World Trade Center memorial travels through Topeka

Personal messages in tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks were placed among the twisted steel beams of the World Trade Center memorial that stopped in Topeka this weekend.

“Freedom’s Flame” is traveling through 18 states and on Sunday left Topeka, heading for Denver. The beams are being driven across the country in a motorcade.

Investigation: Officials say apartment fire was electrical in origin

Investigators from the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical Department have determined it was an electrical fire that originated in a refrigerator that damaged part of a maintenance shed at Meadowbrook Apartments late Friday.

Battalion Chief Bill Stark said investigators were still finishing up paperwork, but they had completed the investigation of the fire scene.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical responded at 8:37 p.m. Friday to a report of a possible fire in the 200 block of Bristol Terrace, Stark said.

But upon arrival late Friday, firefighters found the east end of a one-story, wood-frame shop located at 100 Regency Place at the east end of the 42-building apartment complex engulfed in heavy fire. Firefighters brought the blaze under control by 9:07 p.m.

Damage to the building was estimated at $150,000, Stark said.

Appointment: Former city mayor named to FHSU alumni board

Bonnie Lowe of Lawrence has been selected to serve a four-year term on Fort Hays State University’s Alumni Assn. board of directors. A WaKeeney native, Lowe earned a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1983 from FHSU and is president of FirstBank in Lawrence. She has had positions at University National Bank and Capitol Federal Savings in Lawrence, and with First Federal Savings and Loan of Hays.

Lowe, then Bonnie Augustine, served on the Lawrence City Commission from 1995 to 1999 and was mayor from 1997 to 1998.

Gasoline Prices: Pump Patrol seeks best deal

The Journal-World has found a gasoline price as low as $1.32 at several gas stations.

If you find a lower price, call us at 832-7154. Be prepared to leave the name and address of the business and the price.