Kansas Agencies Asked to Assess Efficiency
The Kansas Division of Budget asked seven state agencies to study operating efficiency and potential duplicate programs. Results are due in early October, with officials stressing the move is not tied to a $238 million 2016 shortfall. Governor spokeswomen say growth will cover expenses, though experts doubt sufficient growth exists. Agencies include Aging and Disability Services, Health and Environment, Transportation, Children and Families, Commerce, Revenue, and Wildlife Parks and Tourism.
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Topeka
Kansas Division of Budget
Governor’s Office
Shawn Sullivan
State Department
Wichita Eagle
Eileen Hawley
Kansas
Hawley
Sam Brownback
Omist
Wichita State University
Department For Aging and Disability Services
Department of Health and Environment
Department of Transportation
Department For Children and Families
Department of Commerce
Department of Revenue
Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
Banks merge in Lawrence to form single entity
Great American Bank and Dreiling led Lawrence banks merge to reduce administration and tech costs. Two merged banks already shared ownership but operated separately for regulatory purposes. The new entity will have locations in Lawrence De Soto Kansas City Mo and Lake Lotawana Mo with about 150 million in assets.
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Dreising
Lawrence Bank
Great American Bank
Dreiling
Lawrence
Doug Compton
Douglas County Bank
Metcalf Bank
Metcalf
Salina
de Soto
Kansas City
Lake Lotawana
Naked man arrested at scene of homicide in Topeka
In Topeka officers detained a naked, blood covered man after neighbors reported him running outside and finding his female housemate Lacie Atchison, 22, dead at their home. A young girl was taken into protective custody. The man was subdued with a stun gun and hospitalized for treatment. The death is investigated as a homicide.
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Topeka
Lacie Atchison
Topeka Capital- Journal
Chuck Haggard
KU Faculty Senate Pays Tribute to William Scott
The Kansas University Faculty Senate approved a resolution commemorating William Scott, an English professor for 55 years who died last month at 82. A Shakespeare scholar and advocate for faculty rights, he earned a PhD from Princeton in 1958 and held degrees from Duke, Michigan, and Chicago.
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Kansas University
William Scott
Bernadette Gray-Little
Scott
Princeton University
Duke
University of Michigan
University of Chicago
Lawrence juvenile sex case raises 25 years to life
McKinley said two people allegedly had unlawful sexual contact several times in a southeast Lawrence residence. In 2007 as a juvenile, White pled no contest to two counts of sexual battery after a plea deal to drop aggravated indecent liberties with a child and aggravated sodomy of a child under 14. White faces 25 years to life. His plea bars asking for a lighter sentence, and if released he would register as a sex offender for life. Sentencing is set for November 21.
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Lawrence
McKinley
White
Elzea Pleads Guilty in Pur-O-Zone Payment Theft Case
Elzea admitted signing multiple checks drawn on Pur-O-Zone accounts payable to a personal Illinois bank account, part of a scheme with partners. The company funds are held at US Bank in Lawrence. He must repay $1 million in restitution. He faces up to 10 years and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is set for December 19. he remains free on $10,000 bond.
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Elzea
Pur- O-Zone
Illinois
Pur-O-Zone
US Bank
Lawrence
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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