Weekend Forecast Weekend Outlook for Saturday and Sunday
Weekend forecast calls for mostly sunny skies and cooler temperatures today with highs in the mid to upper 30s and northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight will turn increasingly cloudy with lows 15 to 20. Sunday remains cloudy and cold with highs near 30.
Lawrence commissioners approve asphalt plant with neighbor protections
Lawrence Douglas County officials authorize LRM Industries to build south of K-10 in East Hills Business Park on one lot. Site plan approval and neighborhood screening required before a building permit, plus city to fund K-10 improvements. Opponents cite environmental, traffic and value concerns. Parsons High School auto mechanics program saved after budget votes. Central Fiber Corp. lowers paper pay to 15 per ton due to glut, yet plans to serve within 50 miles.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
LRM Industries
East Hills Business Park
LRM
Central Fiber Corp
Wellsville
Dennis Kichler
Kichler
Central Fiber
Jay Bemis
Year of the paper blizzard
Harris News Analysis notes a vast Kansas Legislature document room stack of bills and resolutions. It cites 1,344 pending measures across House and Senate, with 103 in appropriations, 53 in Ways and Means, and 59 on the tax agenda. The piece weighs commitment versus craziness while seeking reform amid a tangle of interests and delays.
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John Marshall Harris
Topeka
Capitol
Kansas
House
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Tax Committee
After Prom Car Draw At Pomona High
Pomona High School After Prom Party plans a drawing for a 1976 Monte Carlo to be held April 21 at Indian Lanes Bowling Center in Ottawa. Joann Hancock of the organizing committee credits local businesses for support and notes the project aims to involve students in hands on fundraising and preparation. The car, donated through Wayne McDonald of Dennis Chevrolet and now with Andy Klein Pontiac, has over 100000 miles but features electronic seats windows locks a sun roof and is being prepared for safety and appearance.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Omona
Pomona High School
Joann Hancock
Pomona
Indian Lanes Bowling Center
Ottawa
Hancock
Wayne McDonald
Dennis Chevrolet
Olathe
Andy Klein Pontiac
Overland Park
RMH finds silver lining in outpatient growth
Ransom Memorial Hospital reports rising outpatient revenue and usage over the past five years, with a 13 percent increase in outpatient load and a 27.4 percent jump in revenue last year. Hospital officials credit insurance mandates and expanded clinics for improved access and efficiency, while local physicians praise the convenience and quality of RMH’s outpatient services.
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Lori Alvarado
Ransom Memorial Hospital
RMH
Pam Harris
Larry Fore
Harris
Daniel Schaper
Schaper
William Harrin
Kansas City
Ottawa
Harrin
AMH
Lance Reynoso
Health chief urges athletes to reject tobacco sponsorship
Washington health secretary Louis Sullivan urged athletes and sports groups to turn away tobacco company sponsorships. He said allowing sponsors equates smoking with healthful living and tempts youth, calling tobacco money blood money that fuels addiction, disease, and death. He urged universities to refuse events and advertisers to shun tainted money.
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Washington
Health and Human Services
Louis Sullivan
Tobacco Company
Sullivan
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Parsons
Parsons High School
Joan Pearson
Steve Zak
Brian Lantis
Brad Moorehouse
Shawn Johnson
Pomona High Door Prize