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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 2016
Page
2
obituary information directs readers to contact 832 7151 for running obituaries. It states obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or families.
Cecile L H Clare aged 90 of Lawrence died February 3 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Services are pending at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home and Crematory with condolences online at rumsey yost.com.
Graveside services for GW Langston 86 of Lawrence are set for 11 am Friday February 5 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery Visitation is Thursday at 67 from Rumsey Yost.
Mary Alice Rollins, 90, of Eudora, died Wednesday. Services pending with Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, with details to be announced. More information at rumsey-yost.com.
Lawmakers clash over changing the Kansas Supreme Court nominating panel from attorney selected to governor appointed. Supporters say current system is undemocratic and skewed to lawyers. opponents warn of politicizing the judiciary. Governor Brownback pushes amendment. Chief Justice Nuss defends merit system. votes split along party lines with substantial minority backing change.
TOPERA The Kansas Senate approved a bill to ease penalties for first and second time marijuana possession. The 38 to 1 tally would set six months in jail and a $1,000 fine for a first offense, and remove felony status for a second conviction. The measure moves to the House. one senator, David Haley, opposed, proposing a $50 fine for all first and subsequent offenses, but his amendment failed 31 to 5.
Foot traffic counts at 22 locations near University of Kansas and downtown reveal daily, monthly, and yearly projections for bicyclists and pedestrians. Kasold Drive 14th Street area projects just 51 daily users, while Harvard Road rises to 125. The data inform planned reconstruction options offering bike lanes with a buffer and potential roundabout.
Kansas shows 0.4 percent growth today, slower than the national 0.6 percent. By 2064, over 80 percent may live in metropolitan areas as migration shifts erode rural medical services and potential political representation. Experts warn about shrinking youth and aging residents, with rural counties hardest hit.
The Lawrence Journal World lists general manager Scott Stanford and staff contacts for departments including arts government and obituaries. It provides phone numbers for circulation delivery and a toll free line, notes publication as The World Company, and includes postmaster and APA alliance membership.
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