New Year Holiday Closures Across Lawrence Services
Government offices in Lawrence will close Tuesday for New Year’s Day, with many area towns following suit. Banks, transit, and many public services suspend operations. parking is free downtown. Recreation centers, libraries, and post delivery services adjust hours or close. Meals on Wheels and senior services have altered schedules.
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Lawrence Motet Singers and Events Schedule
The Lawrence Motet Singers perform at 4 30 p m at St John the Evangelist Church 1229 Vermont Street on Wednesday The program Welcome to Macintosh runs at 7 p m at Signs of Life 722 Mass On Thursday the Lawrence Board of Zoning Appeals meets at 6 30 p m at City Hall located at Sixth and Massachusetts streets
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Lawrence police arrest 21 year old man on rape and battery charges
Lawrence police arrested a 21 year old Lawrence man on rape, battery and criminal restraint charges after a 23 year old Jersey City woman reported distress at a south central apartment complex. She was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. The case was sent to the Douglas County DA. Police also investigated a 36 year old Lawrence man accused of touching a 15 year old girl, and a 16 year old boy and 17 year old girl exchanging explicit images. Further details were not available. A 37 year old Lawrence man allegedly battered a 35 year old woman and a 12 year old boy in North Lawrence. he was arrested and the case sent to the DA. Burglary and theft reports included a 2006 Honda Civic worth $11,000 recovered on Brynwood Court and a Caterpillar skid steer loader with trailer and tractor accessories stolen in the 2100 block of Haskell Avenue. The Journal-World notes it prints select police reports with losses of $1,000 or more and does not identify victims or arrestees until charged.
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Local Couple Names Additions to Families This Friday
Tsoi Fri Casey and Brett Toomay of Lawrence welcome a girl this Friday. Mandi Holder and Charley Hunter of Clearview City announce a Friday birth of a boy. Erin Revenew of Lawrence reports a Friday girl, and Derek and Jackalynn Aldrich of Perry greet a Friday girl.
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Brett Toomay
Lawrence
Mandi Holder
Charley Hunter
Clearview City
Erin Revenew
Iday
Derek and
Jackalynn Aldrich
Perry
Journal-World invites readers to report errors for correction
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors, inviting readers to call 785 832 7154 or email news Ijworld.com to report mistakes.
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Regnier Services Deaths Memorial for Dwight Regnier in Prescott
Memorial services for Dwight E. Regnier 76 of Prescott Arizona will be held at 10 am Monday at Lawrence Wesleyan Church He died December 12 2007 in Prescott after a long illness He was born February 25 1931 in Miltonvale the son of Emile and Bernice Regnier A Marine Corps master sergeant veteran of Korea and Vietnam He survived the Chosan Reservoir Battle in Korea He worked with the State Department with Vietnamese people later with the Seventh Day Adventist Church Survivors include his wife Jeanne a son Bob Ellis a daughter April Sieg wolf and husband Rolf two brothers and many relatives The family suggests memorials to ADRA 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring MD 20904 or www adra org.
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Les
June
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Hannah Ellis
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Samuel T. Petty Funeral in Manhattan with Military Honors
Funeral services for Samuel T. Petty 82 Manhattan will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Chapel with Rev Moon-Hee Chung officiating Burial with military honors follows at Sunrise Cemetery Petty died Thursday Dec 27 2007 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan He served 22 years in the U S Army and was a Vietnam veteran He retired as a staff sergeant He was a longtime resident of Manhattan since 1962 and previously of Lawrence He married Anna B Hockaday in Shellyville Mo on June 29 1957 She died Feb 1 2007 Survived by daughter Sharon Jensen Manhattan half sister Alberta Prater St Louis five grandchildren 12 great grandchildren one great great grandchild and another expected in March The family will receive friends 7 to 8 p m Sunday at the funeral home Memorials to Terry C Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research in care of the funeral home 1616 Poyntz Ave Manhattan KS 66502 Online condolences at www yml funeral home com
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St. Louis
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Lorie Ann Miller
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Paula Davis
Mary Greco
Memorial visitation for Carole Nuss Dorsch in Lawrence
Carole Ellen Nuss Dorsch 63 of Lawrence died Friday December 28 2007. A memorial visitation will be held 4 to 6 pm Wednesday at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home with cremation following. She was born December 10 1944 in Great Bend to Raymond and Elsie Nuss. She earned an AA from St John’s Junior College Winfield and a BS from Valparaiso. She later became a licensed alcohol and drug abuse counselor at Kansas University. Survived by partner Caitlin Matthews son Daxon and wife Elizabeth Winnetka daughter Chane and fiancé Jerome Bisnette brother Morrey Nuss and wife Chris Mayfield Heights sister Una Nuss Durheim and husband Bob Dodge City four grandchildren two nephews four nieces two great nephews nine great nieces and many friends. Preceded in death by her parents. Memorials to Lawrence Humane Society in care of the funeral home.
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Lawrence
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Dorsch
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Great Bend
Raymond and
Elsie Kelpe Nuss
St. John’s Junior College
Winfield
Valparaiso University
Indiana
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Daxon
Elizabeth
Winnetka
Chane
Jerome Bisnette
Concordia
Morrey Nuss
Chris
Mayfield Heights
Ohio
Una Nuss Durheim
Bob
Dodge City
Monique Bell
Marquise
Mariah Rushing
Luke Dorsch
Lawrence Humane Society
Rumsey-Yost.com
Memorial for Robert G. Martin in Lawrence
Private family memorial services for Robert G. Martin 75 of Lawrence will be at a later date. He died December 26 2007 at his home after a Navy career of 24 years and work as a locksmith at Haskell Indian Nations University. He is survived by two daughters Donna Falkenstien and Janet Martin, both of Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Funeral Chapel
Martin
Kansas City
Kan
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Mildred Meredith Martin
Brumley High School
Brumley
U.S. Navy
Haskell Indian Nations University
Angela G. Bisges
John P
Mary Huffman
Donna Falkenstien
Janet Martin
Journal-World obituary policy guidance notes
The Journal-World outlines obituary eligibility for residents and former residents with survivors in the circulation area. It specifies mortuary-supplied information and offers photo submissions. details are available via the paper, by phone at 785 832 7154, or online at www jworld com obituaries.
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Ottawa sisters reunite after year of calls and flight funded by father
Two half sisters, Kendra Penne and Bonita Miller, who share a father and grew up apart in different states, finally met in December after a year of calls and emails. Their father Ken Lucas funded Miller’s flight to Kansas, bringing renewed family ties and plans to stay in touch.
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Kendra Penne
Bonita Miller
Kansas
Florida
Peine
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Rantoul
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