Lawrence Journal-World 05-07-13

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Franklin County scene of double murder

Having a field day Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Case exposes seedy side of college hoops Think of the college basketball we watch on television as the most beautiful stretch of landscape you ever have seen. It may be a mountain vista or a Maui beach or the sights on an Alaskan cruise. But under that beautiful slice of earth lies the foul underworld of college basketball — the part that involves the pursuit of top NBA prospects by disreputable agents who pay recruiters. Think of that underworld as a tunnel that carries raw sewage. Thanks to a USA Today report over the weekend that detailed accusations made by Kansas star Ben McLemore’s AAU coach, Darius Cobb, we all have had a window to that seedy underworld opened for us. The gist of Cobb’s allegations: S e r v i n g McLemore as what is known in the industry as an “agent runner,� a man wormed his way into the life of McLemore’s AAU coach and family members in an effort to steer McLemore’s choice of agents. He paid for McLemore’s birthday party and for trips to Los Angeles for Cobb and a family member to meet with agents. And, Cobb said, he was given two $5,000 payments. In the underworld sewer beneath college basketball, these “runners� are among the most insidious vermin. The No. 1 reason Kansas Please see KEEGAN, page 7A

By Meagan Thomas mthomas@ljworld.com

KELIS BELLAMY, 6, AND HER KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, Alyson Cistola, greet runners at the finish line during a race Monday at Schwegler School’s Field Day.

ABOVE: Anistacia Perryman, 7, blows at a dandelion Monday during Field Day activities at Schwegler School, while, RIGHT, first-grader Myangel Coleman douses her head with a wet sponge before a race. FAR RIGHT PHOTO: Jacob Elston, a first-grader at Schwegler Mike Yoder School, gets airborne during a race Monday at the school’s Journal-World Photos Field Day.

Residents upset at theft of American flags from entrance to retirement community By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com

Since Meadowlark Estates opened its doors a couple of years ago, 15 7-foot-tall American flags have adorned the entrance way to the retirement community at 4430 Bauer Farm Drive. Until last week, when a thief or thieves snatched up 10 of the flags overnight.

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“I absolutely love the flags out there,� said Dorothy Lay, a disappointed resident. Lay is among numerous residents at the home upset at the loss of the $40 flags — symbols of American patriotism — taken under the cover of darkness April 29. “Why?� she said. “You just wonder why.� Police were called, but several residents

Monday said they didn’t expect the bandits to be apprehended. Still, that doesn’t mean the residents have lost hope. Several Meadowlark Estates residents, including Roberta Lewis, sent the Journal-World a letter to the editor, asking for the flags to be returned. “We miss our flags,� Lewis said. Lay, meanwhile, said

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someone out there knows what happened, and she asked area residents to keep an eye out for them. “Somebody’s going to see a whole bunch of flags,� she said. Anyone with information can call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 843TIPS. — Reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached at 832-7173. Follow him at Twitter.com/shaunhittle.

Franklin County law enforcement officials are investigating a double homicide after the discovery of two bodies Monday at a rural home near Ottawa. Ottawa residents Corey Schlotzhauer, Kortni McGill and Shona Osladil said Monday night that they went to the home in the 3100 block of Georgia Road to feed some animals early Monday afternoon when they found a dead body wrapped in a blue tarp in the garage, with a cinder block on top of it. Osladil said she believed the body was that of a 22-year-old woman with whom she’d attended school in Ottawa. The woman was a friend of a man who lived in the house, Osladil said. Police, called to investigate, found a second body Monday afternoon. Law enforcement officers would not release any identifying information about the victims, and it was not known how the victims might be related to each other or to the property owners. The property is located about five miles west of Ottawa along Kansas Highway 68, about 20 miles south of Lawrence. The house is owned by Jackson and Karon Anderson, according to Franklin County property records. Over the past couple of days, Jackson Anderson has been posting questions to Facebook about the whereabouts of his brother, saying that he had been missing since Thursday. On Monday morning, Anderson posted: “If someone has seen my brother please say something I am losing sleep over this. Someone has to know!� About 8 p.m. Monday night, Anderson posted: Please see HOMICIDE, page 7A

Wild animals seized Almost a dozen wild animals, including a tiger, were seized from an Atchison property, and their owner was jailed after reports that the animals were not being cared for. Page 3A

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