Mike Yoder

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Kim Bogart, left, a physician's assistant from Lawrence Memorial Hospital, checks on Sarah Ritchie, Lawrence, a Huhtamaki employee, in the health clinic at the Huhtamaki plant in De Soto. The clinic is available to employees twice a week and is one of many wellness initiatives offered by Huhtamaki.

Julie Stoetzer, of Mission, left, a marketing manager at Huhtamaki in De Soto, visits with physician's assistant Kim Bogart, right, in the health clinic at the plant. During a clinic visit in the fall, Bogart noticed signs of skin cancer on Stoetzer's temple and advised her to visit a dermatologist. Due to Bogart's insistence, Stoetzer did follow her advice and found out it was cancerous. Luckily, it was caught early and removed.

Savannah Moss, 6, left, De Soto, and Catherine Grosdidier, 10, Eudora, right, help package meal bags Saturday for Haiti at Eudora Elementary School. A volunteer group called Numana Inc. organized the Kaw Valley Feeding Haiti event to prepare more than 164,000 meals to ship to Haiti.

Tyler Larison, 7, of Olathe, braces for a flu shot from nurse Elaine Houston at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department as Tyler’s mother, Lori Larison, watches in this 2003 file photo. New immunization requirements for schoolchildren take effect with the 2009-2010 school year.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius appointed Dan Biles, Shawnee, to the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. Amy McCart, Biles' wife, pictured at left in background, is assistant research professor at KU in the department of special education.

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