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Mar 1, 2009 | The Topeka Capital-Journal

Officers keep an eye on crime

Scranton is your typical small Kansas town. People notice when their neighbors haven't mowed their grass for a while, or when someone gets a new pickup.

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Wed Feb 18, 2009

The Topeka Capital-Journal

School consolidation outlined

Nearly 100 concerned Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 employees, parents and residents lined the bleachers of the Overbrook Attendance Center on Tuesday night to learn about the proposed fate of their ...

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Mon Feb 16, 2009

The Capital-Journal

Schools brace for changes

Facing a possible $870,000 decrease in funding for the 2009-10 school year, Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 officials are considering significant changes for next fall.

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Mon Feb 02, 2009

The Topeka Capital-Journal

Education Watch

Scranton Attendance Center will host its all-school spelling bee at 9 a.m. Wednesday.

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Sun Jan 25, 2009

Columbia Daily Tribune

Remembering innocents

Inside Jefferson Junior High School, beyond the shouts and shuffling of teenagers, up three flights of stairs, Craig and Susie Adams sit quietly in Room 313.

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Thu Jan 22, 2009

WIBW

Community Pays Respects To Shirley Children

A community gathered Saturday to pay their final respects to three children who were murdered by their father in their Scranton home on Monday.

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Tue Jan 20, 2009

The Topeka Capital-Journal

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Sheriff says Kan. father killed his 3 children before setting home on fire, killing self.

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Sun Jan 18, 2009

KWCH

News conference planned in Kan. arson deaths

Osage County Sheriff Laurie Dunn plans to talk to reporters about the arson deaths of 4 people in Scranton.

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Sat Jan 17, 2009

Hays Daily News

SCRANTON, Kan. (AP) -- Sheriff says Kan. fa ...

Sheriff says Kan. father killed his 3 children before setting home on fire, killing self.

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Salina Journal

4 found dead in Scranton

Investigators tried Tuesday to sort out the details of an arson at a home where three children and an adult were found dead, while neighbors struggled to make sense of what happened.

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Fri Jan 16, 2009

KSNT-TV Topeka

Four Dead In Scranton

Records show the home is listed as belonging to Michael and Amy Shirley, but police are not confirming that information.

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Thu Jan 15, 2009

WIBW

Scranton Residents Reeling After Four Found Dead

Official details are slow in coming after the Tragedy in Scranton. Osage County law enforcement confirms they don't have anyone in custody and aren't searching for anyone the day after four peopele were found ...

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WIBW-TV Topeka

Scranton Deaths Revealed: Dad Kills 3 Children, Dies In Arson

Two days after police found four dead in Scranton, we now know the names of the victims.

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TheHawaiiChannel

News Conference Set In Fatal Arson Fire

There will be a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss an arson fire at a northeast Kansas home where the bodies of an adult and three children were found.

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Wed Jan 14, 2009

The Capital-Journal

Scranton asks 'why?'

Tony Roberts sensed something might be wrong when he saw his neighbors' dog outside Monday morning, but no one was around.

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KBSL 10

Sheriff Says Scranton Father Killed Children, Self

Authorities say a man in a small northeast Kansas town killed his three children, set their home on fire and shot himself.

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KSNW-TV

Relatives: Arson victims from same family

There will be a news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss an arson fire at a Scranton home where the bodies of an adult and three children were found.While officials have released few details, relatives say ...

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Tue Jan 13, 2009

NBC Action News

3 Children, 1 Adult Found Dead in NE Kansas Home

SCRANTON, Kan. a ' Three children and one adult were found dead Monday inside a house that investigators believe had been burned by an arsonist.

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Topeka Capital-Journal

Autopsies scheduled for 4 found dead in Scranton

Autopsies of the four people found dead inside a house in Scranton are being conducted today by the Shawnee County Coroner's Office.

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Kansas City Star

4 bodies found in Kansas house following arson fire

The Kansas fire marshal says arson caused the fire at a home where three children and one adult were found dead.The fire was reported at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the northeast Kansas town of Scranton, located in ...

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