Day of Caring volunteers prepare for Lawrence event
Hundreds of volunteers will start at Lawrence High School at 1 p.m. Sunday for the fifth annual Day of Caring. The effort pairs volunteers with dozens of local agencies, coinciding with the United Way Douglas County fund drive and featuring the Wallace Galluzzi Volunteer Award.
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Lawrence High School
United Way of
Douglas County
Cynthia Mackey
Day of Caring
Jo Bryant
Wallace Galluzzi
United Fund
United Way
Mackey
Kansas State Fair readies 1998 run with barn tours and concerts
The Kansas State Fair opens Friday and runs through Sept 20 showcasing agriculture. Highlights include expert barn tours by Barn Tours of Gransbury Texas, pig races, an 85 foot high dive act, births at The Birthing Center, and concerts by N Sync Sawyer Brown Chris LeDoux and more. The event also features a gubernatorial debate between Gov. Bill Graves and Tom Sawyer and a dialogue with Dan Glickman on Sept 19.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Gransbury
Tex
United States
Kansas Farm Bureau
Charlie Sargent
Farm Bureau
Kansas Auctioneer
Young Farmers and Ranchers Ag
Bill Graves
Tom Sawyer
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Kansas State University
Veterinary College
Loren Schultz
Schultz
N Sync
Sawyer Brown
Chris le Doux
Clay Walker
Bill Engvall
Sandi Patty
Neal McCoy
Kevin Sharp
Toby Keith
Terri Clark
John Michael Montgomery
Lynard Skynyrd
Campaign battle centers on Social Security future
Lawrence retiree Jean Umbholtz lives on 500 dollars monthly from Social Security. U S House candidate Dennis Moore camps at Vermont Towers with 20 residents, contrasting his SS stance with Rep Vince Snowbarger. Moore argues for safeguarding and funding SS, opposing privatization or tax-cut funded borrowing, urging voters to participate on November 3.
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Mike Yoorn
Jouliale Werk
Pyorny
Dennis Moore
U.S
Lawrence
Jean Umbholtz
U.S. House
Vermont Towers
Moore
Vince Snowbarger
Snowbarger
Washington, D.C
Ombudsman office in western Kansas to close
Legislators criticized the closure of the Hays ombudsman office serving about 40 western counties and 7,000 beds west of Saline. Mark Hickam cited funding and staffing shortages while seeking eight full-time workers and two western advisers. critics warned of long drives for western residents and questioned timing and lobbying ties.
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W. Kansas
Torexas
Hays
Kansas
Janis Lee
Kensington
Mark Hickam
Hickam
SRS
Division of
Department of Administration
Saline County
Western
Ombudsman
Topeka
Lee
Weekend event invites seniors to prom and fair
The Sharing Generations Sharing Resources Senior Fair and Senior Prom will run noon to 6 pm Sunday at the Lawrence Riverfront Plaza Outlets. The Topeka Big Band performs at 3 pm in the atrium. booths from Douglas County Senior Services and Hospice care offer resources and workshops on nutrition Medicare claims and glaucoma.
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Grandma
Grandpa
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
Topeka
Jan McNish
Outsource Solutions Inc
Douglas County Senior Services
Avon
Douglas County
Riverfront
Salisbury
Prairie Commons
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
McDonald Chiropractic
Beverly Healthcare
Brandon Woods
Lawrence Business Ledger
Riverfront Café
Douglas County Bank
Central National Bank
Body found in Bronco as police seek trio
Wichita police investigated a death after David L. McCoy was found dead in a Ford Bronco early Tuesday. He had planned to meet a 29 year old man, a 30 year old woman, and a 17 year old girl near a Sioux Falls area motel. Motive remains unclear.
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Wichita
David L. McCoy
Sioux Falls
8.D
Ken Landwehr
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