Accident in Tonganoxie sends drivers to LMH

A car accident Saturday afternoon in northeast Tonganoxie sent two men to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment.

A Kansas Highway Patrol report said William D. Stahl, 80, Tonganoxie, failed to yield while turning onto eastbound U.S. Highway 24-40 off of Ridge Street. Brian J. Welsh, 21, Tonganoxie, was traveling east on U.S. 24-40 when his 1995 Ford Crown Victoria hit Stahl’s 2000 Chevy truck.

Neither vehicle had passengers.

Both drivers were treated and released, a nursing supervisor at the hospital said Saturday night.

Regional coordinators for security chosen

Topeka — Regional coordinators have been appointed for the Homeland Security section of Kansas Emergency Management within the Adjutant General’s Department.

The seven coordinators and their bases of operations: Keith Yoder, Kansas City metropolitan region; Lance D. Jones, northeast region, Topeka; Jackie Miller, southeast region, Iola; Dennis Colsden, north-central region, Salina; Jim Leftwich, south-central region, Wichita; Toby Prine, northwest region, Hays; and Matthew Mercer, southwest region, Dodge City.

The regional coordinators will be supervised by Terri Ploger-McCool, who is coordinator of the Homeland Security section.

LHS students place in French competition

Two Lawrence High School students placed in the 69th annual Le Grand Concours, a national competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French.

Samoneh Kadivar, a junior-to-be, and Andrey Belov, a senior-to-be, took fourth and ninth places, respectively, in the competition earlier this year.

More than 97,600 students in all 50 states put their knowledge of the French language to the test. Students were evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills.

Early enrollment scheduled at Ottawa

Ottawa — Ottawa University’s “Early Enrollment Days” are set for 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and July 29.

The campus event aims to ensure new students and their families are prepared for the first year of college.

Each student will be assigned to a faculty adviser who will work with the student to develop a class schedule for the fall semester. Information will be presented on academic programs, policies and the liberal arts curriculum. The staff from the offices of financial aid, business and residence life will answer questions.

For more information, call (800) 755-5200, option 2, or e-mail admiss@ottawa.edu.

Crack cocaine habit fed by K.C. car burglaries

Kansas City, Mo. — A Kansas City man who confessed to stealing valuables from about 1,000 cars to sustain a crack cocaine habit has been charged with 15 felony counts in a string of car burglaries, authorities said.

Adell Jackson, 37, said in court documents that he broke into about 1,000 vehicles seeking valuables, which he sold for crack. The Jackson County prosecutor said more charges were being investigated.

“(But) if he’s charged with 40 or 400, the time served might ultimately be the same if convicted,” said John Liebnitz, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office.

Jackson would open doors and windows with a screwdriver to steal items, police said.

Prosecutors say Jackson is charged with stealing items valued at $4,600 from one car in April, then other items including a cell phone, a radar detector, a stereo and CDs from other cars. The robberies began after his release from jail in February.

Police first arrested Jackson last July when he was identified as a suspect in several thefts. He was subsequently released, then arrested again by police Friday night.