Miss Lawrence ends reign reflects on pageantry career
Amy Simmon Miss Lawrence 1999 bids farewell after 19 years in beauty pageants. She narrowly missed Miss America at the Miss Kansas pageant and faces retirement due to age limits. Simmon earned the Miss Kansas Scholar Award and supported political science studies at Kansas University while teaching. Linimon, 25, discusses pageants shaping her focus on civic issues and Kids Voting USA.
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Earl Rucnaitnson
Journal
World Photos
Amy Linimon
Simmon
Kansas University
Amy Simmon
Lawrence
Elizabeth Ward
Linimon
Kansas
American Heart Assn
Murder trial may face delay in teen slaying case
Forensic test results in the November death of 14 year old Camille Artmann may not be back in time for a key trial date in Oskaloosa. Floyd Bledsoe, 23, is jailed in Jefferson County on murder and kidnapping counts. Pretrial motions seek to limit polygraph and questioning statements.
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Oskatoosa
Floyd Scott Bledsoe
Jefferson County
Camille Artmann
KBI
Roy Dunnaway
Bledsoe
John Kurth
Kurth
Jim Vanderbilt
Dunnaway
Terry Knowles
Knowles
FBI
Gary Nafziger
Artmann
Arfmann
Heidi
Tom Bledsoe
Floyd Bledsoe
Brainerd Kansas Web site chronicles tiny town history
A former KU student launches a local history site for Brainerd Kansas near Whitewater. The site features oral histories photos and downloadable content for a town of 40 or 50 residents while highlighting grandma Stella Weigand's memories and a six month research effort.
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Brainerd
Kan
Owl
Butler County
Whitewater
Kansas University
Rock Island Railroad
Kevin Roe
Roe
Roman/Peshoff
Toledo
Ohio
Stella Weigand
Pedestrian falls to death from highway bridge
A 30 year old Silver Lake man, James A. Eddy, died after falling 45 feet from the Kansas Highway 92 bridge over Perry Lake in Ozawkie. Officials do not suspect foul play. Eddy was visiting friends and left around 11:15 p.m. Thursday. A witness reported him walking on Ozawkie street. his body was found at 2:40 a.m. Friday near the bridge. Friends and deputies searched after a 12:15 a.m. 911 call. Eddy likely died on impact at the rocks below while en route to his car. Additional contact details appear in the source.
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Silver Lake
Perry Lake
Jefferson County
James A. Eddy
Eddy
Ozawkie
Roy Dunnaway
Ozawkie Street
Sheriff's
Dunnaway
Ozankie
Lawrence Chamber appoints new president and CEO
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce names Bill Sepic, current president of the Rochester Minnesota Area Chamber, as president and chief executive officer. He will start February 21, succeeding Gary Toebben. Sepic cites the chamber’s leadership history and staff depth as key factors.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sepic
Rochester Minn
Area Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Sepic
Chamber
Rhonda
Gary Toebben
Kentucky
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Grinnell
Iowa
Grinnell College
Decorah
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