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Capital-Journal newsroom, 1961. 1858: The Kansas State Record starts publishing. 1873: The Topeka Blade is founded by J. Clarke Swayze. 1879: George W. Reed buys the Blade and changes its name to The Kansas State Journal. 1879: The Topeka Daily Capital is founded by Major J.K. Hudson as an evening paper but changes to morning in 1881.
August Bogina Jr. was born in Girard, Kansas and graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in engineering; he worked as a consulting engineer during his career. [4] In 1974, Bogina was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives. He was re-elected twice, in 1976 and 1978, before successfully running for the Kansas Senate in 1980.
Eldon Danenhauer (October 4, 1935 – June 23, 2021) was an American football offensive tackle.He played college football at the Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, and professionally in the American Football League (NFL) with the Denver Broncos from 1960 through 1965.
He also worked for the Patriots Bank Group in Garnett, Kansas. [2] On January 19, 2010, he was diagnosed with late stage terminal cancer and handed his detailed journals of his entire political life to The Topeka Capital-Journal before he died on January 23. 2010.
In June 2016, Wright was honored on the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Topeka tornado. His efforts to rebuild the city were recognized in Twist of Fate, a commemorative piece produced by The Topeka Capital-Journal. [1] Chuck Wright died on December 27, 2016, at the age of 97 following a short illness.
Marla Luckert (1955- ), Kansas Supreme Court justice [103] Lutie Lytle (1875-1950), lawyer, 1st African-American woman admitted to Kansas bar [104] Kay McFarland (1935-2015), Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice [105] Eric Rosen (1953- ), Kansas Supreme Court Justice [106] Caleb Stegall (1971- ), Kansas Supreme Court Justice [107]
Douglas S. Wright (c. 1948 – July 27, 2023) was an American attorney and politician who was the mayor of Topeka, Kansas and a candidate for the United States Congress. Wright, who served as Mayor of Topeka from 1983 to 1989, was the son of another former Topeka mayor, Chuck Wright, who led the city from 1965 to 1969. [1]
Tom Van Sickle (June 22, 1937 – July 3, 2016) was an American politician who served as the Treasurer of Kansas from 1973 to 1975. He previously served in Kansas House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961 and in the Kansas Senate from 1961 to 1973. [1] [2] He died on July 3, 2016, in Olathe, Kansas at age 79. [3]