Dick Buzbee longtime Kansas editor dies at 86
Dick Buzbee former editor and publisher of The Hutchinson News and Olathe Daily News has died in a Wichita hospital after a brain cancer diagnosis. Born August 16 1931 in Fordyce Arkansas he served in the Navy and built a 35 year journalism career with Harris Enterprises. He chaired campaigns to bring service members home in wartime and led local chambers of commerce and Red Cross efforts. He leaves a wife Marie four sons and ten grandchildren. His daughter in law is AP executive editor Sally Buzbee.
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City and LPOA Deadlock Over Policy Input Committees
The city proposes to strike the article or form ad hoc committees with input from employees, while LPOA favors preserving standing committees. Marcus’s interpretation is disputed. police officials stress best practices and collective input from professional organizations. Negotiations continue with pay, rules, and future meetings planned at City Hall.
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McFarlane Aviation among Kansas exporter finalists
McFarlane Aviation earned finalist status for Kansas Exporter of the Year. Schroer Manufacturing Co. of Kansas City Kan won the award. McFarlane designs and manufactures replacement parts for light airplanes at its Vinland plant. The company was founded in 1986 by MacFarlane and Fred McClenan and offers more than 2,000 part types for domestic and international customers.
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Crash Crawford case stresses personal crisis and race to court
Prosecutors say Crawford told police he was in personal crisis and "just took off," accelerating in a 25 mph zone at least 60 mph. One injured woman, 67, spent a month in rehab for multiple leg fractures and learning to walk again. the other, 49, had a broken ankle and other injuries. Neither attended Crawford's sentencing as the 2014 case progressed after a 2015 mistrial and Crawford subsequently failed to appear.
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Attorney Describes Crawford as Different Person Over Time
Attorney Hatem Chahine recounts Justin M. Crawford’s transformation from a gaunt, wheelchair bound inmate at hearings to a clearer, more cognitive state after psychiatric treatment at Larned State Hospital. He notes Crawford is "pretty much a different person."
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