ECKAN Funding in Jeopardy Amid Federal Cuts
The Lawrence area ECKAN agency faces severe budget cuts from Reagan era spending reductions. Richard Jackson says programs including housing and energy aid will shrink. one former ECKAN worker predicts elimination within a year. Congress restructured funding to community action via a block grant, risking 90 percent pass-through to agencies and possible local government control.
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East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Jeckan
Lawrence-area
Community Action Agency
Reapan
ICEAN
Eckan
Richard Jackson
Reagan
Jackson
ECEAN
Douglas
Franklin
Coffey
Lyon
Miami
Osapee
Community Services Administration
BCEAN
HCKAN
Jody James
Sapr
Farmers Home Administration
Children’s Hour
Community Childrens Center
Lawrence
Wellsville Weekend Fest Brings Parade Fun and ECKAN Funding Talks
Wellsville plans a festive Saturday start with a horseshoe contest in City Park at Sixth and Locust, followed by parades, kids events, and country music. The narrative notes sharp funding cuts for ECKAN programs including emergency energy assistance weatherization and housing counseling, with staff reductions and future funding uncertainty into the 1982 fiscal year.
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ECKAN
ECEAN
Eudora man serious after bicycle crash
A 38 year old Eudora man Robert Henrikson remained in serious condition at Kansas University Medical Center after his bicycle flipped Saturday throwing him onto the pavement. His daughter riding on the frame bar became tangled in the accident, suffering only minor injuries. Linwood Lions Club offers free hunter safety course later this month at the Linwood Community Building with sessions on September 15 17 19 22 24 and 29. Prospective registrants may contact Casey Jones or Ron Smith Linwood.
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Eudora
Kansas University Medical Center
KUMC
Robert Henrikson
Linwood
Linwood Lions Club
Casey Jones
Ron Smith
Thanksgiving Novena to St Jude Prayer Card
A devotional prayer invoking St Jude as a mighty intercessor in time of need. The supplicant offers devotion in exchange for divine aid, promising to publicize the miracle and to spread the veneration. The text includes lines requesting three Our Fathers three Hail Marys and Glory Be followed by a plea for intercession.
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St. Jude
Jesus Christ
Officials probe Tongie area van fire near Tonganoxie
Leavenworth County and state officials investigate a van fire found shortly after midnight on a township road just northeast of Tonganoxie. The van, owned by a Basehor Rt. 1 resident, was extinguished with no injuries reported. Investigators pursue whether the fire was accidental or arson.
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Tonganoxie
Leavenworth
Rt. 1
Basehor
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Laermer
Ladies’ Shoe Dept
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Hoisery
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