Independence Inc marks 20th anniversary with open house
Independence Inc. hosts a 2 to 7 pm celebration at its newly built accessible center at 2001 Haskell with guided tours, a 3:15 pm ribbon cutting, and a 4:30 pm presentation of Community Access Awards honoring individuals and groups for disability accessibility efforts. The center serves Franklin, Jefferson and Douglas counties and is Kansas' oldest center for independent living.
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Group formed for single parents in Lawrence tonight
A new nondenominational group called SPaRK Single Parents Raising Kids forms to support single parents and families with affordable activities. The first meeting runs 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church 946 Vt. Free on site child care available with advance call. Andrea at 841-9164 after 6 p.m. or spark hotmail com provides information.
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Local officer named MVC Lung Disease president 1998 99
Judy Keller of Lawrence becomes president of the Mississippi Valley Conference on Lung Disease for 1998 99. She has led the Kansas Lung Association for four years and was president elect in 1997. Lynne Crabtree joins MVC council, as program director for the Kansas division.
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Lawrence
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Iowa
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Tim
Lynne Crabtree
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Charley
FSHS debate team seeks tourney judges
The Free State High School debate team hosts its annual invitational on Oct. 24 with 25 northeastern Kansas teams expected. FSHS will administer the tournament with over 300 Lawrence adults serving as judges. Call Steve Wood at 832-6050 extension 7151 to volunteer.
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United States
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Lawrence
Steve Wood
Commended National Merit Scholars Named from Two Area High Schools
Commended students in the 1999 National Merit Scholarship Program include Patrick Gaus Aubrey Graham Jessica Goldman Evan Keller Jere my Martin Matthew Pep ple Margaret Perkins- McGuinness Logan Smith Carmen Winters from Free State High School and Rebecca S. Blue Martha A. Clifford Jose M. Espinosa Lindsey C. Gilroy Johnathan L. Hemphill Astrid McMullen-Baker Marissa C. Pelot Franklin W. Salle Jesse F Schumaker Helen H. White from Lawrence High School.
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Free State High School
Patrick Gaus
Aubrey Graham
Jessica Goldman
Evan Keller
Jeremy Martin
Matthew Pepple
Margaret Perkins- McGuinness
Logan Smith
Carmen Winters
Lawrence High School
Rebecca S. Blue
Martha A. Clifford
Jose M. Espinosa
Lindsey C. Gilroy
Johnathan L. Hemphill
Astrid McMullen-Baker
Marissa C. Pelot
Franklin W. Salle
Jesse F Schumaker
Helen H. White
Mystery surrounds Emmeram church fire and collapse
Investigators may never determine the cause of a fire that gutted the abandoned Emmeram Catholic Church nine miles north of Victoria. Fire officials say the limestone shell is unstable and too dangerous to enter, hindering a full inquiry. a sheriff's detective plans a later search after flare ups subside and site safety assessments.
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Ellis County
Flood Toll Rises as KC Area Sees 11 Deaths
Emergency crews report 11 lives lost in the Kansas City flood area and near 14 million dollars in uninsured property damage. Water Patrol later recovered the last victim, Warren Akins, 56, from the Platte River after his car was swept into a Buchanan County creek.
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Higher Ed Coordination Faces Five Key Disputes
Kansas governor's task force on higher education reform heard eight members discuss five points of contention among state colleges and universities. The group aims to propose a coordinating state agency to oversee master planning budgets student data and reviews. A constitutional amendment will be needed to create the agency.
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Legislative Educational Planning Committee
Ken Havner
State Board of Regents
Hays
Kansas
Bill Graves
Graves
Havner
LEPC
Tom Burke
Kansas City
Kan
Community College
Coordinating Agency For Higher Education
Board of Regents
Board of Education
Abortion panel told to limit review scope in Kansas
The Legislative Coordinating Council ordered Rep Tim Carmody to confine a study of the late term abortion provision to its scope. Carmody argues the issue cannot be studied in isolation from the rest of the bill amid hearings on the larger abortion regulation overhaul.
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Toreka
Legislative Coordinating Council
Tim Shallenburger
Tim Carmody
Overland Park
LCC
Tim Emert
Independence
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Carmody
Judiciary
Emert
Senate
Johnson County
George) Tiller
Auction of Woodlands track delayed for new bidding plan
Kansas City AP reports the Woodlands dog and horse racetrack auction was postponed to allow court-appointed trustee Eric Rajala to set a fair bidding process. Judge John Flannagan scheduled a Nov 3 hearing to review guidelines, with creditors pushing for the sale immediate and Woodlands attorneys opposing structured terms.
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