Deaths Matt Steel Ross Overland Park Leader Hailed
Matt Steel Ross 94 of Overland Park died Saturday June 7 2003 at home. Services will be 1 PM Thursday at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church. He opened Ben Franklin stores in Overland Park and Lawrence and retired from Overland Park State Bank. Survived by wife Helen two daughters a sister five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Memorials suggested to the church Abdallah Temple or Rotary.
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County clears way for road project in Douglas County
Douglas County moves ahead with a two lane road overhaul after bids open in August by the Kansas Department of Transportation. Construction could start in September and last into next summer with traffic detoured via U.S. Highway 40 and County Road 1023. County Commissioner Jere McElhaney notes expected inconvenience but says the project will improve travel and save money in a tight budget year.
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Lawrence police union rejects city contract offer
The Lawrence Police Officers Association unanimously rejected the 2004 contract proposal, citing insufficient commitments on pay benefits and working conditions. City Manager Wildgen warned a federal mediator might be next, as negotiations face a tighter city budget and higher health insurance costs for officers. The commission planned to discuss the contract at 6:35 p.m. today.
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Baseball as study for professor in nostalgic field
Professor James Carothers links baseball to serious fiction as an ideal from youth against adult life. He cites Portnoy's Complaint and authors Hemingway Faulkner Twain and Dos Passos. views a town ball game as a 19th century forerunner. He plans a New York trip to see Stan Musial memorabilia and a George Brett exhibit.
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Rotary clubs draft arboretum anniversary project
Rotary clubs propose a city arboretum to mark the 100th anniversary of Rotary in 2005. Woodyard says the open-ended, staged project would include diverse species and city partnership with Parks and Recreation. Fundraising could start immediately if City Commission approves. meeting set at City Hall at 6:35 p.m.
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Man Killed By Train In El Dorado Kansas
Police report a 34 year old man named Robert A. Turner was struck and killed by a train in El Dorado at about 1am. Turner resided at a Mississippi address.
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