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Sarah St. John
Recent stories
- 100 years ago: Housekeeping expert to give presentation at Y.M.C.A.
- May 20, 2013
- “She will have some interesting remarks to make upon the woman who is too neat, who makes life miserable for the balance of the household by her incessant pursuit of dust….”
- 40 years ago: KU police investigate recent sexual assaults on campus
- May 20, 2013
- Four separate incidents had occurred on a recent Monday night.
- 25 years ago: Local boy injured when playing with discarded explosives
- May 20, 2013
- Another boy had found the devices and had shared them with his friends.
- 100 years ago: Several postal workers recovering from separate injuries
- May 19, 2013
- “The jinx certainly is busy at the post office.”
- 40 years ago: 1923 KU basketball team shares memories of championship year
- May 19, 2013
- The team had gathered to celebrate their 50th anniversary.
- 25 years ago: County attempts to speed up demolition of East Lawrence houses
- May 19, 2013
- County commissioners were planning to ask the city to shorten the normal 30-day waiting period on demolition permits.
- 100 years ago: City council discusses movie-house licenses, speed limits, South Park
- May 18, 2013
- “Following the session of the council the members, city officials and the press adjourned to Councilman Rocklund’s hostelry.”
- 40 years ago: Teenager suffers accident at local industrial plant
- May 18, 2013
- The injury had involved a box-folding machine at E and E Specialties.
- 25 years ago: Linwood High School celebrates final graduation
- May 18, 2013
- The next class would graduate from the newly named Basehor-Linwood High School.
- 100 years ago: Kidnapping theories abound in wake of child’s disappearance
- May 17, 2013
- “According to the rules of the river, the body should have risen yesterday.”
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- Police release names of shooting victims; both remain hospitalized May 20, 2013 · 9 comments
- Blog: As planners debate Menards project, new study finds retail vacancy rate at 7.2 percent citywide May 20, 2013 · 15 comments
- Blog: As Legislature remains deadlocked, Brownback in Chicago touting tax cuts May 20, 2013 · 11 comments
- Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17, 2013 · 64 comments
- Opinion: Benghazi triggers a major credibility crisis May 18, 2013 · 63 comments
- Editorial: Police needs May 20, 2013 · 11 comments
- KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence May 20, 2013 · 8 comments
- Sound Off: Truck dogs May 19, 2013 · 15 comments
- Gas prices approach record highs May 18, 2013 · 40 comments
- Lawhorn's Lawrence: A night of partying in Oread May 19, 2013 · 47 comments
- For Kansas basketball, recruiting never ceases May 20, 2013
- KU makes sudden change in Statehouse presence May 20, 2013
- Kansas baseball routed by Utes May 20, 2013
- Free State softball draws Derby first May 20, 2013
- Masterful gardens May 20, 2013
- Volunteers help move Lawrence institution — Theatre Lawrence May 19, 2013
- Tornado watch issued for Franklin County; hazardous weather possible for Lawrence May 20, 2013
- KU student killed in crash on U.S. Highway 59 May 17, 2013
- Higher education funding back at the forefront; Republican leaders still negotiating budget and taxes May 16, 2013
- Two Topeka men shot in Lawrence early Sunday morning; police seeking persons of interest May 19, 2013


