Lost class ring resurfaces after 43 years in Bonner Springs
Herby Morris of Bonner Springs receives his 1966 high school class ring after a long odyssey. A 14-year-old found it buried on land in Illinois, passing it to a longtime caretaker who kept it for decades. Through a web search and school records, Morris and the finder reconnected, ending a decades‑long mystery with a grateful reunion.
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New Futures Fund Aims To Help Douglas County Youth
Kirsten Flory launches the Futures Fund at Douglas County Community Foundation to support programs serving children birth to 18. The fund, open to donations of 120 annually, will grant interest after reaching 10,000, with six founders joining a broader membership drive and a Friday social at the iBar.
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Douglas County
Kirsten Flory
Baldwin City
Futures Fund
Jennifer Alderdice
Bryan Culver
Kelly Evans
Devon Haase Kim
Megan Poindexter
iBar
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KU journalism institute trains next generation of reporters
More than 100 high school students attended the Kansas Journalism Institute at KUJH-TV where KU faculty taught print broadcast and online journalism skills. Students from Wildwood Missouri Blue Valley Northwest and St Louis area shared experiences as they prepare for multimedia newsroom careers.
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Kansas University
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Kansas Journalism Institute
KJI
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Grace Rexroat
Ali Staples
Blue Valley Northwest High School
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Staples
Taylor Ingram
St. Louis
Lawrence to host two big track and field meets this summer
Lawrence will stage two athletic events over consecutive weekends drawing thousands. The AAU Area II Junior Olympic National Games qualifying meet runs June 30 to July 3 at Lawrence High School and Memorial Stadium, following a move from Joplin after a May tornado. The next weekend July 7 to 10 features the USATF Missouri Valley Junior Olympic Trials Region 16 Championship.
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Health reporter Karrey Britt contact and blog info
Health reporter Karrey Britt can be reached at 832 7190. Read her health blog at WellCommons dot com and follow her at Twitter dot com.
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Author discusses abortion debate book in Kansas
New York Times best selling author Stephen Singular spoke at Carnegie Library in Lawrence about his book The Wichita Divide which centers on the George Tiller murder and the broader abortion rights fight in Kansas. He noted a cultural clash over the society to be and urged audience members to speak up for freedom and personal choice amid recent anti abortion bills and clinic regulations affecting Kansas three clinics.
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Kansas
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Holly Weatherford
American Civil Liberties Union of
Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas University
Haley Miller
Miller
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