Valley Falls shuttle hopes fuel turnout for casino trips
Valley Falls couple launches a P and T Shuttle to haul elderly residents to nearby Brown Jackson and Harrah’s casinos with a daytime schedule from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. only one rider in three weeks prompts a new broader service to Lawrence and beyond while promising $10 rebates per rider from casinos.
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Pat
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Jackson
Tom
Kansas Corporation Commission
T Shuttle Co
Nortonville
Easton
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Oskaloosa
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Pat Abramovitz
Vegas
Lawrence
Kickapoo
Golden Eagle
Sac & Fox
Tom Sai
Rich Arn Gwin
Journal-Waorn Pro
Patricia
Thomas Abramovitz
Slower speed limits set for county road to Eudora
Douglas County commissioners approved 40 mph limits along North 1500 Road an LSth Street gravel extension east of Lawrence to curb three year accidents including a fatality. New signs with 15 20 and 25 mph advisory speeds along the eastern curves will guide drivers and improve safety. Property owners along Washington Creek will reclaim a strip of land by vacating a maintenance easement at 898 E 661 Diagonal Rd part of Lone Star townsite to simplify selling the property.
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Douglas County
1500
Lawrence
Ina
Gene Westerhaus
Westerhaus
Washington Creek
Diagonal Rd
Lone Star
Frank Hempen
Hempen
Lawrence man stabbed in neck in weekend altercation
A 26 year old Lawrence man was stabbed in the neck during a Sunday fight and remains in critical condition at an area hospital. The alleged attacker, 20 year old Simon James Coon, is jailed on aggravated battery charges with a $30,000 bond. His preliminary hearing is set for next Monday in Douglas County District Court.
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Simon James Coon
Douglas County
Coon
George Wheeler
Wheeler
Attempted murder trial opens for Riley in Douglas County
A jury began a two count attempted first degree murder trial Monday for Bobby Riley 28 of Lawrence. He is accused of shooting his ex girlfriend Margaret Kimball and her father Maurice Kimball during a move at 1725 Tennessee Street. Riley remains jailed on a 200000 bond as testimony starts.
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Riley
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Douglas County
Buhler declines county re election amid trafficway fight
Douglas County Commissioner Buhler says he will not seek re election as the trafficway project stalls at half completion amid a federal funding dispute. A fall hearing at the U S Court of Appeals could decide whether a judge's halt order stands. Buhler defends his record while noting key local developments including a new jail, public health campus, and privatization of Valley View Care Home now used by United Way.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Valley View
United Way
Douglas County
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