Soldier from Fort Campbell dies in Afghanistan attack
Sgt. Justin A. Officer of Wichita died of wounds from an improvised explosive device in Kandahar province Afghanistan. He served with 1st Squadron 75th Cavalry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Fort Campbell. He joined in 2004 and is survived by his parents Timothy A. Officer and Linda G. Officer. A memorial service will be held in Afghanistan.
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Fort Campbell
101St Airborne
Afghanistan
Justin A
Wichita
Kandahar Province
75Th Cavalry Regiment
101St Airborne Division
Army
Timothy A
Colorado Springs
Colo
Linda G. Officer
Natural gas buses funded for Kansas City schools
Kansas City Kansas School District receives a Department of Energy grant to buy 47 natural gas powered buses at about 146000 each. Gas costs 73 cents a gallon vs diesel at about 3 dollars. Training and licensing for all drivers, maintenance expected to drop, and old buses sold to help cover costs.
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Kansas City
Kansas City, Kan
George Taylor
Department of Energy
KCTV
Taylor
Woman fights to save two-room Galena school building
Carolyn McLean, a 67 year old Galena resident, races to raise donations and volunteers to preserve Union Chapel School, a two room structure with a collapsing wall and no indoor plumbing. The owner fears liability and plans to let the Galena Fire Department burn it. McLean attended classes 1949 to 1957 and holds records dating to 1896. The school closed in 1966 amid district reorganizations.
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Galena
Carolyn McLean
Union Chapel
Galena Fire Department
McLean
Kansas
Joplin Globe
Digital mammograms offer faster better images and less radiation
Medical staff tout a digital mammogram upgrade citing quicker high quality images and lower radiation. The procedure remains mildly uncomfortable but offers easier image transfer and storage, with staff encouraging women 35 and older to screen annually after 40. An open house at the hospital will show the new system.
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Fredricks
Perry
Kunard
Topeka
Ottawa double murder case and rising crime in 2010
Two Ottawa men were arrested after a July stabbing killed 24 year old Paul Duane Nicholson on South Locust Street. John Balbirnie faces first degree murder, Brandon Elismore charged with attempted second degree murder. Crime rose in July and August 2010 with 201 July crimes and 146 arrests in August, while county crime increased 38 percent year to date.
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Ottawa
Paul Duane Nicholson
South Locust Street
John David Balbirnie
Brandon Lee Elismore
Butler
Ber
Adam Michael Grace
Franklin County
Jeff Curry
Curry
Suspect Taylor Sought Across Agencies In Child Case
Suspect Taylor, employed by Allegiance Communications at 118 W 15th St Ottawa, was tracked by ground and air from Tuesday through Thursday before being located. He allegedly used a company truck to transport the girl. Aggravated indecent liberties charges are expected in Wilson County after Taylor's transfer from Anderson County to Wilson County, likely Friday night.
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Bridgeport
Kansas
Mario Alejandro Schiaffino
Saline County
Salina Journal
Melander
Wichita
KWCH
Schiaffino
Taylor
Allegiance Communications
15Th St
Ottawa
Wilson County
Bob Wedel
Anderson County
Doctor urges women to get mammograms despite studies
Kunard warns against ignoring reports doubting mammograms. She stresses early diagnosis leads to faster treatment and says the top threat is women who believe they do not need screening.
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Kunard
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