Jefferson County wreck sends two to hospitals

Nortonville Two Nortonville women were injured Wednesday afternoon when their cars collided in Jefferson County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said.

Angela D. Robohn, 35, and Carmella Reynolds, 18, were taken by Jefferson County Emergency Medical Service ambulances to Topeka hospitals. Condition reports weren’t available Wednesday night.

The accident occurred about 1:30 p.m. on U.S. Highway 59, about two miles south of Nortonville.

Reynolds was driving a 1985 Pontiac Fiero southbound when she lost control on the rain-slicked highway, the Highway Patrol said. The Fiero slid into the northbound lane and was struck by a 1993 Toyota Camry driven by Robohn.

Reynolds was thrown from her car, the Highway Patrol said. She was taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center. Robohn was taken to St. Francis Health Center.

Rain soaks Lawrence, area

Rain fell in varying amounts throughout Wednesday in the area, and there was the possibility it could have mixed with light snow or sleet overnight, the National Weather Service said.

The official rainfall total in Lawrence was .36 inches. But as it usually does, rainfall amounts varied throughout the city, according to Skyhawk weather spotters.

By 9 p.m. Wednesday a little over half of an inch had fallen northwest of 26th and Iowa streets, reported William Winkler. In southeast Lawrence .45 inches fell, according to Bruce Stucky. In the Deerfield area, Randy Tongier recorded nearly .60 inches.

Ozawkie resident sentenced to prison for drug conviction

Topeka An Ozawkie man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in a federal prison without parole for attempting to manufacture methamphetamine.

Timothy L. Malbrough, 40, pleaded guilty to the charge July 18 in U.S. District Court.

Malbrough came under investigation Dec. 20, 2001, after Lawrence Police found a suspicious cooler on a street, said Eric Melgren, U.S. attorney for Kansas. The cooler contained numerous ingredients and chemicals used in making methamphetamine, Melgren said.

After Malbrough completes his prison sentence, he is to be under supervised release for four years.

KU law professor added to speakers’ list

Mike Kautsch, a law professor at Kansas University, has been added to the list of speakers available through the Kansas Humanities Council.

Kautsch is available to speak on “Keeping Government Doors Open: An American Revolutionary Idea,” which explores Kansas law and policy on open government and presents information about how and why citizens may exercise their rights of access to government meetings and records.

Kautsch directs the School of Law’s Media, Law and Policy Program, which includes a media law clinic. He also was recently appointed to the humanities council’s board of directors.

To obtain the full list of speakers available through the humanities council, call Deborah Pomeroy at 357-0359, send e-mail to deborah@kansashumanities.org or visit www.kansashumanities.org.

Poet to read at Haskell

Carter Revard, a distinguished English professor emeritus at Washington University and an Osage gourd dancer, will read his prose and poetry at 3 p.m. today in the Navarre Hall conference room at Haskell Indian Nations University.

A professor of medieval literature, Revard’s published works include “Ponca War Dancers,” “Cowboys and Indians,” “Christmas Shopping,” “An Eagle Nation,” “Family Matters, Tribal Affairs,” and “Winning the Dust Bowl.”

A short reception will follow Revard’s reading.

New travel center to open

Plans to open the only travel information center on Interstate 35 between Kansas City and Wichita are set for the final week of October.

The Franklin County Convention and Visitors Bureau plans to open the 5,000-square-foot facility near Ottawa at the junction of I-35 and Kansas Highway 68.

Designed to look like a two-story Victorian home, the center will provide history, brochures and information on communities throughout the region.

A grand opening has been slated for 9 a.m. Nov. 8.