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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2012
Page
4
Parks leaders finalize plaque details to name a town park after the fire chief. The parks board recommendation drew tears from Rachel McSwain, who supported the broader tribute.
Federal funding favors states under the 2014 Medicaid expansion. A Kaiser Family Foundation Urban Institute analysis finds states would pay about 7 percent of costs while the federal government covers roughly 952 billion of a 1 trillion nationwide expense from 2013 to 2022. Reactions vary as governors push back, voters and legislatures weigh long term costs and benefits.
Oklahoma City AP reports that oil and gas producers in the Mississippi Lime and nearby fields face limited electricity as demand surges. Wells in rural Logan County can need nearly a megawatt of power, prompting plans for long power line extensions and company built substations to accelerate development. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative cannot meet rapid growth, delaying infrastructure. SandRidge Energy builds own grids to reduce costs and speed up the Mississippian play.
Sir Robert Worcester, noted British market researcher and political commentator, will visit Kansas University as the second Chancellor's Lecturer. The Kansas City native and 1955 KU graduate will speak at the Dole Institute of Politics on Magna Carta relevance in the 21st century. The lecture is free and open to the public.
A Mary Kay Foundation grant of 100000 supports KUMC research led by Andrew Godwin to develop early detection tech for ovarian cancer using DNA evidence. The award is part of 13 grants totaling 1.3 million to researchers nationwide this year.
Matthew D. Myers, 45, was sentenced to 33 years in federal prison for the December 24, 2011 shooting of a clerk at Hudson Liquor in Topeka. The case links to an unsolved Douglas County murder, with Myers pleading guilty to the fatal shooting per a U.S. Attorney release.
Pittsburg police traced a 911 call to an old strip mining pit in Wilderness Park, southeast Kansas, where a hiker reported an adult male had fallen in. The missing man was later identified as 22-year-old Mateo Vincent Lorenzo of Pittsburg. Boats and divers worked the 15 to 20 foot deep pit as investigators seek tips on his whereabouts.
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