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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2012
Page
2
Lubomyra O Palij, 89, of Lawrence, died Friday January 6 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Services are announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home with details to follow.
Graveside service for Maria Lolita Dolores Valdez Wells, 88, Lawrence, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Mt Calvary Cemetery in Lawrence. She died Wednesday January 4, 2012, at Midland Care in Topeka. Friends may call at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. with visitation 1 to 2 p.m.
Willa Floyd Oswalt 81 of Davenport died January 5 2012 at Bickford Cottage Private family services will be held Runge Mortuary handling arrangements Born February 6 1930 in Hutchinson Kansas she was a photo journalist for 30 years at newspapers in Hutchinson Clarksburg Oceanside Burlington Davenport Moline and Longboat Key Later she worked 11 years for Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court as manager of minutes and records Survived by sons Mike Romkey Robbin Voice Kurt Romkey Melissa Boisen Linda Alexander and eight grandchildren Brothers Stewart Kermit and Gale Oswalt preceded her in death.
Harold H Heinrich 80 of Alachua Florida died peacefully at home December 12 2011 with wife Sandy at his bedside He lived in Gainesville area since 1988 retired from Alachua County Jail Classification in 2003 Born June 4 1931 in Vinland Kansas He served in the Navy during the Korean conflict and married Marlene Underwood in 1952 later marrying Sandy Billingsley He was a recovery advocate and Trinity UMC Gainesville lay speaker Survived by wife three daughters two sons fifteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren A memorial service January 18 2012 at Trinity UMC Gainesville Memorial gifts may go to The Harold Heinrich Memorial at Trinity UMC Vinland KS service planned in late spring
The session centers on funding for welfare and Medicaid management, with Brownback proposing long-term care reforms and a leaner tax plan. Advocates push to restore cuts, citing wait lists and rising balances. Lawmakers also redraw districts to reflect population shifts, with Douglas County under scrutiny in Lawrence’s districting.
Road work will close North Perimeter Road and East 23rd Street Frontage Road through construction for Bowersock Mills project and water and sewer line replacements. Detours use North Second and Locust. Completion dates vary from June to late 2012 with moving and intermittent lane closures on I-70 I-435 US 59 and US 69 corridors.
The great-grandchildren of a Tulsa detective plan an auction of two weapons tied to Bonnie and Clyde. A .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun and an 1897 Winchester 12 gauge shotgun, seized from the Joplin hideout in 1933, have sat in a Springfield police museum before the family hopes the items attract crime history enthusiasts.
An auctioneer handles a January 21 sale of weapons once linked to Tulsa detective Mark Lairmore’s descendants. A great grandson says the family wishes to pass the firearms to collectors who value their antique gun history. Police history ties and authentication questions surround the items, with no minimum bid announced.
Gov Sam Brownback paused in Oklahoma City en route to Texas for the Cotton Bowl to meet with Sand Ridge and Chesapeake leaders. The discussion focused on hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from shale. Environmentalists question safety while Brownback aims to ease more fracking activity in Kansas.
Kansas voters weigh in on 2012 challenges for Governor Sam Brownback. Options include outsourcing Medicaid funding for schools pension overhaul and tax cuts with a prompt to visit LJWorld.com to cast a vote.
Lawrence Journal World publication and contact information. Lists newsroom sections including Local news City government Courts and crime Kansas University Lawrence schools Consumer affairs Sports Arts and entertainment Obituaries Health Transportation and photo reprints. Provides mailing and telephone details for readers and postmaster address.
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