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A fortnight of insomnia: By Elvyn Jones; August 27, 2008; I attended a meeting last week at which a number of those present were complaining about lack of sleep. It seemed the Olympics were so compelling they couldn’t stop watching. They just had to see how the gymnastic competition ended or who won a swimming competition
The sensibilities of the past can’t be shared: By Elvyn Jones; August 14, 2008; I work with a bunch of kids. That is, the four people I share an office with are somewhere between 20 and 30 years old. To a baby boomer, that’s young.
County commission races set: By George Diepenbrock, Elvyn Jones, David Oakes; August 6, 2008; In Tuesday’s 2nd District Douglas County Commission Democratic primary, Nancy Thellman, a Presbyterian minister, coasted to a 1,025 to 330 win over Ken Adkinson, a retired owner and manager of a crop-production business in Eudora.
New name reflects services of continuing-ed program: Johnson County Adult Education one of many programs in area; By Elvyn Jones; July 23, 2008; For people preparing to take the General Educational Development test, Project Finish has been more than just a resource.
Census shows little growth: By Elvyn Jones; July 17, 2008; Last year before releasing its annual population estimate update, the U.S. Census Bureau readjusted figures from the recent past in an attempt to reflect Eudora’s recent population spike. The result was an estimated increase in the city’s population of 1,031 residents from 4,901 to 6,022. No such adjustment was needed in this year’s figures — which estimated growth from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007 — ensuring Eudora’s growth would look far less impressive.
IRS spins Karmic wheel: By Elvyn Jones; July 3, 2008; The letter I got from the IRS in the mail Monday looked like a check. It was about 7 seven inches long and 3 inches wide and tear-off perforated edges on both ends. It even said “Stimulus check.” But it wasn’t my much-anticipated personal boost to our slumping economy.
Wefald had one big misstep: By Elvyn Jones; June 19, 2008; The tornado that did an estimated $20 million in damage to Kansas State University last week will provide K-State President Jon Wefald one last challenge.
Kansas House race pits Brown against Kelton: By Elvyn Jones; June 12, 2008; Eudora voters will have a choice in November to vote for both representatives in the Kansas Legislature.
Black holes no conCERN: By Elvyn Jones; May 29, 2008; Memorial Day Weekend was apparently the most active three days of an active tornado season. Thankfully, the destructive storms missed the area.
Potpourri of specialty shops dot De Soto: By Elvyn Jones; May 24, 2008; Although De Soto’s two-block core no longer serves as the town’s retail heart, it is home a growing number of specialty shops.

Recent photos

The Clearfield United Methodist Church about 6 miles south of Eudora will celebrate its sesquicentennial Sunday.

The Eudora school district is urging students and parents to give themselves extra time when school starts with the traffic light directing one lane of traffic over the Church Street/Kansas Highway 10 overpass.

New home construction such as this work in the Meadowlark subdivision has been rare in recent years. With the decline in new home starts from triple digits earlier this decade to single digits the past two years, Eudora's population increases have fallen off as well. Still, a U.S. Census Bureau update released last week estimates the city grew by 55 residents from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.

A crew from Mid-Stat Concrete and Masonry Services of Chesaning, Mich., but the brick finish on the future Subway Restaurant being built on 15th Street east of Church Street. Eudora City Administrator Cheryl Beatty said the lack of development in the city in the past year increased mill levy pressure on the 2009 budget.