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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 2022
Page
2
The Journal-World obituary policy instructs calling 832-7151 for running obituaries and states that obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased.
Barbara Carolyn Ledbetter, 78, died January 12, 2022. Lawrence ChapelOaks Cremation & Funeral Services is handling arrangements. Online condolences and complete obituary available at chapeloaksne.com.
Services for Stephanie Lou Silvers 51 of Lawrence are pending and will be announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. She died January 14 2022 at LMH Health in Lawrence.
Health officials in Johnson County warn of strained morgues and ventilator shortages as cases surge and positivity tops 30 percent. They cite outbreaks in nursing homes and urge vaccination and boosters while Kansas schools face closures and staffing gaps amid policy debates and remote learning reconsiderations.
Loretta Ross will present an online lecture on Calling In the Calling Out Culture at 11 a.m. Thursday via Zoom with pre registration requested. The KU community notes King Day honors with discussions on democracy and inclusivity led by Randall Jelks, plus a virtual conversation with Kevin Willmott about Letters to Martin and a 2022 One Dream celebration at Lied Center with multiple awards.
Randal Jelks, professor of African and African American studies at the University of Kansas, argues that progress begins locally. He says the enduring lesson from studying Martin Luther King Jr. is to prioritize grassroots work before wider action.
Hann recounts a forgotten figure Cleveland also known as King Man Moore and Charles Metz as a liberator of slaves and horses during 1861 1862. The tale follows his 1849 cholera era path from New York to Ohio stagecoach work then guiding Free State settlers into Missouri while an abolitionist prisoner linked him to the Rescuers in Ohio.
Lawrence writer Melvin Litton praises David Hann for reviving the largely forgotten Kansas Missouri Border War figure Marshall Cleveland. The novel follows Cleveland’s escape from Missouri Penitentiary, his Jayhawker years in Kansas, and clashes with slavery era forces.
Douglas County notes 23.9 percent positivity with 72,308 residents or 63.3 percent having two vaccine doses and 33,833 with boosters. Booster shots available at Idhhealth.org or 785-843-0721. LMH Health reports 24 COVID inpatients and urges vaccination and testing via local providers and state sites.
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The Journal World states its policy to fix significant errors brought to the editors’ attention. Readers may report errors by calling 832-7154 or emailing news ljworld com for corrections.
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