Weinang Guides County Budget Across Changing Commission
County budget chief Craig Weinang has steered budgets since 1992, earning praise for his data gathering and impact analysis on services while facing shifts with two new commissioners. Former officials note his grip on the process and a focus on efficiency and lower taxes, with personnel cuts sometimes used to balance the budget.
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County Commission
Mark Buhler
Weinang
Buhler
Weinaug
Jim Chappell
Chappell
Craig
Rappel
Dean Nieder
Tom Taul
Lawrence High School seniors celebrate tradition and growth
Lawrence High School graduated 40 seniors as they honored tradition with Jonathan Pearce calling for excellence beyond diplomas and Melanie Roberts sharing a reflective journey. Award winners Sally Russell as Outstanding Senior and Patti Bailey as Outstanding Teacher spoke as retiring principal Tate reflected on 24 years.
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Jonathan Pearce
Roberts
Lawrence High
Sally Russell
Russell
Patti Bailey
LHS
Tate
Park Hill South High School
Kansas City
Lawrence High School
Asna Abbasi
Sarah Zylstra
Storms Bring Hail and Heavy Rain Around Lawrence Area
Storms dropped heavy rain and hail Sunday night with no injuries or major damage reported by 11 p.m. A tornado watch extended to 2 a.m. and a Shawnee county warning prompted radar monitoring, but Lawrence saw no severe weather. Rural roads in Douglas and Franklin counties flooded, while hail up to a half inch fell north and west of Ottawa per a Franklin County dispatcher.
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Lawrence
Shawnee County
Douglas
Franklin Counties
Ottawa
Franklin County
Six Injured In Northwest Lawrence Two Vehicle Crash
A two vehicle collision near county roads 800E and 438 northwest of Lawrence left six injured. Oscar F Brandenburgh 66 of Topeka drove a 1994 Oldsmobile west on 438 while Matthew D Barnhardt 20 of Lecompton drove a 1986 Chevrolet pickup south on 800E. Barnhardt failed to stop at a stop sign. The pickup caught fire but all occupants evacuated. Brandenburgh and JoAnn Brandenburgh were hospitalized with injuries. Other passengers were treated and released.
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Lawrence
Oscar F. Brandenburgh
Topeka
Matthew D. Barnhardt
Lecompton
Barnhardt
Douglas County
Shanna L. Webb
Wellsville
Randall B. Whitesell
Eudora
LMH
Brandenburgh
Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center
JoAnn
Memorial notices for Kahn Simpson Miller Koehler families
Obituaries list services pending for Mary H. Kahn 79 of Lawrence. Ernest Simpson 83 in Lawrence. Orland L. Miller 76 Topeka with 1 p.m. service. John D. Koehler 73 Baldwin with 2 p.m. service. Details include birthdates, death sites, family survivors, and memorial preferences.
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Mary H
Peg” Kahn
Lawrence
Highland Park Cemetery
Ms. Kahn
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Glasco
John R. Harrison
Eugenia Cassady
Lawrence Memorial High School
Kansas University
Kansas
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Ernest Simpson
Warren-McElwain Mortuary
Mr. Simpson
Topeka
Orland Lee Miller
Penwell- Gabel Mid-Town Chapel
John Delbert Koehler
Baldwin
Eudora Cemetery
Mr. Koehler
Douglas County
William A. and
Lena C. Richtermeier Koehler
Liberty Memorial High School
Koehler
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Eudora
Martha L. Ralston
Overland Park
Emma. C
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Journal-World Photo
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DeSoto
Mike Dekker
Ournal-World Photo
Wellsville High School
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Derrick Carpenter
LHS Graduation
Mary Kahn
Prairie Home Cemetery
Miller
Gallatin
Roger Raymond
Lily May (Geist) Miller
Marine Corps
Okinawa
Nagasaki
Japan
Velma Hess
Marlene Baty
Medford
Ore
Judy Huff
Mayetta
Don
Talent
Mike
Richard
Larry
Gary
Silver Lake
John Koehler
Iowa
Pearl A. Taylor
Granger
Wash
Dorothy M. Frauenholtz
West Branch
Baldwin Care Center
Indora
Oth
Journal-World
Maggie
Ser
New Deco
Beatrix Potter
Suzy's Zoo
Lucy Rigg
Bernina
Bob’s
Holiday Plaza
Brown Lawrence
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