Ottawa woman jailed 25 years for prescription drug ring
A 60-year-old Ottawa woman Connie Edwards was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after being found guilty of conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs. Prosecutors say she sold oxycodone hydrocodone methadone morphine and other medications in Franklin County between 2007 and 2012. One buyer died in 2009 from a mix of drugs. Eight co defendants await sentencing and one has probation. Mason burglary case tied to a November break in in Douglas County ends with no contest plea. sentencing set for April 2 and could include up to 34 months behind bars.
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Ottawa
U.S
Barry Grissom
Connie Edwards
Edwards
Kansas City
Kan
Franklin County
Lawrence
Michael P. Mason
Douglas County
Louisiana Street
Mason
On the Street
Street survey finds residents weigh periodic rental unit inspections. Opinions vary as readers at Checkers Foods share perspectives on city policy and housing quality.
Housing policy and rental inspections spark mixed views
Quotes show residents split on safe affordable housing and strict inspections. Hanni Seacrest questions policy effectiveness while William Henry supports between-lease checks. A third resident endorses rigorous inspections when units are vacant but fears unknown visitors in their own home.
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Hanni Seacrest
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Reports No Births Tuesday
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital reported no births on Tuesday, noting a quiet day in the maternity ward with no newborn arrivals recorded.
Correction: Glasgow misspelled in Well Commons story
Jeff Glasgow of Advanced Specialty Anesthesia was misspelled in Tuesday’s Well Commons item. The correction note acknowledges the error and provides the proper spelling and affiliation.
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Jeff Glasgow
Glasgow
Judy Roitman’s Life Column Bids March Inactivity?
Reader asks if Judy Roitman’s Go section column Every day Life will resume in March or if the feature ends. January marked the last published piece in the series.
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Judy
Judy Roitman
Local reader contact options listed for questions
A note provides two contact methods for inquiries: call 832-7297 or email soundoff ljworld.com. This line invites reader feedback and curators may respond via phone or email.
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Ljworld.com
Kansas plan to expand agri culture tax incentives
Gov Brownback backs a bill to grant more than 10 million dollars in sales tax exemptions and corporate tax credits to large animal agriculture firms in Kansas. The plan aims to spur new dairies, poultry and livestock facilities, with 10 percent credit on new capital investments and retroactive eligibility to 2012. Critics worry retroactivity and HPIP spirit alignment. Endorsers include Kansas Farm Bureau and Kansas Livestock Association.
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Topera
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Dale Rodman
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Commerce
Pat George
Topeka Capital Jour
Nal
Pat Apple
Louisburg
HPIP
Apple
Tom Holland
Lawrence
Kansas Farm Bureau
Kansas Park Association
The
Kansas Livestock Association
Former KU player pleads guilty in child sex case
Gregory Phillip Nicks, 33, a former KU football lineman and Wichita paraeducator, pleaded guilty in Sedgwick County District Court to four counts of sexual exploitation of a child. He resigned from a Lawrence district paraeducator post in 2005. sentencing set for May 3.
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Wichita
Lawrence
Sedgwick
Gregory Phillip Nicks
Kansas University
Luz Coronado
Nicks
Coronado
Kake-Tv
South Junior High
Julie Boyle
County reviews quarry plan at Big Springs site
Douglas County commissioners will discuss Mid-States Materials request to revise the Phase 3 to Phase 6 schedule at the Big Springs Quarry on the county line and seek a single haul road for both Douglas and Shawnee counties. Also on the consent agenda are township reports a KU emergency radio upgrade funded at 320593 a TF M tower lease at Flair Tower North 1100 Road and six 2013 Ford interceptor utility vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office at 151218.
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Douglas County
Big Springs
Massachusetts St
Mid-States Materials, LLC
Douglas-Shawnee
North 1700 Road
East 50 Road
Mid-States
Shawnee County
Lawrence- Douglas County
Kansas University
TFM Comm Inc
Flair Tower
North 1100 Road
Sheriffs Office
Turkey abuse case sent to D A review underway at KU
Police forwarded information about an alleged December 14 2012 turkey abuse incident at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity in Lawrence Kansas to the Douglas County District Attorney's Office. No arrests or charges have been filed as the case is under review with no charging timeline.
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Kansas University
Douglas County District Attorney’s Office
Cheryl Wright Kunard
D.a.’S
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Tennessee St
Tur
Key
Turkey
Beta Theta Pi
National
KU Inter
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