Deaths obituary policy notice
Journal World states obituary submissions run as provided by funeral homes or families. For information about running obituaries, call 832-7151.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 2014
Page
2
Journal World states obituary submissions run as provided by funeral homes or families. For information about running obituaries, call 832-7151.
Frances Wetherbee Alexander, aged 92, will have funeral services at 6 pm on Monday, August 25, 2014. The services are planned at Warren-McElwain Mortuary Eudora Chapel with relatives and friends invited to attend.
Yvette Michele Cook, 54, of Highland, died August 19, 2014. Survivors include brother Greg Cruse and sister Rebecca Cruse. Memorial services for John E. Starkey, known as Jack, will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary after his death on August 21, 2014.
Federal officials say seventy five horses died at a Scott City corral after moving 1493 mares from open pasture. Causes include old age and stress from crowding and feed changes. Horses aged 19 to 20 euthanized or died. BLM adjusted care but kept horses in place.
Gary Ridgell 45 of Waltham Massachusetts received a five year prison term after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and harboring an illegal immigrant in a case involving nine massage parlors used as fronts for sex acts. His wife Yan Zhang in Wichita was given five years probation.
City commissioners meet at 6:35 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall located at Sixth and Massachusetts. Channel 25 will air coverage. Documents are available online at lawrenceks.org. A 900-unit apartment complex is on the agenda for debate.
Lawrence officials will review a preliminary development plan for a 78 acre site at 251 Queens Road in northwest Lawrence proposing a 900 unit apartment complex. The item sets the stage for permits and future approvals by the city commission.
The Links development near Rock Chalk Park east of Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway shifts from a nine-hole golf course to trails and open space. Phase one will include about 600 apartments, with commissioners having approved earlier forms but construction delayed by economic conditions. developers aim to break ground later this year if approved.
City acknowledges National Preparedness Month and introduces Sustainability Coordinators for Fayetteville Arkansas and Columbia Missouri. Consent items include approval of June meeting minutes and all claims. Actions cover bids, ordinances on traffic and alcohol at events, blight abatement resolutions, rezoning Bauer Farm land, NRA hearing for 9 Del Lofts, and a PDP for The Links at Lawrence apartment complex.
Spokesman Milburn attacks an economic plan claimed to hurt struggling Kansans, while Davis counters it does not raise taxes on any individual. The 2012 and 2013 Brownback tax bills phase in income tax cuts and cap itemized deductions, with memo estimates showing net tax increases totaling hundreds of millions by 2019. Source highlights include figures for a $10,000 earner and a $200,000-plus couple, and warns that reversing changes could keep Brownback cuts in place, risking education and services amid a looming budget shortfall. Peter Hancock, contact info included.
The Lawrence Journal World provides contact lines for editors Julie Wright and Tom Keegan, newsroom email options, and delivery billing questions. It lists publishing address, phone numbers, postal service details, and a postmaster address for changes.
Dow up 38.27 to 17,001.22 while S P 500 slips to 1,988.40. Treasuries show the 30 year at 3.16 percent. Commodities move with corn down 2 cents to 3 71, soybeans at 10 42, wheat 6 33, oil 31 cents higher to 93 65, gold up 4 90 to 1 278 60, silver and platinum dip.
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