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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 2012
Page
2
The Journal-World outlines obituary submission details including the contact number 832-7151 for running obituaries. It notes obituaries are printed as submitted by funeral homes or families, reflecting the paper's policy on funeral notices.
Frances M Drummond aged 91 of St Joseph Missouri will have services at 10 AM Monday at Meierhoffer Funeral Home and Crematory following her death on August 9 2012. The obituary notes the families online memorial at Meierhoffer.
Mary C Hanrahan, 92, of Topeka died August 10 2012 at her home. She was a registered nurse who worked at VA Hospital and Memorial Hospital Topeka and retired in 1982. She donated her body to KU School of Medicine and had a large family and many affiliations. Memorial services and a Mass were planned with memorials to Grace Hospice.
Carmencita Valcour of Sun City Arizona died June 28 2012 in Kansas City Kansas. She was cremated and a private burial will be held later at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Aidan Wallsmith, nine, lives with Tourette syndrome and inspired by his mother Kay McCune, set up Aidan's Wish For A Cure. He surpassed $50 and $300 goals in hours, raising $1,115 for the Tourette Syndrome Association. Plans a fall Trek for Tourette from Baldwin City to Lawrence.
Health writer Karrey Britt can be reached at 832-7190 and serves as editor of WellCommons.com. She maintains a presence on Twitter at WellCommons.
Douglas County Judge Peggy Kittel granted Jose Fernandez-Torres a new trial after determining cumulative errors in the 2010 conviction for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The ruling cited flawed mother testimony, an outdated burden of proof instruction, and an improper closing argument. The defendant, held since the 2010 verdict, faced 25 years to life if retried.
Miller and Stewart testified for over two hours about a startling incident at a store parking lot. Adolfo Gomez allegedly tied two children to a Suburban with no license plates, while Deborah Gomez faced questions as officers recovered the scene and the restrained kids. The 7-year-old girl requested to be bound, saying she hit her siblings and asked to be blindfolded. The 5-year-old boy, found with a soiled diaper and no shoes, provided the sergeant with details as officers intervened.
Lawrence police testified about Adolfo Gomez restraining a 7-year-old girl in a vehicle as his three older children watched. Officers described urine bottles and a rotting odor inside the vehicle, a pocket knife found, and a razor blade outside. Gomez and Deborah Gomez remain jailed on $50,000 bond as prosecutors prepare for a Tuesday hearing to decide on trial.
Kansas faces extreme drought driving forage shortages for livestock. Wildfires, water restrictions, crop losses, and ethanol plant shutdowns strain producers. Jerry McReynolds warns higher costs will reach supermarkets as the drought lingers, while the state offers drought information online. State climatologist Mary Knapp says recovery may take years.
The Lawrence Journal-World lists ad contact numbers 832 2222 for classifieds and 832 6307 for sales and marketing. Story ideas can be emailed to ljworld.com, with postmaster details for address changes sent to P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 0888.
The fragment shows a score for Friday's Kansas 2by2 game with Red leading 9 to 18 and White trailing 5 to 10. No additional context or details about teams, location, or events are provided.
The report notes the EU men's basketball team touring Paris and Versailles. A reader poll shows 63 percent yes, 32 percent no, and 4 percent not yet with results hosted on LJWorld.com inviting more votes.
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