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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 2015
Page
2
Journal-World outlines obituary policy including contact number 832 7151 for running obituaries. It states obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or families, with no added editing.
Obituaries note Clarice Darlene Broz of Lawrence Kansas died July 16 2015 at St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City. A Celebration of Life is set for July 19 at 149 Pine Cone Dr. Services for Chuck Dixon will be at a later date. Dorothy Jane Korb 90 of Tonganoxie died July 15 2015 with a funeral July 20 at Sacred Heart Church. She had many community roles and family survivors listed. Mrs Korb was married to Clarence P. Korb Sr who died in 1992. Burial is at Mt Calvary Cemetery Leavenworth Kansas. The notice also mentions memorials to The Shop C/O Quisenberry Funeral Home and provides family details and sign guestbook information.
Dorothy Mae McGregor 96 of Lawrence died Thursday July 16 and services are pending with Warren McElwain Mortuary.
Shirley C. Wedd, age 94, of Lawrence died Wednesday at Brandon Woods. Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home will announce the arrangements. Official site rumsey-yost.com notes the funeral plans.
USA800 plans a large job expansion in Lawrence as it relocates to the I70 Business Center. Pollington notes the new positions offset roughly 200 lost at Resolve Group and Results Companies call centers in the area. The Kansas City Area Development Council and the Chamber tout the move as a significant economic boost with flexible schedules. USA800, with over 1,000 employees in Missouri locations, highlights multi channel services and government, health care, and retail contracts.
A 35-year-old Ottawa man was charged with commercial sexual exploitation of a child in Douglas County District Court. He was booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion, with deputies arresting him from Platte County jail. Court records say he offered or gave something of value to obtain a sexual act from a 17-year-old in August 2014. Bond set at 45000 dollars, with no contact order. He is due to appear in court Tuesday and remains jailed.
Westar Energy will close East 11th Street from Connecticut to Rhode Island today 9 a.m. to 4 p.m after a car hit an electrical pole at 11th and Rhode Island. Pole repair requires multiple trucks and safety precautions, deterring pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
The Kansas City Star notes confirmed sightings of mountain lions in Kansas and Missouri have risen over the last decade. Most confirmed lions since 1994 are males migrating from Black Hills Badlands and northwestern Nebraska, with no confirmed livestock or human attacks.
Ottawa court grants defense request delaying Kyle Trevor Flack’s capital murder trial from September 2015 to February 22, 2016. The Kansas man is charged in the 2013 killings of Kaylie Smith Bailey, 21, and her 18 month old daughter Lana-Leigh Bailey.
Wellsville High School students Ashlyn Rottinghaus Hailey Watson and Tori Broers led a strong showing at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference in Chicago June 27 to July 2. Their team won first in Kansas Partnership with Business and the Local Chapter Annual Business Report took first with a $1,000 prize. another project earned second with a $100 award. Rottinghaus was elected National FBLA Treasurer, becoming Wellsville's first national FBLA officer.
The city reported 2015 six month construction totals highlight 10 large projects led by a $7.5 million Wakarusa sewage pump station and a $6.2 million Hutton Farms expansion in northwest Lawrence. Other notable starts include a $45 million mixed use project near Memorial Stadium and an $18.7 million office and apartment building at Ninth and New Hampshire. City issued 80 single family permits, up from 45 a year ago, signaling a rebound in the housing market.
Lawrence Journal World invites story ideas from readers. Contact options include email at news ljworld com and phone numbers for general tips and Sun Only submissions.
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