Gerard E Little Sr Dies at 77 in Alaska Funeral
Gerard E Little Sr 77 of Lawrence died Sunday September 7 2003 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital He was born April 14 1926 in Kansas City Kansas served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War A startup engineer for oil refineries he retired mid 1980s from Atlantic Richfield He is survived by four sons and a daughter and a great grandchild Memorials may go to the American Diabetes Association through Warren-McElwain Mortuary Kenai Peninsula arrangements are by Peninsula Funeral Chapel in Kenai Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerard E. Little
Lawrence
Kenai
Alaska
Kenai Municipal
Mr. Little
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Sheen E
Mabel (McFadden) Little
Little
U.S. Navy
South Pacific
Atlantic Richfield Oil Co
Norma Jean
Gadberry
Kaw
Jenne M. Laurie
Kasilef
Gerard E. Jr
Christopher G
Nikiski
Kevin M
Lee's Summit
William D
Anchorage
American Diabetes Assa
Warren- McElwain Mortuary
Warrenmcelwain.com
Little Peninsula
Delaverne Webster Graveside Services Set
Delaverne Webster 79 of Lawrence will have graveside services at Oak Hill Cemetery at 11 a.m. Tuesday. She died Sept 5 2003 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a life as a homemaker born Aug 10 1924 in Rantoul. Survived by husband Bill four daughters two sisters six grandchildren. Memorials suggested to KU Medical Center Pulmonary Fibrosis Research via Rumsey Yost Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaverne Webster
Lawrence
Oak Hill Cemetery
Webster
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Rantoul
William and
Noma (Gregg) Burgoon
Ottawa High School
Jane Webster
Terri Webster-Wiesner
Nancy Lahm
Robin Levin
la Canada
Calif
Elaine Langley
Lyndon
Margie Andrews
Oklahoma City
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Kansas University Medical Center
Rumsey-Yost.com
Fire protection woes in southwest Douglas County persist
County officials wrestle two years over options from a new fire station to cross-township contracts. A lack of consensus leaves Marion Township at risk as insurance costs rise and volunteers remain scarce. District chief Bigham notes only seven volunteers showed for a meeting, insufficient for a viable station. Township trustee Wiscombe defends current service. Rhodes urges county collaboration as commissioners plan a courthouse discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overbrook
Craig Weinang
McElhaney
Marion Township
Walt Bigham
Osage County
Bigham
Bonnie Wiscombe
Frank Rhodes
Rhodes
Las County
Recall tensions rise in Kansas elections over open meetings
In Galena a police dispatcher launched a recall against two city commissioners Marion Davies and Darrell Shoemaker citing Open Meetings Act violations. Expert Haider Markel questions recall use while Kansas officials note recalls cost millions and prefer avoidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Galena
Marion Davies
Darrell Shoemaker
Haider-Markel
United States
Borjon
Secretary of State
California
Borton
School officials plot first year repairs plan
The district highlights major year one projects across multiple schools including LHS air conditioning at 300000, CJHS 200000 for gym cooling and 100000 for exterior walls, Cordley 250000 for windows, WJHS 150000 for plumbing, and Hillcrest 120000 for windows. The plan remains flexible while South Junior High and Broken Arrow face 1.2 million in heating and cooling upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LHS
CJHS
Mass
Cordley
South Junior High School
Broken Arrow
Lawrence School Board Agenda Highlights Tonight
The Lawrence School Board meets at 6 30 p m today at 110 McDonald Drive to discuss enrollment status and related items. Board members will review student numbers programs and district plans during the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald Drive
School board to discuss enrolled student policy
The board will meet for an executive session before its 7 p.m. regular meeting to clarify what constitutes an enrolled student. Home-schooled children and graduating high school seniors not needing full-time attendance questioned the old policy.
Part-Time Students Face New District Policy Fees
A new policy defines part time students as those co enrolled in the district and a private educational establishment. It would also amend rules to ensure part-time students pay full academic and extracurricular fees.
School board to convene for exec session and contracts
The board meets at 6 30 p m with the district lawyer and members including board president Austin Turney Supt Randy Weseman. They will consider a 1640 change order from Chaney Inc for the West Junior High roof deck to accept new air conditioning units the original project cost 138 800. They will also review a 37500 contract with Community Living Opportunities for autism support and training a 20150 contract with Miki Herman for reading instruction and a 26306 contract with Pearson Learning Group for Reading First materials. A first reading on budget energy health insurance travel and enrollment policies will be held plus reports on the new elementary report card the Reading First grant and the five year capital outlay plan. Next meeting is 7 p m Sept 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Turney
Randy Weseman
Chaney Inc
West Junior High
Miki Herman
Westwood Hills
Pearson Learning Group
Lebanon
Tom Christie
Kim Young
Tor Bracciano
Kathy Johnson
Hesston Record Goes Online In Last-Ditch Experiment
Hesston’s Record, facing declining print sales and ad revenue, launches a web edition to cut costs and keep local news alive. Owner Latta, the paper’s sole full time staffer, hopes online updates attract readers and sustain coverage of Hesston and USD 460. Reactions mix among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Nation
Chanute Tribune
Emporia Gazette
Journal-World
Latta
Wichita
Newton
Hesston
USD 460
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerard E. Little Sr
Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Jamie Duguid
Kathie Duguid
Topeka
Sunfire Ceramics
1002
N.H
Duguid
Douglas County
Mark Fagan
Ansas
Ceprary ‘Ankiin County
WJHS
Harvard Road
Hillcrest School
Hilltop Drive
Bracciano
South
Weseman
Tim Carpenter
Lawrence School Board
Jeff Burkhead
The
Kansas Press Assn
Bob
Dwight Roth
Hesston College
Yutzy
Hesston Food Market
Aa Lee
W. 23Rd St
Affinitas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!