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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2013
Page
2
The Journal-World obituary policy states information on running obituaries by funeral homes or families, with contact number 832-7151 for submissions and details. Obituaries run as submitted.
Evan Vernon, 77, of Lawrence, born June 26, 1935 in Oberlin Kansas, died March 10, 2013. He served in the Army, led KU Extension Center Colby, directed Kansas Veterans Affairs offices in Colby and Lawrence, and is survived by his wife Carol, son Gary, daughter Pam Waldren. Memorials to Douglas County Visiting Nurses Hospice or Lawrence Humane Society. No service in Lawrence. Inurnment Oberlin. LJWorld.com.
Murlin G. Heffner, 75, of rural Lawrence, died on Monday March 0 2013 at Brandon Woods at Alvamar. Services are pending at Rumsey-Yost. Further obituary details may be available at rumsey-yost.com.
Robert W. Ridgway, 89, of Lawrence, dies Monday at LMH. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 am with visitation at 10 am at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. Rumsey Yost is handling arrangements.
Harry Thomas Bennett 82 of Lawrence died March 11 2013 at home. Born March 27 1930 in Kansas City Missouri he was the youngest of seven children of Frank and Christine Bennett. He served in the U S Navy during Korea, worked in lawn care, married Elizabeth Lazenby in 1962, and survived by son Darrell Bennett daughter Cheryl Lincoln five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Condolences at www rumsey-yost com LJWorld com.
Gov Brownback and Attorney General Schmidt urged mediation between Dodge City and Kansas City Kansas school districts and the state over education funding. Mediators Nuss and Tacha were approved, with no start date set. Officials emphasized the need for authorized participants to approve any settlement and for court-ordered briefs to proceed toward an October hearing if mediation fails. The conference call was the first of its kind for a case of this size.
The Kansas State Board of Education will discuss the latest draft of proposed social studies standards for history civics geography and economics at 10 a.m. in Topeka. The draft, prepared by a diverse committee, aims to integrate Common Core reading and math while emphasizing real world application of knowledge. House bills 2289 and 2280 seek to block Common Core use and require explicit American history content, with passage pending in committees. The board also considers adjusting reading and math assessments for 2013-14 and notes the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools, plus updates on Next Generation Science Standards. The day includes visits to the State School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind.
Lawrence voters will choose three of six candidates in the April 2 general election. Incumbent Mike Amyx and challengers Jeremy Farmer Terry Riordan Rob Chestnut Scott Criqui and Soden discussed budget cuts prioritizing core services and exploring recreation and administration savings. Some favor halving the proposed eight gym center to reduce costs while preserving essential city services.
The city considers rates to fund a new south of Wakarusa sewage plant and 19.3 million in water system improvements to curb taste and odor, plus 4.7 million for a Raw Water Plant intake and 7.8 million to extend a Kansas River water main. Additional 12.6 million to replace aging lines and 13.4 million to fix sewer lines. 3.9 million for Mount Oread water tanks. A land swap with EU for tanks is debated. City Hall hearing set at 6:35 p.m.
Johnston said a House member asked him about offering 25 million to kill the merger. He declined to identify the member and said he was not consulted on governor Brownback’s claimed savings from bringing KTA under KDOT. The House also approved a measure to reduce duplication between the turnpike and state highway systems.
The Lawrence Journal World newsroom and staff contacts are listed including editors Mark Potts Caroline Trowbridge Ann Gardner and Tom Keegan. It covers subscriptions circulation classifieds and advertising contacts with hours and redelivery guarantees. Published daily by The World Company at Sixth and New Hampshire streets Lawrence Kansas.
President Obama will posthumously award Captain Emil J. Kapaun the Medal of Honor for ministering to soldiers under heavy fire at Unsan Korea in 1950. The Roman Catholic priest of Kansas served with the 3rd Battalion 8th Cavalry and 1st Cavalry Division, stayed to aid the wounded, was captured by Chinese forces, and died seven months later in a war camp hospital.
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