Fire in Lawrence apartments part of string of arsons
Investigators in Lawrence probe a Sunday morning blaze at a West 24th Street complex. Fire Chief Mark Bradford says the fire was deliberately set. no injuries were reported. Journal-World notes nine similar fires since Oct 19, eight at multi unit complexes and five listed as arson.
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Bradford
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Journal-World
Wichita dedicates Operation Freedom Memorial
Wichita dedicated the Operation Freedom Memorial site at Veterans Memorial Park as supporters aim to open by Veterans Day next year. A 25 foot diameter circle sculpture will be bordered by three 8 foot black granite walls bearing the names of nearly 100 Kansans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fundraising is still needed to complete the monument. Anita Dixon started the project after her son Sgt. Evan Parker died in Iraq in 2005, stressing recognition for all Kansans in service.
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Veterans Memorial Park
Iraq
Afghanistan
Operation Freedom Foundation
Anita Dixon
Sgt
Evan Parker
Governor Brownback Leads Pheasant Hunt in Oakley
Dozens of hunters sign on to join Gov. Sam Brownback in Oakley for a four day event spotlighting pheasant hunting in northwestern Kansas. The 2nd annual Governor's Ringneck Classic benefits Logan County Health Care Foundation and Buffalo Bill Cultural Center. Trap and sporting clay shoots Thursday and Friday, a seven hour hunt Saturday, and an extra hunt Sunday. Four soldiers from Fort Riley's 1st Infantry Division will be special guests.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Logan County Health Care Foundation
Buffalo Bill Cultural Center
Brownback
1St Infantry Division
Fort Riley
Kansas sex crime convict in secret Boy Scout files
A 74-year-old man placed in the Boy Scouts limited access perversion files in 1968 later sexually assaulted a 6-year-old in 1992 and raped a mentally disabled woman in 1993. He used his volunteer and Sunday school teaching role to lure the victim from a church to a vacant home. The mother questions if public disclosure could have prevented the abuse. the daughter now avoids church and travels with a trusted adult. Release could come as early as 2014.
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Wichita
Boy Scouts
Gerald V. Ashworth
The
Wichita Eagle
Ashworth
Hays moves ahead with storm shelter classrooms
Hays USD 489 plans an eight classroom addition at Hays Middle School that will also function as a storm shelter. Construction could start in April, funded by a FEMA grant approved in February, with total costs around $2.7 million and the district paying about $1.4 million.
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Richard Cain
Hays Middle School
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Library hosts hog butchering event in Overland Park
Overland Park Kansas, the library drew more than 100 attendees for Books & Butchers a two hour event by The Local Pig experts. They discussed humane raised meats and the local food movement as part of keeping library programs relevant in the internet age.
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Ottawa Area Hospital Notes and Local Arrests
Friday admissions include Ronald Small and Saturday adds Carolyn Sue Houston both of Ottawa. Dismissals list Jamie Hermreck and Ronald Small of Ottawa. Franklin County Jail arrest: Bryan Troxel, 27, Osawatomie, on a City warrant. Stephen Webb, 45, Ottawa, detained for domestic battery involving a 39 year old woman and a 19 year old man.
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Ottawa
Carolyn Sue Houston
Jamie Hermreck
Garnett
Police Department
Franklin County
S. Main St
Bryan Troxel
Osawatomie
City of Ottawa
South Hickory Street
Stephen Webb
Police reports and accidents noted on Cedar Main and I-35 incidents
Police logs show an 18 year old Westminster woman receiving harassing calls Friday on Cedar Street. A 29 year old Ottawa man reported damage to his vehicle Saturday on Main Street. An Ottawa motorcyclist, Scott Caleb, 24, collided with Brandon McCollum, 38, Wells ville, Saturday. Caleb cited for inattentive driving. A 54 year old Overland Park driver, Charles Holmes Jr., on I-35 Sunday struck a deer near milepost 183.
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South Cedar Street
Westminster
Colo
South Main Street
Ottawa
South Princeton Street
Scott Caleb
Brandon McCollum
Wellsville
Caleb
Charles Holmes Jr
Overland Park
Livestock feed prices stay high amid drought and costs
Near Princeton hog and cattle producer Jack Davis warns winter feeding will be costly as hay remains expensive despite recent rains. He plans to rely on hay and silage, with some farmers using mixed grains and nutrition pellets. Drought could shrink herds. regional rainfall will decide pasture recovery. Purdue extension economist Chris Hurt cites potential golden days later, with beef prices rising and profits returning by 2013 onward.
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Princeton
Davis
Drovers Cattle Network Magazine
Franklin County
Chris Hurt
Purdue University Extension
Drovers Magazine
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