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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 2012
Page
2
Charles E Cullumber 83 of Baldwin City died January 7 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital arrangements are pending with Rumsey Yost Funeral Home.
Memorial services for Ouita N. Russell age 90 were set for 10:00 a.m. Friday January 13 2012 at Warren McElwain Mortuary. She died December 25 2011 at Medicalodges in Eudora. Online condolences may be sent through Warren McElwain's website.
Funeral services for Mary Jo Elston 77 of Lawrence will be 2 PM Wednesday at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home with Terry Jacobsen officiating Interment follows at Oak Hill Cemetery She died Sunday January 8 2012 at her home She was born February 27 1934 in Reading Kansas to Lewis Myron and Mabel Nona Workman Brittain
Lawrence landlords criticized the proposed rental registration changes as targeting a small group while excluding multifamily zones like the Oread neighborhood. The plan would require absentee owners to appoint local resident agents, impose higher fines, and allow revocation or probation of licenses for code violations, with penalties for tenants as well. City commissioners meet at 6:35 p.m. at City Hall.
The Tonganoxie City Council approved a month by month contract for Mike Yanez as interim city administrator beginning this spring. He will be paid 6500 dollars per month for 30 hours weekly with no benefits. The council also capped Art Davis Group Inc. expenses at 4000 dollars as they search for a permanent replacement, targeting a new administrator by April 30.
Lecompton City Council member Jimmy Wilkins announces his bid for another term. The incumbent emphasizes continued local services and city projects while outlining priorities for public safety streets and zoning during his campaign.
Wilkins 40, Republican and senior city maintenance worker, filed Monday at the Douglas County Courthouse to run again for the five member council serving a 666 resident community northwest of Lawrence. Filing closes Jan 24. election April 3. Also up are Christy Mallonee and Jennifer Smith. neither filed. Council pays $30 per meeting. meets twice monthly. filing fee $1. Other note: Schmidt, a Republican, pushes child safety bills and lifetime electronic monitoring for certain violent offenders, urging court orders to bar contact with victims.
A 20-year-old Leavenworth woman, Emily J. Myers, died when her car plunged into a pond east of Fairmount at 175th Street and Fairmount Road around 8 a.m. Sunday. She was pronounced dead at Kansas University Hospital.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt backs proposals in the legislative session he says will strengthen child safety. The push targets PERA related changes and broader protections, with Schmidt arguing the reforms shield minors from harm while guiding state policy and enforcement.
Gov. Sam Brownback and Bombardier Aerospace officials will unveil details of a new expansion deal for the Learjet plant in Wichita. The incentive package aims to create about 450 jobs and has already secured $1 million from both the city and county. This would be Bombardier’s second state incentives agreement in two years.
Board meetings reveal six candidate schools Cordley Hillcrest Kennedy New York Pinckney and Sunset Hill need extra time to form concrete recommendations amid financial uncertainty. Group gains Hillcrest representative Shannon Criss and Kennedy replacements Shonda Anderson and Samantha Cady while members await next week's deliberations.
The Lawrence Journal World provides contact details for editors reporters departments and subscription services including mains numbers for local news city government courts and crime Kansas University Lawrence schools consumer affairs sports arts and entertainment obituaries and transportation. It lists newsroom email addresses and postal subscription information with hours and mailing address.
LJWorld readers weigh in on whether Kansas should restore arts funding in 2012 with a simple yes or no. A separate poll asks who better addresses the common man the wealthier congress member or one with negative net worth.
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