Nancy Jones

Nancy E. Jones, 55, of Lecompton, KS., died July 19, 2011 at Saint Lukes Hospital, in Kansas City, MO.

Nancy E. Jones, 55, of Lecompton, KS., died July 19, 2011 at Saint Lukes Hospital, in Kansas City, MO.
L.J. “Tyke” Chrisman, 81, Easton, previously of Shawnee, died July 20, 2011.
Janice Nadine Artman of Oskaloosa, Kansas entered into heaven on July 20th 2011.

Kansas First Lady Mary Brownback has announced the first Kansas Book Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Kansas Historical Society in Topeka.

Jennifer Harries, Perry, remembers the day her son, Cameron, 4, learned to make lemonade during Vacation Bible School sponsored by the Perry United Methodist Church and St. Theresa’s Catholic Church.
A web site has been developed for all Kansas towns where photos can be posted and communities can list their attractions.
The Jefferson County Rural Water District No. 1 board of directors voted to fire its office manager and terminate the contract with its operations manager at its regular meeting July 11.

If an individual or family is looking for a new fuzzy companion, take a “paws for the cause” at the Jefferson County Humane Society’s animal shelter at Valley Falls where there is an average of 120 to 150 animals. The shelter presently has 110 cats and 41 dogs.
The cities of Oskaloosa and McLouth take quite a different approach when it comes to their municipal court systems, and questions are being raised.
If Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative has a problem communicating with its customers it is not from a lack of trying.