2 arrested after chase

Two men suspected of ramming a Johnson County Sheriff’s car during a high-speed chase on Kansas Highway 10 were arrested about 8:30 p.m. Monday in Franklin County.

The suspects’ names were not available Monday evening.

According to initial reports, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper stopped a stolen white Acura at 5 p.m. near Eudora. When the trooper approached the vehicle, the driver drove away.

After the car rammed the deputy’s vehicle, a passenger jumped out. He was not injured.

Though authorities called off the chase, the suspects were later arrested on charges of aggravated battery, theft, and eluding police.

Booklet outlines resident rights

Kansas Advocates for Better Care is responding to consumer questions about legal rights for those who live in care homes. The booklet, “Legal Rights of Nursing Home Residents,” is an updated version of a previous brochure.

The 16-page document clearly defines legal rights or those entering a nursing home or assisted living facility and gives interpretive guidelines to clarify topics most questioned by consumers.

To order a booklet, send $3 to the advocacy agency at 913 Tenn., Suite 2, Lawrence 66044; visit the Web site at www.kabc.org; or call (800) 525-1782.

Dog benefit event comes to Kansas City

Dogs and their owners will flock to the Woodlands race track in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday for Woody’s Greyt Fun Fest 2003.

The benefit for Pups Without Partners and Greyhound Support begins at 9 a.m. and runs through 3 p.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Activities include a fun run with a radar gun, games for people and canines, nail trimming and dunking for hot dogs. Admission is $15 per person, children under 12 admitted free. Dogs must be on leashes.

Money raised will help the greyhound organization adopt out injured, retired or unwanted greyhounds from racing farms. For more information, visit the Web site at www.greyhoundsupport.org.

KU Web sites honored as disability friendly

Kansas University’s Web site and its Office of Admissions and Scholarships Web page have been recognized for their accessibility for people with disabilities.

The National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education listed KU’s home page and the KU undergraduate admissions page among sites at five universities that function well for people with disabilities.

A research team examined 1,013 Web sites at 102 institutions for the study.

Features of KU’s sites that make them accessible:

• Scalable fonts, which allow the user to enlarge or shrink text size through a browser’s resize functions.
• A “skip navigation” option, which allows sight-impaired users to skip listening to repeated navigation elements as they click through the pages in a Web site.
• A “toggle navigation” link, which allows a user to hide the navigation menu to provide more room on the screen to view content.

Exhibit explores Vietnam War

Watkins Community Museum of History will unveil its latest exhibit, “Vietnam — A Self Inflicted Wound,” at a premier event at 6 p.m. Sept. 12. The exhibit opens to the public Sept. 13.

The exhibit is the first to occupy the new exhibit gallery in the former administrative offices on the second floor. Items on display will include photographs, medals and letters donated from area veterans of the war.

In conjunction with the exhibit, the museum will play host to various speakers and special presentations about the Vietnam War throughout the year.

For more information or to participate in the exhibit, call the museum at 841-4109.