs at work and vice presidential pairing
A Kansas poll asks if employers offer health lifestyle programs and surveys views on Sam Brownback as a potential vice presidential candidate with Texas Governor Rick Perry. Respondents split with 60 percent backing the pairing, 17 percent opposing for various reasons, and smaller support.
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Sam Brownback
Texas
Rick Perry
Brownback
Perry
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