Baldwin resident found dead in Lake Shawnee

Shawnee County authorities are still investigating the cause of death for a 41-year-old Baldwin resident who was found Wednesday evening floating face down in Lake Shawnee, near the southeast edge of Topeka.

Witnesses said the man, identified as Mark A. Mitchel, had been fishing shortly before he was found unresponsive in the water near the shore by a fisherman.

Foul play is not suspected, said Martha Lutz, a Shawnee County sheriff’s deputy.

The Shawnee County coroner’s office is investigating the cause of death, Lutz said.

KU prof to discuss ‘Fast Food Nation’

Kansas University professor Donald Stull will lead a discussion on Eric Schlosser’s best-selling book “Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal” at 4 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 946 Vt.

Stull, who’s studied conditions in the nation’s packing plants, will be a guest of the United Methodist Women’s Book Club. The discussion is open to the public.

Lawrence students place at math event

Several Lawrence students placed in the annual Kansas University Mathematics Competition, which drew more than 100 fifth- through 12th-graders to KU on April 3.

The students took 40-minute exams with five questions.

Local winners in the fifth- and sixth-grade category were Peter Lesslie, Quail Run School, second place (tie), and Hiji Nam, Deerfield School, third.

Winners in the junior high division were Baoqing Zhou, Southwest Junior High School, first; Benjamin Greenberg, Southwest, second; and Anjali Datta, Deepyaman Datta, Anthony Frei and Jing Li, all of Southwest, third-place (tie).

Winners in the high school category were Kyle Chauvin, Free State High School, second; and Austen Head, FSHS, third.