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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2013
Page
2
Journal World obituary policy states information on running obituaries is available by calling 832 7151 and that obituaries are published as provided by funeral homes or families of the deceased.
Thomas S McGee 91 of Eudora died September 1 2013 at his home Funeral services are set for 10 am Monday at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home Burial will follow at Eudora City Cemetery He served in World War II North Africa and Italy as a Technical Sergeant He worked 43 years as a county surveyor and was married to Virginia Lee Austill They survived by a son and three daughters plus numerous grandchildren great grandchildren and one great great grandson The family asks for memorials to Visiting Nurses and notes thanks to hospice services Local services and condolences posted at rumsey yost com LJWorld com
Kansas residents can take two 30 minute webinars hosted by the Division of Emergency Management. Sept 17 covers preparing family pets for emergencies with Midge Grinstead of HSUS as presenter. Sept 24 offers two sessions on foods for emergency kits and storage led by Renee Aldrich of the American Red Cross.
Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman urged the U S Department of Agriculture in a Thursday letter to extend emergency haying and grazing on Conservation Reserve Program land through November 30. He notes that prior droughts allowed extensions without penalizing landowners with rental payment reductions as rainfall has varied across the state.
Calah Johnson, 32, indicted by Jackson County prosecutors on second degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon in the July 2009 fatal shooting of Deanna Lieber on U S 71. Lieber, 45, general counsel for the Kansas Department of Education, was driving with family when hit. Witnesses say Johnson fired at a different vehicle. Lieber was not the intended target. Johnson is in federal prison serving a 20 year drug sentence.
KU appears at 101st in national rankings and tied at 47th among public universities, as U.S. News and World Report releases program-specific rankings for business and engineering based on peer surveys. The ranking method emphasizes graduation rates and student outcomes amid criticism of selectivity and reputation. Reporter Ben Anglesbee.
United Healthcare and Gov. Sam Brownback unveiled a three year $1.5 million initiative to help disabled Kansans gain employment. The program will fund grants to community groups, with nearly $264,000 already awarded to five projects including a major grant to the Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation in Wichita to educate employers on incentives and state contract preferences for disability-focused hiring.
The incident at a KU party where a turkey was poked, chased, and killed prompted national Beta Theta Pi intervention. The fraternity agreed to 1,000 hours of community service and a $5,000 payment to Lawrence for police investigation costs, with officials delaying action until after school resumed in August.
Third graders at Original School explore the Pinckney neighborhood and Lawrence history by excavating a site near the 1870s Pinckney School. Students map dig zones, sift soil, and record finds from coal ash to a nineteenth century bullet, linking science and social studies.
The Lawrence Journal-World provides its mailing address and newsroom contact options. It lists New Hampshire Street as the News Center and includes phone numbers for delivery inquiries and customer service.
Dow Industrials gain 75.42 to 15 376.06 while Nasdaq sits at 3 722.18 and S&P 500 slides to 1 687.99. Commodities move lower with corn 4.59, soybeans 13.82, wheat 6.85, and oil 108.21 a barrel. 30-Year Treasury yields up slightly to 3.85 percent.
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