Two Kansas inmates remain at large after decades
Kansas investigators say two escapees Amack and Allender, both white males with green and brown eyes respectively, remain armed and dangerous. Amack, 5-9 and 175 pounds, escaped from Lansing’s former women's unit on Christmas Eve 1974. Allender, 5-8 and 180 pounds, fled July 18 1980 from Hutchinson state fairgrounds with a partner who was arrested in Oklahoma. Call 911 or Lansing Correctional Facility 913-727-3235 with tips.
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Schmidt
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Lawrence district honors 2011 Friends of Education
The Lawrence school district named its 2011 Friends of Education honorees across campuses led by Drees, a hospital education specialist, who promotes a health care career pathway and “One Night in the ER.” Recipients include Khitam Al Kofahi at Adult Education Center, Dana Landes at Broken Arrow, Sue Shackelford of Community Connections/C Tr an, and many others at Cordley Deerfield Free State High Kennedy Hillcrest Langston Hughes Lawrence High Liberty Memorial Central Middle New York Pinckney Prairie Park Quail Run Schwegler South Middle Southwest Middle Sunflower Sunset Hill West Middle and Woodlawn, with roles ranging from volunteer coordinators to mentors and PTO leaders.
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Khitam Al-Kofahi
Broken Arrow
Dana Landes
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Cordley
Alec Phillips
Deerfield
Julie Neff
Free State High
Jesse Nussbaum
Kennedy
Dawn Show
Central
East Lawrence
Hillcrest
Brandy Brandt
Hawkathon Club
PTO
Langston Hughes
Lisa Pazdernik
Lawrence High
Mark Edwards
Doug Gaston
Judy Keller
LHS
Liberty Memorial Central Middle
Linda Cottin
New York
Annette
Grandma” Ritchie
Pinckney
Ursula Minor
Prairie Park
Nondie Hanna
Quail
Arthur
Art” Reyes
Schwegler
Jane Tusten
Sunflower
Piper Njoroge
Sunset Hill
Faye Hale
West Middle
Sherri Dedloff
West Warhawks
Woodlawn
Anonymous
Kansas seeks to end part of abortion insurance suit
Kan sas seeks to dismiss claims that a new state law restricting abortion coverage discriminates against women. State officials argue the law rationally promotes childbirth and serves legitimate state interests while limiting abortion coverage to life threatening cases with separate abortion only policies.
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Sandy Praeger
Sam Brownback
Local grants support historic sites and trees in Douglas County
Grants totaling 2,700 support teaching about the cultural heritage of historic trees. Three thousand fund signs for the 10 most historic Main Street buildings in Eudora. Twenty two thousand three hundred backs a 276 acre conservation easement through Kansas Land Trust. Nine thousand aims to list B'nai Israel Cemetery Robinson Oakridge Farm Barn and 707 Main St in Eudora on the national historic register. Thirty thousand preserves the steeple and west side of Vin
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Eudora
Kansas Land Trust Program
B’nai Israel
Robinson Oakridge Farm
Main St
Vin
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