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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2015
Page
2
The Journal-World announces obituary submissions policy including contact number 832-7151 for running obituaries. It states obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or families of the deceased and provides guidance on submission.
Crystal L. Downing age 67 of Topeka died Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Online condolences may be posted at rumsey-yost.com.
Thelma L. Strong, age 95 of Eudora, died Thursday October 1, 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. A memorial service is planned with arrangements through Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home and Crematory.
Kathy L. Johansen of Baldwin City Kansas passed away September 28 2015. She taught 34 years in Language Arts at multiple Kansas schools and earned degrees from Wichita State University and Mid America University. She is survived by her daughter Kyleigh Roberson and her husband Ryan. siblings Cynthia Burnett Jon Johansen Kris Villaca and others. The family suggests donations to the ALS Association and a celebration of life was held October 3 2015 at Baldwin First United Methodist Church.
Nancy Annette Julia Krische 54 of Lawrence died September 30 2015 at home A Mass of Christian Burial will be held October 3 2015 at St Lawrence Catholic Center Lawrence with burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery She was born April 25 1961 in Lawrence KS and was active in St Lawrence Daughters of Isabella Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity and the St Lawrence Choir Cantor and Administrative Assistant at the Center Survived by her mother Donna Krische brothers Thomas Daniel Robert sister Susan and many nieces and nephews Funeral details include a 600 PM rosary October 2 2015 at Warren McElwain Mortuary Online condolences may be sent to the family
A reader invitation directs questions to the phone number 832-7297 and the email address soundoff ljworld.com for Sound Off contributions.
GaDuGi SafeCenter in Lawrence will rename to The Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care. Executive director Chrissy Heikkila says the new name clarifies services while programs such as Counseling Advocacy & Response and Education remain core. Last year the agency provided therapy and advocacy totaling 1,385 hours to 335 adults and youth.
A campus wide power outage at Kansas University caused by steam pressure issues cut power to KU for three minutes from 11 14 to 11 17 a m. Westar's Jaycee Breese said power was restored by 12 17 p m as crews restored service to Kansas Union Wescoe Hall Strong Hall Malott Hall and other buildings. Snow Hall crews investigated diesel fumes entering the building near a propped door but no fire was found and the building reopened after inspection.
The Douglas County elections chief warned that any suspense voters identified by October 2 will enter a 90 day information and outreach process with multiple mail reminders and potential removal dates. The move comes as Kansas strict proof of citizenship rules affect over 36 000 registrations nationwide and a federal suit seeks to block Kobach regulations.
Kansas tax revenue for the year starting July fell about 4.7 percent short of expectations with September energy price declines weighing on oil and gas production taxes and farm income. Officials say it’s unclear if the softness will persist while Republican budget cuts and later adjustments attempt to stave off a deficit. Democrats warn the state could fall further into the red.
KU is one of ten universities licensed for NBA 2K16. In MyCAREER players can attend KU and be surrounded by KU figures. Spokesman Jim Marchiony says the exposure boosts licensing revenue for KU Athletics. The game uses generic avatars. no active players are named, though marketing hints include a potential nod to Kelly Oubre Jr.
The Lawrence Journal World lists staff contacts for news, sports and departments, plus customer service hours and delivery help. It includes general manager Scott Stanford, editors, production and distribution, classified ads, and address lines for mail and postmaster changes.
Kansas wheat quoted at five cents with a price of five dollars and seven cents. Other stocks and commodity figures are listed in the USA Today section for broader market coverage.
A Thursday Journal-World item mischaracterized a federal case filed by former Rep. Paul Davis, an attorney from Lawrence. The suit, filed in Kansas City Kansas federal court, seeks to overturn a state law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote. Readers are invited to contact editors with corrections.
ES Kayla and Jeremiah Smith of Tonganoxie welcomed a girl on Wednesday. Tamara and Rick Powell of Lawrence welcomed a boy on Thursday. Sam and Allie Olker of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Thursday. Eden Ephraim Gebresclassic and Bereket Zekarias of Lawrence welcomed a boy. Jordan and Katie Putz of Eudora welcomed a girl on Thursday.
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