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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 2014
Page
2
The Journal-World obituary policy directs readers to call 832-7151 for obituary information. Obituaries are published as submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased.
Wanda Ruth Salmans died Wednesday July 9 2014 in Oskaloosa Iowa. Funeral services are set for 3 PM Friday July 11 2014 at Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. Online condolences at BarnettFamilyFH.com.
Michael Knight 61 of De Soto died July 9 2014 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. A celebration of life will be held July 12 2014 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Warren McElwain Eudora Chapel with graveside at Oak Hill Cemetery Lawrence following. He worked in customer service at General Dynamics and is survived by three daughters, two brothers, a sister and four grandsons. Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association.
A 2012 TRIP report found noninterstate rural roads in Kansas have a traffic fatality rate of 2.26 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles, three times higher than other roads. TRIP notes funding risks as the Federal Highway Trust Fund may run out, while Kansas DOT relies on diverse funding during the ongoing T-WORKS highway program to support maintenance and projects like the South Lawrence Trafficway and Gateway interchange.
Gov. Sam Brownback announced a plan to breed lesser prairie chickens in captivity and release them to persuade federal officials to drop the threatened listing. The program would involve rounding up birds in the wild, mating them in captivity, and releasing offspring, with permits required from the federal government. The decision hinges on regulatory relief for Kansas farmers and energy producers amid counterarguments about the bird's declining numbers.
In 2013 Stegall of Lawrence, Brownback's chief counsel, was chosen for the Kansas Court of Appeals under a new appointment process that shifts final picks from a commission to the governor with Senate approval. The panel will interview Aug 4–5 for several candidates including Stegall and others from across the state.
Rail leaders from Amtrak, BNSF, and Kansas DOT tour Topeka Newton Hutchinson Dodge City and Garden City to push for continued funding. If funds fail to materialize by 2016 the Southwest Chief would detour via Newton Wichita Amarillo, reducing service to western Kansas yet preserving Lawrence when possible.Depot Redux organizers plan a 7:15 a.m. welcome flash mob at Lawrence station while 7,500 annual Amtrak riders use the depot.
City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832 6362 and via email at clawhorn ljworld com.
Kerry Cuny, a 1985 Lawrence High School graduate now in human resources at USS Naval Hospital Okinawa, describes a 30 hour typhoon siege on her ninth floor apartment with fierce winds and driving rain. She and her Marine husband stocked up, stayed indoors, and rode out the storm as Neoguri threatening Kyushu and Honshu loomed.
Enterprise reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd ljworld.com or 832-7187 for tips and assignments.
Lawrence Kansas Journal World presents a station wide contact list featuring editors Julie Wright managing editor Tom Keegan sports editor and Ann Gardner editorial page editor with direct lines and email addresses. Includes circulation director Mike Countryman and classifieds contact details for the Lawrence newsroom.
Call 843-1000 or toll free 800-578-8748 for delivery or billing questions The World Company publishes daily from Sixth and New Hampshire streets Lawrence Kansas 66044 Include address changes at Lawrence Journal World P O Box 888 Lawrence KS 66044 0888 Postmaster mail your notices here
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