Bingo and tea party thrill in a Kansas gambling night
A Kansas journalist visits bingo at the American Legion and a Las Vegas casino to compare social bingo with slot play. He watches patterns and dabbers, meets players including a Marine and a librarian, and tracks $27 spent for five hours plus $18 on bingo cards. He ends with $53.46, noting bingo’s social pull and the evolving legality of instant bingo since 2011.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Patsy Congreve
Kansas Department of Revenue
Lawrence
Eagles Lodge
Hank Sipple
Lawrence American Legion Post
Sipple
Chevron
Sunny Church
Journal-World Pressman
Wyandotte County
Church
Janene Rist
Sunny
Marine Corps
Connie Nokes
Eudora
Hollywood
the Legion
Mary Benteman
Allison Lane
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
Vickie
Dillard’s
Early Kansas oil history shows first wells and later field growth
The article recounts 1859 drilling near Titusville pioneer George Brown and the first oil well west of the Mississippi, tapping into the Mid-Continent Field. It notes subsequent strikes near Neodesha, county production figures, and the role of stripper wells, with industry shifts driven by price and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
George Brown
Pennsylvania
Titusville
Teresa Bachman
Kansas Oil Museum
el Dorado
Brown
Wea Creek
Miami County
Bachman
Kansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Neodesha
Mid-Continent
KU Kansas _ Geological Survey
Douglas County
Johnson County
Ellis County
Nick Powell
Colt Energy Company
Overland Park
Powell
Crook
Lawmakers weigh gaps in K2 chemical bans
Attorney Payne notes that if chemicals are scheduled the door remains open for altered K2 like substances. A pending federal bill HR 1254 would broaden the DEA ban to include any chemical that can bind cannabinoid receptors, aiding efforts to counter drug makers who modify compounds to evade current bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Congress
Kansas
House of Representatives
Committee On the Judiciary
Journal-World staff contacts and editors
The Lawrence Journal-World lists editors including Dennis Anderson managing editor Caroline Trowbridge community editor Ann Gardner editorial page editor and Tom Keegan sports editor with direct contact emails and phone numbers for newsroom leadership. This staff roster provides a snapshot of key roles and contact points within the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Anderson
Danderson
Ljworld
Caroline Trowbridge
Drowbridge
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Should access to social media be turned over after death
A reader asks whether heirs should gain control over an deceased person’s social media accounts. The question probes privacy, estate rights, and digital legacy policies, with debate on consent, access control, and posthumous account handling.
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John Wayne
Dean Martin
Vegas
Marian Boedeker
Kansas City, Kan
Kansas City
Kan
Chad Lawhorn
Twitter
Clawhorn
American Legion Post
West Sixth Street
Allison
Shaun Hittle
Shaunhittle
L-Awone Journal-World
Liworld.com
N.H
Chris Bell
Ljworld.com
Susan Cantrell
Scantrell
Jworld.com
News Partners Mediaphormedia
Dan Cox
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Facebook.com
Essensee
Kansas Universit Lawrence School
Reyer
Eile
CABLE
Broadcast
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