Death knell for taxpayers as county bears unfunded costs
A paroled felon, William C. Post, died by suicide in Douglas County after a brief stay. His funeral costs of $1,952 were billed to the county as unfunded indigent burials shift to local governments amid state and federal budget cuts. County officials describe this as a tax burden result of budget tightening and unfunded mandates.
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William C. Post
Douglas County
Post
St. Joseph
County Commission
Louie McElhaney
McElhaney
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
SRS
Kansas
Craig Weinaug
Meyers to reveal decision on re election or retirement
U S Rep Jan Meyers faces a planned 10 am announcement in Overland Park as speculation swirls about whether the 1984 dean of the 3rd District will seek a seventh term or retire. Republicans and Democrats, including Judy Hancock, weigh options as Meyers keeps quiet.
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U.S
Jan Meyers
Kan
Meyers
Overland Park Marriott Hotel
Lawrence
Douglas County
Johnson, Wyandotte
Miami
David Miller
Eudora
Kansas Republican Party
House
Overland Park
Kansas
Vince Snowbarger
R-Olathe
Ed Eilert
Johnson County
Judy Hancock
Brett Cott
Kansas Democratic Party
Hancock
Kansas City
Smith Hall
Kansas University
KU Investigates Hazing After Student Found Wrapped in Cellophane
KU officials opened an inquiry into a hazing incident in which a unidentified student was found naked from shoulder to knee wrapped in cellophane in front of Gertrude Sellards Pearson Residence Hall at 8:15 a.m. on November 20. A passerby freed him, covered him with a sheet, and drove him to fraternity houses on Tennessee Street. The student accused pledge brothers at his fraternity, though the fraternity was not named. KU Vice Chancellor David Ambler called the act stupid and dangerous, promising sanctions if anti hazing policies were violated. He noted no prior cellophane hazing cases at KU.
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Kansas University
Gertrude Sellards Pearson
Tennessee Street
Journal-World
David Ambler
Ambler
Chi Omega
Jayhawk Boulevard
Delta Chi
West Campus Rd
Fraternity
EU Chapter
Pleas for U.S. 59 upgrade reach state panel
State lawmakers heard Ottawa city officials urge widening U S 59 between Lawrence and Ottawa. They cited five 1995 fatalities, lack of shoulders, and rising truck traffic from a new Walmart distribution center and a northern rock quarry. A committee offered no recommendation.
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Topeka
U.S. Highway 59
Lawrence
Ottawa
Legislative Transportation Committee
Ben Widricksen
R-Salina
Special Committee On Transportation
Gene Ramsey
Fyou
U.S
Gene
Ramsey Ramsey
Widricksen
Ramsey
Ottawa and Lawrence
U.S. 59
Ralph Tanner
R-Baldwin
Tanner
Wal- Mart
Missing puppy safe at home after return to owners
Lawrence couple reunited with their four month old Labrador named Shelby after a 22 year old woman who took the dog from an outdoor pen at 805 Ohio returned it. Shelby appeared healthy and unharmed. Police cited the woman for petty larceny and planned court appearance. The couple sought prosecution and community service as they awaited the dog’s return.
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Shelby
Dan
Sherri Riedemann
Lawrence
Ohio
Dan Riedemann
Riedemann
Rick Nickell
Police Department
Renee Knobber
Journal-World Photo
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Douglas County District Attorney
Jim Chappell
Citizen Review Board
Enues
Mark Buhler
Congress
Amanda Haase
Granada
Mass
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