Police find mother of missing child
Itawa police sought the parent of a 4 year old girl found walking alone near Seventh and Main. KOFO aired pleas, leading to a couple nearby. The girl, who has a hearing impairment, was placed in foster care and the case may involve charges after a social services review.
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Itawa
Seventh
Main
KOFO
Jeff Herrman
Herrman
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Franklin County Attorney’s Office
Arrest Made in Burglary of Pomona Bay Rite
An anonymous tip led Franklin County sheriff deputies to arrest a 15 year old boy at his West A street home on suspicion of burglary a felony and misdemeanor theft and criminal damage. He remained in juvenile detention with further arrests possible. A store employee reported a window break and theft of seven cartons of cigarettes rolling papers and a can of tobacco Friday morning.
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Pomona
Pomona Bay Rite
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department
West A
Lane High alumni hold reunion at Central Heights High
The biennial Lane High School Alumni Reunion was held June 26 at Central Heights High School with 216 attendees. Oldest alumnus Frances Hicks, 91, was honored. several classes from Lane, Princeton, and Central Heights were represented from 16 states. A memorial book, donations to the Central Heights Community Scholarship Fund, and plans for a 2001 reunion were announced.
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Donna Prothe
Lane High School
Central Heights High School
Judy Cole
Bob Cole
Central Heights
Frances Riebe Hicks
Kansas City
Lane
Princeton
Harold Kimball
Faith James
Ginger Brownlee Luther
Velda Doman Gerth
Good Samaritan
Olathe
Vernon McKinzie
Lena May Rutledge Jones
John Hieber
Leora Fuller Hieber
L & M Catering
Baldwin
Lena
Central Heights Community
Lena Mae Rutledge Jones
Lane High School Alumni Association
c/o
Ginger Brownlee Suther
Old Highway 50
Williamsburg
Larned eyes new juvenile treatment facility expansion
The Juvenile Justice Authority seeks a 120 bed facility at Larned for 11 to 23 year olds with 90 substance abuse beds and 30 mental health beds slated to replace aging buildings. The plan aims to treat drug and alcohol problems, expand aftercare, and reduce crowding while sharing staff with the state hospital. A 2003 completion date is proposed.
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Leo Herrman
Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility
Juvenile Justice Authority
Larned State Hospital
Albert Murray
Herrman
Topeka
Beloit
Larned
Jan Paws
D-Hutchinson
Pauls
Officials wary of plan for national DNA files
Federal and local officials oppose mass DNA testing for all arrestees. The National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence weighs practicality and constitutionality while the FBI database already holds DNA from over 1.4 million convicted criminals. Kansas investigators report backlog and staffing limits as they adopt STR testing to speed results and expand their database.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Commission On
Commission
U.S
Janet Reno
Reno
Saline County
Julie McKenna
FBI
Lindey Schuler
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Topeka
Schuler
KBI
Heat hits Kansas crops as rain shortages bite
Kansas Agricultural Statistics reports stress in corn soybeans sorghum and sunflowers due to heat. Corn 14% excellent and 5% poor, silking 77% versus near complete silk last year. Soybeans 68% good to excellent with 9% poor. Sorghum 81% good, 2% poor. Sunflowers 77% good, 3% poor.
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Topeka
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
Kas
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