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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2016
Page
2
The Journal-World obituary policy informs readers to call 832-7151 for running obituaries which are submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased. The notice outlines procedures for submissions and emphasizes that obituaries run as provided.
Nina Schmitendorf 95 died February 10 2016 at Brookdale Shawnee Kansas born June 18 1920 near Lyndon daughter of WE Ted and Minnie Hart Schmitendorf attended Lyndon High School worked at Fort Riley during World War II earned a business degree from UC Berkeley in 1951 later worked for Southwestern Bell in Topeka and lived in Basehor and Shawnee since 2011 survived by eight nieces and nephews funeral February 14 at Feltner Funeral Chapel Lyndon burial Lyndon Cemetery memorials to American Cancer Society or Alzheimer's Association.
Services for LouAnn Winchester 58 of Lawrence are pending and will be announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. She died at LMH. rumsey yost dot com
Funeral services for Ruby June DeHoff 93 of Lawrence KS will be held at 10 30 a m Tuesday February 16 2016 at Warren McElwain Mortuary Lawrence Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery She died February 1 2016 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center Born January 25 1923 in McLouth KS she was a daughter of Aaron P and Ruby L Haas She married Clarence J DeHoff September 2 1941 in Tonganoxie KS He preceded her in death Survivors include two sons Jim DeHoff Lawrence John Alan DeHoff Shawnee Mission KS two daughters Linda Ann Ingalls Overland Park KS Becky Lorene Boyd Lenexa KS eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren The family will greet friends 6 8 p m February 1st at Warren McElwain Mortuary In honor of Ruby wear red to the service Memorials may be made to the Nurses Fund at Hillside Village in De Soto KS and sent to Warren McElwain Online condolences at warrenmcelwain com
Floyd Bledsoe testified to a Topeka House committee about his wrongful 1999 murder conviction for Zetta Altmann in Oskaloosa. His brother Tom recanted confessions, some recorded, some not, prompting calls for required interview recordings to aid investigations and prevent misconvictions.
A coalition led by the League of Women Voters and Project Vote sues U S Election Assistance Commission official Brian Newby. The suit argues the January rule requiring citizenship documentation to use the federal voter form in Alabama Georgia and Kansas blocks eligible voters and undermines presidential primary access. The plaintiffs seek an injunction blocking the change and preservation of unobstructed registration rights.
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled the block grant funding approach based on 2014 15 aid levels creates wealth based disparities. It gave lawmakers until June 30 to resolve inequities and warned that the chosen path could affect whether schools reopen in August. Some propose restoring the old capital outlay and local option budget formula, which may satisfy the court.
Senator Laura Kelly proposes using the break to form a special task force to craft a new K-12 funding formula, arguing a template exists from the old system. House and Senate leaders may move up first adjournment to give time for a finance plan this session.
City officials project 5 percent sales tax growth for 2016 but 2015 finished with 4.7 percent. Lawrence trails peers with varying gains and losses while two big-box stores, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Menards, open this year. gasoline prices and broader economy will influence retail spending as Shawnee shows a strong rise due to a street-improvement rate increase.
The Lawrence Journal World is published daily by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kansas. General manager Scott Stanford can be reached at 832-7277 or via sstanford ljworld com. Subscriptions are 832-7199. Postmaster contact: P O Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044-0888.
A brief note references 25 cent and a price of 4.44 for stocks and commodities. The line suggests more market details appear in the USA Today section. No additional entities or events are specified in the fragment.
Ua Tanner Endecott and Echo Craig of Topeka announce the birth of a girl on Thursday. The family requests privacy as they welcome their new daughter.
The Journal-World notes it corrects significant errors brought to editors. Readers may call 785-832-7154 or email news at ljworld.com to report potential errors.
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