Cans for the Community Celebrates Milestone Donation
The group invites the public to a 6 to 8 p m Saturday event at Replay Lounge in mass for a 1000 donation to Visiting Nurses Association raising total area giving to 100000 since 2005. Volunteers have collected over 7 million cans from businesses campuses and events including Kansas University football games and operate 11 blue drop-off bins.
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Visiting Nurses Association
Kansas University
Thecommunity.org
Woman given two life terms for Topeka murders
Dana Chandler of Duncan Oklahoma received consecutive life sentences for the 2002 shootings that killed ex husband Mike Sisco and his fiancée Karen Harkness as they slept in their Topeka home. Convicted of two counts of premeditated murder after prosecutors said Sisco planned to marry Harkness. Chandler acted as her own attorney at sentencing and was denied a new trial.
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Topeka
Oklahoma
Dana Chandler
Duncan
Okla
Mike Sisco
Karen Harkness
Chandler
Sisco
Harkness
Shelter move signals new era for Lawrence homeless services
Lawrence shelter case manager Brian Blevins eyes a bigger facility near the Douglas County Jail as the city moves the Once-homeless program forward. The Journal-World notes the long effort to replace the current 214 West 10th Street site and Blevins’s personal journey from homelessness to recovery and service, highlighting improved housing pathways for residents.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
Brian Blevins
Douglas County
W. 10Th St
The
Journal-World
Chat
Blevins
Himself
Basehor Settles with Fired City Official for 200000
Basehor City Council approved a 200000 settlement for former City Administrator Mark Loughry after a surprise firing sparked political turmoil. The agreement includes a public apology and an investigation note by the current council and the independent auditor.
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Basehor
Mark Loughry
Travis Miles
Loughry
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By Matt Erickson
Merickson
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Kaw Valley Hearing
Oticon Agil Hearing Aids
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Suite B
Kawvalleyhearing.com
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