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Petition to widen U.S. 75 hits goal

By Greg Bebermeyer

01/02/2018

(KNZA)--An online petition to urge officials to widen U.S. 75 Highway north of Holton has hit its goal.

Sabetha native Janie Murk, who currently lives in Junction City, started the petition after three members of a Sabetha family were killed November 25th in a head-on collision with an Omaha woman about 12 miles north of Holton.

Killed in the crash were 42-year-old Carmen Ukele, 11-year-old Marlee Ukele and 62-year-old Stephen Ukele.

They were returning home after watching the Sabetha football team, which Carmen Ukele’s two sons play on, capture the 3A state championship in Hutchinson.

Murk started the petition December 1st at Change.org, and told the Topeka Capital Journal she reached her 10-thousand signature goal on December 30th.

She plans to leave the petition online to continue gathering signatures.

Murk plans to send the petition to Governor Sam Brownback’s office, Kansas Transportation officials along with state and federal lawmakers.

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