Brothers electrocuted in Leavenworth County accident
Ronald DeGraeve 42 and his brother Michael 34, both of Tonganoxie, died while transporting a tall grain bin under power lines. Ronald climbed into the bin to push a wire aside. the wire touched the bin, electrocuting him. Michael was knocked into a ditch by the electrical field and later died. Passersby attempted aid but could not approach. The incident occurred 2:30 p.m. Saturday two miles west of Leavenworth. Authorities shut off power and urged contacting utility before moving tall loads. Obituaries noted for both in the paper.
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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 grads to embrace both success and failure
Former Sen. Bob Dole told graduates at Benedictine College in Atchison and Washburn University in Topeka that leadership requires patience and teamwork. He urged students to accept failure as part of life, noting that success and failure are not opposite. Dole received an honorary law degree and highlighted the need to make a difference in others’ lives.
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Atchison
Bob Dole
Kansas
Benedictine College
Washburn University
Topeka
Cole
Dole
Cicada broods set for loud Midwest emergence this year
Experts warn of a massive 17 year cicada emergence across Kansas and Missouri with hundreds of thousands of insects poised to take to trees. The annual brood adds to the concert as 13 year cicadas join later in the region. Scientists note the insects will create a loud buzzing before mating and laying eggs. Each female lays about 600 eggs, eggs hatch after six weeks, and nymphs burrow underground.
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Midwest
Kansas
Missouri
George Byers
Kansas de Pecse
Sine
Aquatic Center Set to Open Saturday in Lawrence
Lawrence Aquatic Center at 727 Kentucky opens at 1 30 p m Saturday with a grand opening. Officials offer early season passes at five locations to speed entry and reduce lines. New safety and comfort upgrades include additional shelter, deck furniture, revised locker areas, new fencing around slides and diving well, a new 3 meter diving board panel, plus a mobile concessions stand. Season passes available before opening at Community Building, South Park Recreation Center, Holcom Recreation Center, City Hall, and the aquatic center.
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Lawrence Aquatic Center
Recreation Centers
City Hall
Bob Lockwood
Community Building
South Park Recreation Center
Mass
Holcom Recreation Center
Sixth
Massachusetts
Weekend Schedule Fragment for May Events
A fragment indicates weekend time windows from Saturday through 25:21:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. May 26 to 29 with a 4 p.m. start on May 26. The note includes unspecified event details and ends with an incomplete time stamp.
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Joe Hoelscher
Lawrence-Douglas
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Kansas University
Washburn
James M. Concannon
Kansas Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
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