Oldsters United for Responsible Service Contact and Dance Info
Two group contacts are Leo Shaw president at 842-8034 and Nancy Shockley vice president at 843-3782. Meetings are weekly dances at Eagles Lodge 1803 W Sixth St from 6 to 9 pm Sundays. Admission is $5 per person with carry-in refreshments. dances feature country-western music and various dance styles. no age limit and singles welcome.
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Leo Shaw
Nancy Shockley
O.U.R.S
Eagles Lodge
W. Sixth St
Last Kansas Missouri rivalry game in regular conference play
On the street, residents discuss the upcoming Kansas versus Missouri men’s basketball regular season finale in the Big 12. Judith Withers, Mollie Pointer share nostalgia for the in-state rivalry and its sports value.
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Kansas
Missouri
Judith Withers
Lawrence
Lawrence woman flees officers after Kohl’s shoplift report
A Lawrence woman fled police after being seen shoplifting at Kohl’s 3240 Iowa St. She ran to Walmart 3300 Iowa, then called 911 claiming a bomb on site to trigger a police response. The call proved false and no bomb was found.
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Lawrence
Kohl’s Department
Iowa
Walmart
Lowa
Hospital births and arrest follow false alarm call
Levi Wilks and Casey Spillman in Lawrence welcomed a girl on Thursday. Steve and Tasha Aldrich reported a boy born Thursday. Police Sgt Trent McKinley said a woman had placed the alarm to evade arrest, but no threat was found and she was later arrested.
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Levi Wilks
Casey Spillman
Lawrence
Steve
Tasha Aldrich
Trent McKinley
McKinley
The
Journal-World
Gas prices dip to $3.57 at multiple stations
The Journal-World reports gas prices as low as 3.57 per gallon at several stations with a hotline 832-7154 for cheaper finds. The notice invites readers to call if they encounter lower prices.
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Journal- World
Journal-World invites readers to report errors
The paper states it corrects significant errors in this space and provides a phone number 785-832-7154 and email news ljworld.com for readers to report corrections.
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Journal-World
Ljworld.com
Kansas House approves bill boosting jobs by cutting benefits
The Kansas House approved House Bill 2638 by 85 to 39, seeking to raise new business activity by delaying unemployment checks when a lump sum separation is paid and by cutting unemployment insurance rates for new employers. Democrats warned it harms the jobless and worsens UI funding. The measure moves to the Senate.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Chamber of Com
Merce
Mike Slattery
D-Mission
Slattery
Marvin Kleeb
Overland Park
Senate
Postal Service to close Kansas Missouri mail centers
The U S Postal Service plans to close two Missouri and seven Kansas mail processing centers, moving work to other facilities and eliminating over 200 positions. Closures target Springfield and Cape Girardeau in Missouri and Hays Salina Dodge City and Hutchinson in Kansas, with transfers to Wichita Kansas City and other sites. The moves come as overall mail volume falls about 20 percent and first class mail drops 25 percent since 2006.
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Kansas City
U.S. Postal Service
Missouri
Kansas
Megan Brennan
Brian Sperry
Postal Service
Denver
Springfield
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Richard Watkins
Hays
Salina
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Wichita
Liberal
Amarillo
Texas
Topeka
Colby Center
North Platte
Neb
Watkins
Nebraska
Sperry
Congress
Jan Manlove
American Postal Workers Union
Manlove
Kansas House passes citizenship proof for voting
Kansas Republicans push a bill requiring Voter registration applicants to prove U.S. citizenship ahead of the election. The measure, approved 81-43, targets first time registrants starting June 15, while Senate GOP partners debate readiness and a $40 million motor-vehicles computer upgrade to store electronic documents. Critics warn of turnout suppression among poor, minority, and elderly voters.
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Topeka
Kansas
U.S
GOP
House
Kris Kobach
Senate
Kobach
State Division of Vehicles
Department of Revenue
Division of Vehicles
Associated Press
Dick Kelsey
Goddard
Jeanine Koranda
Senate OKs doubling fines on K-10
Kansas Senate approves SB 342 to double fines on K-10 between Lawrence and Johnson County and on US 54 in Wichita, amid tragedy from last year’s crash near Eudora that killed Cainan Shutt and Ryan Pittman. The measure, moved to the House 22-18, includes safety corridor signage and potential cable median barriers this summer.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate
Lawrence
Johnson County
Senate
House
Cainan Shutt
Eudora
Wichita
Kansas Department of Transportation
Ryan Pittman
Cainan
Pittman
KDOT
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Oldsters United For Responsible Service
By Alex Garrison
Dillons
W. 23Rd St
Jayhawks
Mollie Pointer
Reagan Taylor
Becky Flax
Kan
Maria Sudekum
John Hanna Ee
Ethics and Elections Committee
Terrie Huntington
Fairway
Huntington
Oks
CABLE
Broadcast
Matt Tait
KU Sports
Pearson Collision
Pilot Club of
Nis
Douglas County Fairgrounds
21St
Harper
Lawrence KS
Pilot Café
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