Archive for Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Also from May 10

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Baldwin City native gets first book published
By Kyle Davis
May 5, 2011
The manuscript of Glenna Thompson’s book “The Chicken Club” sat on her shelf after she wrote it six years ago, taking up twice the space it does now. While on her shelf, Thompson wrote her second book and survived a battle with melanoma.

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Portion of Douglas County Road 458 to close
By Brenna Hawley
May 10, 2011
Douglas County and the Kansas Department of Transportation will close County Road 458 from U.S. Highway 59 east to East 1338 starting May 16 for bridge and road repair.
Kansas feted at festival’s Leavenworth swan song
By Matt Erickson
May 10, 2011
Since they’ve been retired, Ruth and Charlie Kirby of Bonner Springs have loved to set out on day trips to visit destinations throughout Kansas.