Archive for Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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Exhibit takes viewers inside juvenile lockup
By Nicole Kelley
June 26, 2008
Locked up inside the Wyandotte County Juvenile Detention Center, the only freedom for many of the young teenagers awaiting their fate is the freedom of thought.

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KSU honors Bonner students
July 2, 2008
The following Bonner Springs students at Kansas State University received semester honors: Leslie Marie Holtzen, Kyle Cameron Parker, Rachel Anne Steinhauser and Joseph Robert Sullivan. Semester honors students rank in the top 10 percent of their class within their respective colleges and were enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of graded course work.
Three from Bonner on PSU honor rolls
July 2, 2008
Three Bonner Springs students made academic honor rolls at Pittsburg State University for the spring semester. Amanda Vitt, a sophomore nursing student, and Don Kirby, a construction engineering technology major, made the Dean’s List, and Brock Peterson, a senior majoring in physical education, made the All-A List.
Kiwanis hears report on election workers
July 2, 2008
The need for additional workers during the primary and general elections was presented to the Edwardsville Kiwanis Club during its meeting last week at Sister’s Restaurant.
I-435 ramps to close as road repairs start
By Staff Report
July 2, 2008
Weather permitting, starting Tuesday, July 8, various ramps at the Interstate 435 and Interstate 70 interchange will be closed for repair.
Show your patriotism by investigating, claiming Revolutionary War ancestors
Peter Grassl
July 2, 2008
Kansas is closer to the American Revolution than one may think.
Fruit-tree borers produce problems for area growers
Mike Epler
July 2, 2008
The peach-tree borer is a serious pest for any stone fruit producing tree as well as for ornamental, nonfruit-bearing varieties of those trees.
Ticks flourish in summer season
By Sarah Henning
July 2, 2008
For something so tiny, ticks can pack a mean punch.
I-435 accident kills two
Head-on collision with semi claims lives of Omaha couple; children survive
July 2, 2008
An accident on Interstate 435 in Edwardsville claimed the lives of two people on Tuesday night.
Candidate Profile: Todd Thompson
By Joel Walsh
July 2, 2008 in print edition on A2
Todd Thompson, one of two Republican candidates for Leavenworth County Attorney says, “It’s time for change.”
Don’t blame pop culture for being agent of change
By John Beal
July 2, 2008
I’m not the first to lament the state of contemporary music, and I know I won’t be the last.
National League looks nice
By Chris Wristen
July 2, 2008
Maybe it’s time to revisit the idea of having the Kansas City Royals move to the National League.