Drug Take-Back Day Set For April 27 In Douglas County
Megan Gilliland says the next community collection for unused and expired prescriptions is Saturday April 27. Drop-off runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the courthouse parking lot near 11th and Massachusetts or the Lawrence Police Department at 4820 Bob Billings Parkway. Accepts all prescription meds liquid or pills with no questions. needles and illegal drugs not accepted. For questions call 832-7297 or email soundoff@ljworld.com.
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Megan Gilliland
Douglas County Sheriffs Office
Lawrence
Will You Root For Wichita State In Final Four?
A reader asks on Massachusetts Street whether to root for Wichita State University men’s basketball in the Final Four on Saturday night. See story, page 1A.
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Wichita State University
Ottawa University campus closed after suspicious package found
Police and federal agencies investigated several suspicious packages on Ottawa University's Tony Jones Hall steps. The campus was evacuated for about four hours until around 9 45 a m when investigators found no harm. Classes resumed at 1 p m after safety checks. A scavenger hunt the prior day may be related. A separate report notes a 47 year old Lawrence man arrested in a cell phone theft on Vermont Street and a separate vehicle rollover near Clinton Parkway and Inverness Drive.
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Ottawa University
University
Tony Jones
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
FBI
Ottawa Police Department
Ottawa Fire Department
Sheriff's Office
Paula Paine
Paine
Lawrence
Vermont Street
Trent McKinley
Massachusetts
John Kenneth Jenkins
Kentucky Street
Douglas County
Clinton Parkway
Inverness Drive
Topeka
McKinley
Lawrence-Douglas County
McCoy Couple Welcome Girls in Lawrence
Brian and Naomi McCoy of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Wednesday. Patrick Nieder and Marie Daniels of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Thursday.
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Brian
Naomi McCoy
Lawrence
Patrick Nieder
Marie Daniels
Kansas Department of Agriculture to move programs to Manhattan
The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced it will relocate most programs to Manhattan by mid 2014, citing the city as a future hub for agriculture and biosciences. The main Topeka office will stay with 174 staff. field offices in Stafford, Stockton, Parsons and Garden City will remain open. Construction pending for a nearby National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility may influence the move.
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Manhattan
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Biosciences
Dale Rodman
Kansas State University
Research Park
National Bio and Agro-Defense
Federal
Agriculture Department
Topeka
Stafford
Stockton
Parsons
Garden City
KDHE ends AIDS quarantine dispute with promise
Kansas health department officials pledged to continue protecting AIDS and HIV patients from quarantines while finalizing rules for medical and emergency workers exposure. negotiators trimmed a 25 year old ban, agreeing to limit quarantines to medically necessary cases and to draft exposure rules by year end. Equality Coalition accepted the deal though preferring the ban kept in statute, while critics fear broader testing powers for exposed individuals.
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Toppera
Kansas’ Health Department
House
Senate
Kansas Equality Coalition
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KCHE
Charlie Hunt
Equality Coalition
Sam Brownback
Tom Witt
ECHE
David Crum
Augusta
Hunt
Health Department
Witt
American Civil Liberties Union of
Kansas
Missouri
Holly Weatherford
State Health Department
Weatherford
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