Kansas governor’s press chief to join state lottery
Sherriene Jones-Sontag, long-time communications director for Governor Sam Brownback, will become the Kansas Lottery deputy director starting July 8. A former broadcast journalist and consultant, she has led the governor’s press operation since 2011 and ran the 2009 2010 campaigns. Brownback praised her as a trusted adviser and said a replacement will be named soon.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
State Lottery
Brownback
Sherriene Jones-Sontag
Jones-Sontag
All-night Relay for Life energizes Douglas County event
At Free State High School stadium 76 teams and 866 participants spent 12 hours walking the track from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Co-chair Barb Gorman says 5:30 a.m. sunup marks the shift to the next Relay as cancer does not sleep. The Douglas County Relay for Life was Kansas’s largest last year and among the top 25 in the High Plains region of the American Cancer Society.
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John Young
Journal-World Photos
Relay For Life
Free State High School
Caleb Hett
Lawrence
Kayson
Barb Gorman
Gorman
Douglas County
Kansas
High Plains
American Cancer Society
Suspects Sought in Possible Robbery at McDonald’s
Lawrence police issued arrest warrants for Mario A. King and Justin S. Alcorn connected to a disturbance at the McDonald’s on West Sixth Street. Alcorn faces aggravated assault and firearm charges, while King’s prior involuntary manslaughter conviction in Topeka is noted. Parole status noted for Alcorn.
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Justin S. Alcorn
Topeka
Kings
Alcorn
Kansas
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