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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 2007
Page
5
Gov Kathleen Sebelius requests a 71 million package of economic development measures to keep Kansas growth, including using lottery funds for signing bonuses in aviation and bio sciences and establishing rural opportunity offices, with details to follow as the legislature opens.
Lawrence Datebook lists events including a Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department immunization clinic at 200 Maine with flu shots, family and toddler storytimes at Lawrence Public Library, county and city meetings, the North Lawrence Improvement Association, Eudora City Council, Big Brothers Big Sisters meeting, Civil Air Patrol, and Wakarusa Township gathering. Submit items to Datebook via 832-6397 or datebook at ijworld.com.
A 20 year old Leawood man sustained minor injuries after a beating in the 500 block of West 14th Street between 1 45 and 2 15 a m Monday police said A 24 year old Lawrence man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of punching the 18 year old victim after attempting to run him off the road near the Wal Mart lot on Iowa Street The chase began when the victim passed the suspect who was driving slowly on 31st Street The suspect was booked into Douglas County Jail on suspicion of aggravated assault and battery No fire calls were available from the local fire department and the paper notes it does not publish all police reports The births listed include Sadie Smith Tucson Ariz a boy Nick and Marie Taylor Lawrence a boy Sara and Jonathan Templin Lawrence a girl
Ottawa police Capt Randy Allan was misspelled in a Wednesday article. The Thursday paper corrected the caption noting the animals pictured on page 2B were antelope, not sheep.
Eric C Price 26 of Baldwin City died Jan 2 2007 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Services at 4 pm Tuesday at First United Methodist Baldwin City with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. He grew up in Piper, earned a Baker University degree, taught at Louisburg Middle School and coached youth basketball. Survived by wife Danielle, daughter Cydnee, parents Terry and Cynthia, and extended family. Memorials to Eric C Price Memorial Fund care of Lamb Roberts Funeral Home.
Private graveside services are planned for Barbara Ann Elkins 70 of Kansas City Missouri who died January 4 2007 at Kansas City Hospice House. Born February 20 1936 in Topeka she was a registered nurse who worked at several hospitals. She is survived by son James and daughter Kathy both of Lawrence and brother James Fretz of Overland Park. Rumsey Yost Funeral Home handles arrangements. Online condolences available.
James F Lechtenberg 79 of Leawood will be buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery after a 10 am Saturday mass at Church of the Nativity Leawood. He died Tuesday January 2 2007 in Kansas City Missouri. He served in the Navy and owned Lechtenberg Painting Co and J R Construction Co. He married Rose Penick and is survived by two daughters three brothers two sisters five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Friends may call today 5 to 8 pm at the church with a 6 30 pm rosary. Memorials to Emily Silverman Memorial Fund or Memorial Masses.
Five teenage girls allege in Sedgwick County District Court that Campus High School and the Haysville district ignored complaints about shop teacher Matthew Williamson who raped and molested students. Williamson pleaded guilty in April to rape and related charges and serves 13 years.
Funeral services for Othie Eugene Johnson 85 of Eudora will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Clearfield Church in Clearfield with burial at Clearfield Cemetery. He died January 3 2007 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital born October 19 1921 in rural Eudora to Grover and Emma Johnson. He lived in Eudora most of his life worked on his farm for the railroad cut hedge in Lane and Rantoul and at Sunflower Ammunition Plant during World War II later at Kuhn International and hauling gravel. He married Bernice Carpenter on November 13 1943 she died in 1998. Survivors include daughter Beverly Johnson of Eudora son Harold Johnson and wife Barbara of Baldwin two grandchildren a great grandchild and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents three sisters and two brothers. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today at Wilsons Funeral Home in Wellsville. Memorials to Clearfield Church may be sent care of the funeral home.
Graveside services for Louella Mae Claycamp Brunner 66 Baldwin City will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery in Mankato at 2 p.m. Monday. She died January 3, 2007, at her home. She was born September 17, 1939, in Mankato. She worked as a cook in Manhattan and Junction City areas and at McCall's Pattern Co. in Manhattan. She married WK Brunner on June 23, 1968. he died in 1995. Survivors: two daughters Donna Wynn and Lori Smith, a son Richard Brunner, eight grandchildren. Burial follows a viewing at Lamb-Roberts Funeral Home Baldwin City and First Lutheran Church Manhattan. Memorials to Louella Mae Brunner Memorial Fund.
Richard L. Ford III aged 58 of Alpharetta Georgia died at home on Wednesday January 3 2007. He previously resided in Eudora and memorial services are pending and will be announced by Warren McElwain Mortuary Eudora Chapel.
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