Winter storm coats southeast with ice and power outages
A New Year storm knocked down power lines and disrupted travel across southeast Kansas then shifted away as bitter wind chills threatened to worsen outages. KG&E restored most of the 5,000 customers affected in Pittsburg and Fort Scott, while shelters opened for those heat losses.
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National Weather Service
Kansas
United States
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Kg&e
Don Hill
Hill
Red Cross
Pitts
Apphotns
Robert Castellani
Public Works
Frontenac
Deaths in Tonganoxie and Topeka Obituaries
Obituaries list Donna Ruth DeHoff 72 of Tonganoxie with services at First Congregational Church and burial at Maple Grove Cemetery plus mention of her nursing career and community work. Richard C Feaker 78 of Topeka to be cremated with services at Brennan-Athena Funeral Home and survivor details. Edward J. Korb 89 of Tonganoxie to be buried at Hubbell Hill Cemetery after services at United Methodist Church. multiple survivors and community ties noted.
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Tonganoxie
Donna Ruth DeHoff
First Congregational Church
Maple Grove
Eastern Star
DeHoff
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
William
Irene Cox Denholm
Rinda
Order of the Eastern Star
P.E.O
Tonganolle
Lawrence Shrine Club
Kansas Nurses Assa
Lloyd L. DeHoff
David W. DeHoff
Arlington
Tex
William D. Denholm
Manhattan
Harold T. Denholm
Byron E. Denholm
Hemet
Calif
Wilma Gillespie
Leavenworth
Barbara Greer-Slutter
Wichita
Quisenberry Funeral Home
Feaker
U.S. Army
Topeka
Kansas
Residents press sewer district creation near Highway 40
Property owners have filed petitions with the county public works department to create Baldwin Creek Sewer District Nos. 1 and 2 and to enlarge Yankee Tank Sewer District No. 3. The Baldwin Creek No. 1 area lies north of U.S. Highway 40 just east of the South Lawrence Trafficway. Baldwin Creek No. 2 lies north of Highway 40 between East 1000 Road and East 1050 Road. Yankee Tank enlargement area sits north of Highway 40 and west of East 1000 Road.
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County Public Works Department
Baldwin Creek
Yankee Tank
Baldwin Creek No. 1
South Lawrence
East 1000 Road
East 1050 Road
Wakarusa Drive
County backs sewer benefit district financing plan
After pressure from developers, Douglas County commissioners reaffirmed their interim role as banker for sewer benefit districts. The districts collect funds from landowners to finance improvements with bond issuance by the county and later assessments with interest. Despite initial doubts, attorneys and engineers argued annexing undeveloped land would be costlier for landowners.
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Douglas County
Tom Tau
Dean Nieder
County business items include licenses and easement deals
Consider approval of an occupational license for Little Reno Ine and approval of an easement and maintenance obligation for a driveway at 2704 Century Dr owned by John and Michelle Crawford. Also review a proposal to cut the speed limit on County Road 1061 and seek proposals for a design contract for a new Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds building, while rejecting payroll and accounting software proposals.
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John
Michelle
Crawford
North 1200 Road
Worth 1300 Road
Douglas County
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Karla Norstrom
Salina
San Diego
Tim Rogers
Airport Authority
Baltimore
United Express
U.S. Airways Express
Denver
Rogers
Brett Degand
Richard C, Feaker
Ber
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Edward J. Korb
Ously
Journal-World
Lawrence
Alvamar Country Club
Jayhawk
Raesas
Visiting Nurses Association
Consignment Boutique
TeltMareca
Beem Oka
Liz Claiborne
Gap
Carole Little
Telco
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Louisiana
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