KU honors 308 at halftime basketball game
The University of Kansas honored 308 students and athletes during halftime of the KU Baylor men’s basketball game. Christina L. McPhail of Overbrook was named a Jayhawk scholar in softball and Shanna A. Shoemaker of Williamsburg was named a Jayhawk scholar for cross country and track and field.
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University of Kansas
Ku-Baylor University
Christina L. McPhail
Overbrook
Jayhawk
Shanna A. Shoemaker
Williamsburg
Insurance chief hints at 02 bid for governor
Kath leen Sebelius, Kansas insurance commissioner and daughter of former Ohio Gov. John Gilligan, hints at a 2002 gubernatorial bid. She notes plans to seek re election in 1998 and says she will consider higher office after another term, while remaining focused on her current post and campaign ethics.
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Topeka, Kan
Kathleen Sebelius
Ohio
John Gilligan
Kansas
Sebelius
Gilligan
U.S
Keith Sebelius
Sally Thompson
Ron Todd
Fletcher Bell
Molly Pitcher Award Recipients Named by Four Spouses
Four spouses of artillery men received the Molly Pitcher Award named for Mary Ludwig Hays. The tribute honors her acts at Valley Forge as she supplied water to troops and aided wounded soldiers. Recipients were Carla Light Glenda Bosse Kadeen Miller and Glenda Poe.
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Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig Hays
Valley Forge
John Hays
Ludwig Hays
Sol
Molly Pitcher Award
Carla Light
Glenda Bosse
Kadeen Miller
Glenda Poe
Tornado Strike Wreaks Destruction Across Central Florida
Severe weather shattered communities from Osceola to Orange counties. Seven killed behind Osceola County stadium area. six killed near Buccaneer Lakes shopping center. A trailer home collapsed in Volusia. a man died, girlfriend escaped. Orange County saw one death at a retirement community and three tornadoes in Winter Garden. Mobile homes damaged, Country Gardens complex partly ruined. widespread power outages. El Nino linked storm patterns noted by Weather Service. California rainstorms add to the regional toll with $475 million in damage.
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Derrick Clark
Lake Harney
Orlando
Clark
Sanford
Orange County
Vincent Preston
Spouses group aids Topeka families and Ronald McDonald House
Spouses group in Topeka offers support to new members and displaced legislative families. Members describe emotional help and community ties while funding an indoor security system for Ronald McDonald House and inspiring Farm Bureau Women to fund nationwide donations. Men occasionally join tours and high tea, strengthening spousal networks.
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Willynda Holmes
Carl Holmes
Holmes
Ronald McDonald House
Topeka
Reinhardt
American Farm Bureau Women
Ronald McDonald Houses
Farm Bureau
Morris
Legislative Wives
Bond
Gordon Horst
Salina Rep
Deena Horst
Horst
Ottawa area hospital notes and sheriff blotter items
Dismissals listed for several Ottawa residents on Friday and Saturday. births include a daughter for Janet Brannan and Mark Dickey. Arrests span Ottawa and nearby towns for restraining order violations, DUI, escape from custody, theft, and battery. incidents include thefts, vandalism, and a water/electricity theft report. An injury accident near Davis Avenue involved Dennis Goyer and a passenger.
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Ginger Gilliland
William Going
Ottawa
Linda Endicott
Erma Thompson
Patricia Peterson
Frances Cannady
Princeton
Melissa Clissold
Rantoul
Lee Harrison
Rita O'Connor
Joseph Alexander
Lane
Mary Slader
Waverly
Janet Brannan
James Bristow
Wanda Rideau
Jon Amos Peffly
Gary
Colbern
Wellsville
Kansas Highway Patrol
Sand
South Hickory
Cheryl Elaine Hedges
S. Cedar No. 7
Ann A. Betz
S. Elm
City of
Gary Lee Fisher
Mexico
South Mulberry
Franklin County
Timothy D. Foreman
Hamblin
David E. Williams
Paul Daniel Winterscheidt
S. Main
Hickory and Park
William R. Cone
Allen
S. Cedar
Riley
Coffey County
KOFO
Jim E. Poe
North Locust
Dennis E. Goyer
W. 2Nd
Davis Avenue
North Street
Linda S. Goyer
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Dennis Goyer
Kristin D. Spencer
Forest Park
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Valentine's Royalty
Baker
Baker University
Baldwin
Veronica Abel
Anna Busby
Amy Cink
Kimberley Dwyer
Micah Gotz
Debra Guenther
Hunter Harris
Tamara Johnson
Star Novak
Levi Reznicek
Ryan Strong
Garnett
Wendy Harmrack
Lyndon
Reghan McDaniel
Osaw
Oasis Club
Fellowship Hall
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Cliff Burke
The
Presbyterian Church
Bernice Smith
Lorraine Max
Suzuki
Elizabeth, Paul
Janice Rhoades
Leliah Farr
Sharon Geiss
South View
DAR
General Edward Hand
Daughters of the American Revolution
Jessica Nichols
Joseph Thomas
Lisa Miller
Beth Deterding
Diana Sylvester
Lynn Figgins
Pomona
Laura Driver
Deterding
Pat McFarland
Clarice Knight
Barbara Dew
Salina
Jeanne Schmidt
Hausier
Steve Hausier
Hays
Kansas Wildlife Federation
Hays Daily News
Hausler
Ottawa Herald
May Melia
Adam “Ray” Fenton
Valenlind
Ottawa Retirement Village
Sebalius
Dier
Aaron Bien
Mike McAuley
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Ron Tincher
Kansas State Area Command
Michael Althouse
Dennis Petty
127 National Guard Regiment
Twisters
Winter Garden
Jean Moe
Country Gardens
Preston
el Nino
Saidcebough
Weather Service
California
the Daily Report
West Franklin
East Franklin
Jillian N. Powell
Central Heights
Ellis Road
Marla Webb
Jeff Fritts
Nevada Road
Michael Adell
E. B. Pomona
Joshua L. Bond
Cedar
Munici- Lilia
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