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United Way of Douglas County has opened a satellite center to make the organization’s programs more accessible to Eudora residents, and an AmeriCorps volunteer with deep Eudora connections is running it. The resource center opened on April 1 at 726 Main St. in Eudora, and it is currently staffed by Mary Kirkendoll, an AmeriCorps volunteer assigned to the Douglas County United Way. Daniel B. Smith, director of marketing and outreach for the county United Way, said the center would not only make United Way-supported programs more accessible to Eudora residents, but would also send the message that the United Way serves the whole county, not just Lawrence. ....
Staff Report Jacy J. Hurst TOPEKA – Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday appointed Jacy J. Hurst, of Lawrence, to fill the vacancy on the Kansas Court of Appeals that was created by the elevation of former Court of Appeals Judge Melissa Standridge to the Kansas Supreme Court. Hurst is currently a partner with the law firm Kutak Rock LLP in Kansas City, Mo. If confirmed by the Kansas Senate, she would be the first woman of color on the Kansas Court of Appeals. “Jacy will be a great asset and hardworking judge on the Court of Appeals,” Kelly said in a news release Thursday. “She is a lifelong Kansan who has not only excelled performing high-level work at some of Kansas City’s most competitive law firms, she also has the heart of a public servant.” ....