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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2012
Page
2
Robert Cory Stoffers, 40, of Tonganoxie, died Tuesday February 28 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 1 a.m. Saturday at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Gloria D Tubbs, 57, died February 26, 2012, at an Overland Park nursing facility. Services planned March 2 at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church in Lawrence, with visitation one hour prior. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Betty J Dobbins 92 of Lawrence Kansas died February 29 2012 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital A memorial service will be held March 5 2012 at 11 a.m. at Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence with Pastor David Rivers officiating A private inurnment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence She was born March 9 1919 in Wichita to John W Wolfe and Nettie Wolfe She lived in Augusta Redondo Beach and Wellington before moving to Lawrence in 1947 Betty and her husband founded the Chuck Wagon Restaurant on South Iowa Street She was a First Christian Church member and active in local bridge groups and Cosmo Pals She married John W Dobbins Sr January 21 1940 in Wellington He died March 26 1978 Survivors include daughter Sherri Millsap two sons Kent E Dobbins and John W Dobbins all of Lawrence seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren Memorials may be sent to the Betty Dobbins Fine Arts Scholarship c o Lawrence High School Endowment Association Douglas County Visiting Nurses Rehabilitation and Hospice Care or the First Christian Church in Lawrence Online condolences at warrenmcelwain.com
Edith B Dick 89 longtime Parsons resident died February 28 2012 at Good Samaritan Society Parsons Born November 22 1921 in Centerville Kansas she grew up in Altamont later married Max Dick on August 6 1939 at Oswego KS He preceded her January 21 2012 She was a homemaker later corporate secretary treasurer at Broderick Manufacturing Co for 20 years Funeral 11 a m March 3 2012 Carson-Wall Funeral Home Oakwood Cemetery Visitation 7 8 p m March 2 Memorials to Faith United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home or online condolences at wallfuneralservices com.
In Leavenworth a northeast Kansas couple faces March sentencing after pleading no contest to welfare fraud. Separately, the Genius of Women talent show holds auditions March 12 and 15 at St. Lawrence Catholic Campus Center seeking pieces celebrating women with performances at 7 30 p m on April 13 at the Burge Union KU campus.
Senate Reapportionment Chairman Tim Owens urged the House to honor the mutual respect of map transmission and avoid altering Senate districts. House Speaker Mike O Neal said he might adjust the House map if Senate support is weak, highlighting a Republican split between conservatives and moderates. Owens drew a placeholder plan amid debate on district boundaries and deviations, with further discussion set for March 7.
The Federal and State Affairs Committee in Kansas continues to debate amendments to a bill aimed at ending indirect state subsidies for abortion. It would bar abortion expenses from medical deduction calculations and require abortion service nonprofits to pay sales tax, plus restrict school materials from groups that provide abortion services. A final vote may come later this week.
Legislators consider House Bill 2745 to stop state tax dollars from funding remedial college courses and cut the exception window for freshmen admissions from 10 to 5 percent. The fiscal note warns universities would lose tuition revenue if remedial instruction ends. Supporters cite higher retention among standard-admit students, while critics warn against limiting access and concern over athletes passing through the exception window.
The Rileys of Bonner Springs pleaded ahead of a planned preliminary hearing. Prosecutors allege they defrauded food stamp and medical programs from 2005 to 2009, totaling over 82,000 dollars, with inflated bank balances and cash across five accounts and a second home. Kansas State University expands Vietnam recruitment through Capstone Vietnam, giving KSU full-time representation there.
The Lawrence Journal World lists office addresses at 609 N H and 645 N H in Lawrence Kansas 66044 with editors Dennis Anderson Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner and Tom Keegan. It provides contact numbers for subscriptions circulation advertising news partners and postmaster information and notes daily publication by The World Company with USPS post age paid and ABCA and AP membership.
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