Lecompton NewsLocal news for Lecompton, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Kansas Turnpike to replace Lawrence-area bridges- May 24, 2008 One of the two westbound exits from Lawrence onto the Kansas Turnpike will close next month as work begins on a three-year, $140 million project to replace bridges over the Kansas River.The work is supposed to ...http://www.topix.net/city/lecompton-ks/2008/05/kansas-turnpike-to-replace-lawrence-area-br... American Angus Association names new CEO- May 16, 2008 "Bryce's training in business management combined with his experience in all segments of Association business made him the choice candidate for CEO." Bryce Schumann, of Lecompton, Kan., has been named chief executive officer for the American Angus Association. via St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MOhttp://www.topix.net/city/lecompton-ks/2008/05/american-angus-association-names-new-ceo?fr... OP Mayor Carl Gerlach Proclaims May 14 Quilts of Valor Day in Overland Park, Kansas- May 14, 2008 "A Quilt of Valor is a wartime quilt made to honor our War Wounded. It's a tangible way to say: Thank you for your service, sacrifice and valor for our country." Tuesday, May 13, 2008 :: Kelly O'Hagan The day is in recognition of the International Machine Quilters Association who is holding their 12th Annual Machine Quilts Showcase at the Overland Park Convention Center ... via Kansas City InfoZinehttp://www.topix.net/city/lecompton-ks/2008/05/op-mayor-carl-gerlach-proclaims-may-14-quil... Students return to the range- May 5, 2008 "Can you imagine people in Paris, France, reading the newspaper wanting to know what was going on in Lecompton, Kansas" It is one thing to read a book about early days Kansas settlers and something else to hear the stories told by someone who actually lived it - or at least the next best thing. via Topeka Capital-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/lecompton-ks/2008/05/students-return-to-the-range?fromrss=1 Teacher sentenced to jail for violating protective order- May 2, 2008 Former Perry-Lecompton High School teacher Melissa A. Fast has been sentenced to serve one year in jail. via The Topeka Capital-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/lecompton-ks/2008/05/teacher-sentenced-to-jail-for-violating-pro... |