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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 2016
Page
2
Journal-World explains obituary submission rules calling readers to contact 832-7151 for running obituaries. It states obituaries are published as submitted by funeral homes or families and outlines venue and process.
John Darran Johannes aged 52 of Lawrence died at home. Services are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.
Bill Snead 78 of Lawrence died at home Sunday February 14. Services will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary.
Michael L. Scott known as Mike Scott died February 8 2016. Cremation is planned with private family interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Perry. Memorial details are available at Barnett Family Funeral Home website.
The budget conference committee reached a final package after four meetings restoring lines on KU spending, delaying a STAR bond in Wyandotte County, and allowing Gov Brownback to defer a KPERS payment if needed to avoid a negative year end balance. The plan adds raises for corrections staff and funding for Osawatomie State Hospital while deferring major education funding and actions on privatization.
Turnpike leaders and residents in northwest Douglas and southwest Jefferson counties will gather March 3 from 5 30 to 7 30 p m at Heritage Baptist Church 1781 East 800 Road to hear KDOT details on the northern end of the SLT west leg. Kimberly Qualls said the session repeats October materials and aims to answer questions and hear concerns about adding two lanes west of US 59 to I 70 to handle traffic before the east leg opens. No funding is available yet for west leg construction and work would not start soon.
Heritage Baptist Church pastor Scott Hanks warns the SLT west leg redesign would push more traffic onto Highway 40, creating a danger and lower property values. He cites a lack of public notice, urges a March meeting turnout, and favors keeping access from K 10 to Farmers Turnpike while noting tolls and longer detours.
Lawrence residents and at least one business push back against KDOT plans to close the Kasold SLT intersection later this year. A petition and a new savethekasoldcurve website circulate as Metro Planning Organization weighs a meeting at City Hall with KDOT officials present.
KU's Langston Hughes Center lists free upcoming events tied to Black History Month. The lineup includes The Education of Kevin Powell at Budig Hall, a Black Lives Matter talk with Opal Tometi at Lied Center, and An Evening with Black Physicists featuring KU and national science figures at Spooner Hall Commons.
A generic header from the Lawrence Journal World provides contact avenues for departments such as arts and entertainment city government county government courts and crime datebook Kansas University Lawrence schools letters to the editor obituaries photo reprints society sports and postmaster address changes at the Lawrence KS publication.
Readers see Powerball numbers 7 15 18 19 36 with 20 as the Powerball and Mega Friday exposure noted. The brief item hints at upcoming draw details and weekend lottery coverage for Saturday and Friday draws.
David and Delight Diehl of Williamstown announce a boy born Monday. Sarah Johnson and Jeremiah Martin Bond of Lawrence report a girl born Monday. David and Sarah Harper are also noted in the brief item.
In Monday's Journal World, award-winning photographer Bill Snead is reported dead from complications related to lung cancer. He had long fought a rare form of leukemia, with leukemia battles noted as part of his health history.
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