Van Go artists dedicate 96-foot outdoor mural

A 96-foot outdoor wall at DST Systems Inc. is more colorful thanks to the work of 16 young artists.

The artists, with Van Go Mobile Arts, dedicated their mural, “Paradise Lounge,” during a ceremony Friday at DST, 2000 Bluffs Drive, in the former Sallie Mae building. The mural is a multicolored landscape scene.

The teen artists participate in JAMS, jobs in the arts makes sense, an apprentice-artist program under the supervision of artists Joe Faus, Cathy Ledeker and Kendra Herring. The mural was created in eight weeks.

Area: Tonganoxie recognizes retiring city, court clerk

Tonganoxie — City employees threw a party Friday for longtime city and court clerk Karen Daniels, 62, who retired earlier in the week.

Daniels worked for the city for more than 30 years. Kathy Bard, assistant city administrator, said Daniels went out of her way to help customers and colleagues.

Daniels said she had always tried to help people leave City Hall with a positive feeling.

“I like to feel that if they do leave unhappy, I want to feel like I’ve done everything within my power to resolve that,” she said.

About 60 people were expected to attend a farewell dinner for Daniels Friday night in Overland Park.

University: Spam attack slows KU e-mail service

A Georgia job recruiter slowed Kansas University e-mail accounts this week after sending between 15,000 and 20,000 messages to university accounts.

University computer technicians were alerted to the large spam distribution Wednesday night and were able to block additional messages from the recruiter.

Allison Rose Lopez, assistant to the vice provost of information services, said the computer that directs e-mails to their proper accounts was overwhelmed Thursday and Friday.

She said all messages still would be delivered, and normal e-mail service was to resume by late Friday.