Death of Bill J. Racy in Lawrence at 70
Funeral services for Bill J. Racy 70 of rural Lawrence will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Warren McElwain Mortuary. He died May 30 at home after a life in Lawrence and West Mineral. Survivors include Patricia Bonney his wife and two brothers. Memorials may be sent to the Bill Racy Memorial Fund.
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Bill J. Racy
Lawrence
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Mr. Racy
West Mineral
John and
Mary Brynds Racy
Lawrence High School
U.S. Army
USD 497
Aeroquip Corporation
Kinedyne Corporation
Super Oil
Cooks Paint
Blackburn Super Oil
Racy
West Mineral United Methodist Church
Douglas County Trail Riders
Patricia Bonney
Fenton
Don
Ann
John
Larysa
Toastie Racy
Abilene
Mel Racy
Bill Racy
Warrenmcelwain.com
Costa Rica trip tragedy shocks McLouth students and town
McLouth students and neighbors filled the church for a memorial and safety briefing after a Costa Rica educational trip turn tragic. A hotel guard shot and killed Johnston in La Fortuna de San Carlos, with investigation ongoing and counselors on site. Johnston, a sophomore, was among Spanish class travelers arranged by EF Educational Tours.
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Costa Rica
Cambridge
Mass
McLouth
the Nation
Johnston
la Cangreja Lodge
la Fortuna de San Carlos
Secu
Rity
Guevara
Houston
Splichal
U.S
Jerry Moran
MHS
Northeast Kansas
Shannon Lucile Martin
Kansas University
Golfito
Costa Rican Coast Guard Academy
Coast Guard
Community poll asks about aiding tornado victims and Olive Garden question
A two question poll asks if residents donated money or other aid to tornado victims and how often they would dine at a proposed Olive Garden in Lawrence. Results show 30 percent often, 28 percent sometimes, 23 percent never, and 17 percent rarely. Visit LJWorld.com for more responses and to vote.
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Olive Garden
Lawrence
Flooding Drives Hundreds From Manhattan North-Central Kansas
Severe rain swelled Wildcat Creek and the Kansas River prompting evacuations in Manhattan as flood warnings spread across 21 counties. Police reported the worst local flooding in years with roads closed, a Red Cross shelter opened, and sandbagging ongoing in Pottawatomie and Morganville areas while Fort Riley traffic narrowed to one lane.
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Rod Mikinski
The
Manhattan Mercury
Anneberg Park
Manhattan
Kansas River
Topera
Kansas
Riley County
Wildcat Creek
Kurt Moldrup
American Red Cross
St. Thomas More Church
State Adjutant General’s Office
Adjutant General’s Office
Pottawatomie Creek
Louisville
Pottawatomie County
Clay County
Morganville
Clay Center
Fort Riley
Army
1St Infantry Division
Ogden Gate
Sculptor Tefft Shapes Sandy the North Lawrence Sandrat
Kansas sculptor Tefft, 91, known for Moses and Jayhawk works, designs a 3 foot Santa Sandy sandrat statue for a North Lawrence reunion project. Funds estimated at 25 000 to 35 000 dollars needed. if raised, completion in about a year with installation near a park and brick pillars. Reunions began in 1999 at Hy-Vee Clinton Parkway, now drawing hundreds of attendees and memories from 1920s youth.
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Tefft
Moses
Smith Hall
Kansas University
Jayhawk
Strong Hall
Lawrence High School
Mr. Tefft
Breithaupt
New York Street
Lawrence
Sandrat
Rolland Johnson
Ornery
Johnson
Texas
Sandy
Hollywood
North Lawrence
Kim
Hy-Vee
Clinton Parkway
Linda Lee
Tom
Lee
Nookie
Tom Lee
Two men get two months jail for Lawrence apartment burglary
Douglas County District Judge Michael Malone sentenced Jeremy Noland and Nicholas Allen to about two months in jail each after pleading guilty to burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary in the December 11 break in at Grove Apartments. They must also serve two years on probation. co-defendant Scott McDowell received the same probation term after already serving 62 days in jail.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
Michael Malone
Jeremy Noland
Nicholas Allen
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar
Scott A. McDowell
McDowell
Huntsville
Ala
Malone
Noland
Allen
Lawrence Journal-World Contact and Editorial Details
Lawrence Journal World provides editor and staff contacts for editors Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner Tom Keegan and others at the Kansas publication. It lists offices at 609 N.H. and 645 N.H. with emails and phone lines, plus postal and advertising contacts and AP membership.
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Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Overbrook
Carl Folsom
Www
Lawrenere Journal-World
Jworld.com
N.H
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Online
Trevan McGee
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Cbell
Edwin Rothrock
Erothrock
News Partners Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Facebook.com
Aporascenetesesil
Lawrence Marketplace
Discovery ‘Furniture
DiscoveryFurniture.com
Topeka
Wanamaker
Iowa Street
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