Brothers electrocuted in freak accident in Leavenworth County
Ronald Lee DeGraeve and his brother Michael Allen DeGraeve, both of Tonganoxie, died after a grain bin being lifted under a power line was struck by a live wire causing a fatal electrical field. Witnesses saw Ronald die at the scene, and Michael later collapsed. both passed away despite responders.
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Tonganoxie
Leavenworth
Ronald Lee DeGraeve
Michael Allen DeGraeve
John Kirby
Leavenworth County Sheriffs Department
Ronald DeGraeve
Kirby
Michael DeGraeve
Leavenworth County
KPL
Michel’ Philipp
Dole urges graduates to embrace success and failure
Former Senator Bob Dole told Benedictine College and Washburn University graduates that leadership requires patience and teamwork and that successes and failures are parts of life. He received an honorary law doctorate at Benedictine and spoke to Washburn Law School graduates, noting classmates with future leaders including judges and a Fortune 500 CEO.
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Atchison
Bob Dole
Kansas
Benedictine College
Washburn University
Topeka
Cole
Dole
Law School
Kansas University
Washburn
James M. Concannon
Kansas Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Concannon
Cicada Broods Emerge In Midwest After 17-Year Cycle
Entomologists explain that cicadas awaken in different cycles with Kansas and Ohio seeing the 17-year brood surfacing after decades. Adults mate, females lay about 600 eggs each, and nymphs drop to the ground to molt as the cycle resumes years later.
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Midwest
Kansas
Ee Ae University
Ead. Fo. A
Bob. Bauernfeind
Kansas State University
Ohio
Lawrence Aquatic Center to Open Saturday at 1:30 PM
The Lawrence Aquatic Center at 727 Kentucky opens this Saturday at 1 30 PM with a second ticket booth and new safety and comfort features. Season passes go on sale today at multiple city recreation centers and city hall, then only at the center once opened.
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Lawrence Aquatic Center
Bob Lockwood
Community Building
South Park Recreation Center
Mass
Holcom Recreation Center
City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Jovkwar-Worlp Fite Proto
Ambiguous Schedule Fragments From Historical Note
Schedule appears fragmentary listing times across late May to early June with inconsistent formatting. It includes references to May 25 through June 8 and several time windows such as 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The fragmentary text mentions weekends and weekdays but lacks complete context or event names.
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DeGraeves
Mike
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Leah Hoelscher
Vinland
Joe Hoelscher
Lawrence Douglas Corn Fire & Medical
Haskell
Hoelscher
Lorri
Leah
Eli
Joe
Noah
Journal
Wogko Wiuren
Mark Fagan
Mfagan
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