Wray death notices span Franklin County and Pomona
Obituaries note Hona P. Wray 83 of Pomona dies at Ottawa Retirement Village. Services at Eight Mile Old German Baptist Brethren Church, burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Survivors include six sons, a brother and sister, and many grandchildren. Calls and visitations described for family and church.
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Ottawa
Hona P. Wray
Pomona
Centropolis
Pleasant Hill
Appanoose
Franklin County
German Baptist Brethren Church
Cory Guy Wray
Willow Springs
Leonard
Alvin
Lester
Springfield
Ohio
Leland
Spring Grove
Wayne
Logansport
Ind
John
New Carlisle
Leonard Flory
Ruth Geiser
Camden
Lamb-Roberts Funeral
Robert L. Lewis Sr
Lawrence
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Charles Kennybrew
Ron Goodman
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Lewis
Lakeview
Topeka
Mary Elder Roush
Mount Hope Chapel
Mount Hope Cemetery
Roush
Linwood
Linwood High School
Business College
Eastern Star
Trinity White Shrine
Clayton W. Roush
Robert Elder
Allie Banks
Lecompton
Nellie Nordstrom
Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home
Coffeyville
Eubanks
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Osawatomie
First Christian Church
Ethel Elizabeth Hills
Independence
Theodore H. Jr
Jimmy E
Larry
Bernice Lowden
Wichita
Elroy R. Vitt
Tibbetts- Griffin
Richard P. Stiefel
Shawnee Center
Wakarusa
Witt
Richland
Overbrook
Washburn University
Sara E. Moffet
Elroy R. Jr
Gerald L
Auburn
Ollie Bame
Tecumseh
Erma Renger
Berry
Lawrence man arrested for aggravated robbery in pizza delivery case
Lawrence police arrested a 35 year old man on one count of aggravated robbery after a 22 year old pizza delivery driver was robbed at about 1 10 a m Tuesday in the 700 block. A composite images and a photo lineup led to the suspect's positive identification. Sgt Kevin Harmon said the victim aided the investigation.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
U.S. District Court
Topeka
John A. Bitker
Joseph Ceresko
Brent Anderson
U.S
Richard Rogers
Derby
Kevin Harmon
Harmon
Hospital Births And Auto Crash In Lawrence Area
Births include Dave and Teresa Pelletier in Lawrence a girl and Waden and Judy Weinzirl a Lawrence boy along with Rick and Julie Miller a Lawrence girl. A 19 year old was treated after a four car crash at Iowa and Harvard with a left turn causing a collision and citations for failure to yield. Firefighters investigated false alarms at Gamma Phi Beta and smoke scare near 24th and Alabama, plus multiple car fires at KU parking and Stouffer Place.
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Dave
Teresa Pelletier
Lawrence
Waden
Judy Weinzirl
Rick
Julie Miller
Jennifer H. Freund
Rockfence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Iowa
Harvard
Freund
Stacy L. Potter
Gamma Phi Beta Sorority
West
24Th
Alabama
Maine
Wescoe Hall
Kansas University
Kansas school finance plan clears Legislature for governor
The Kansas Legislature sent a revised school finance plan to Gov. Joan Finney. It lowers the projected statewide property tax rise and shields rural districts from deep cuts by expanding hold harmless aid and modest budget increases. Lawrence could see up to 6.49 mils more, with added state aid of about $109,000.
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Topeka
Joan Finney
House
Senate
Finney
Kansas
Mula
Lawrence
Legislators brace for across the board funding cuts veto risks
Lawmakers reacted to Governor Finney s veto threat saying it could force across the board cuts to funding, hurt higher education and raise local property taxes. Representative Praeger warned many would suffer without state revenue to SRS, while Solbach noted possible overrides and a late closing session as options.
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Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
Finney
Praeger
John Solbach
House
Solbach
Convicted killer barred from story money under Kansas law
Assistant Attorney General sued William for taking five hundred dollars in two cashier’s checks from Paul Lim a Kansas University English professor for story rights about the boy’s murder. The 1986 statute diverts such profits to the reparations board to stop criminals profiting from crimes. Lim said he was unaware of the statute and planned a play addressing homelessness mental illness and dysfunctional families. No suit was filed against Lim.
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Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Kansas River
David Plinsky
William
Paul Lim
Kansas University
Plinsky
Kansas
Reparations Board
Lim
Auditors Begin Review of County Appraisal System
Appraisal auditors will examine the county office practices and procedures, staffing, and data flow from the appraisal office to the county clerk. The audit also covers commission journals and board of equalization records as concerns over new valuations prompt many hearings and questions.
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Swisher
County Commission
Board of Equalization
Hostetler
KPERS panel delays hearings in Topeka
The Joint Committee on KPERS Investment Practices postpones start of hearings to May 15 due to the legislature wrapup and funding disputes. The probe covers $118 million in losses over four years, including a $65 million hit from Home Savings Association of Kansas City.
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Topeka
Joint Committee On
Kpers Investment Practices
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Wint Winter
Lawrence
Don Rezac
Onaga
Winter
Rezac
Home Savings Association of
Kansas City, Mo
KPERS
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Ednap. Wray
Stackhouse Services
Marshalltown
Michael Stackhouse
Garwin
Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
Jean Annette Lawrence
Robert
Albuquerque
N.M
Beverly Jean Lewis
Plant City
Fla
Rumsey Funeral Home
Joseph J. Mater SR
Henderson
Nev
Joseph John Mater Sr
Wisconsin
Mater
Kansas University Housing Department
Nevada
Lorraine
Joe Jr
Moundridge
Richard
Catherine Craft
Garland
Tex
Dianna Hofflinger
Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society
Mary E. Roush
Theodore H. Eubanks
Theodroe
Smokey
H. Eubanks
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Alford Clarke
Veterans of Foreign War
Tekamah
Neb
Douglas County Amateur Radio Club
Lawerence Riverfront
David Longhurst
Douglas County Emergency Preparedness Center
Law Enforcement
Betty Meints
Nikki Wolf-Strouse
Babyirl
DeSoto
Lisa Aul
Baby Boy
Arizona
Stouffer Place
Marvin Barkus
Dlouisburg
Louie McElhaney
McElhaney
Douglas County
Johnson County
Shawnee
Leavenworth
Legislative Post Audit Committee
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