Lawrence limits garage sales in residential areas to two per year
Lawrence regulates home occupations to two garage sales per calendar year in residential zoning. If a resident holds more, it violates the code and should be reported to the code enforcement division at 785-832-7700, per Megan Gilliland, communications manager.
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Megan Gilliland
On Trie Street at Dillons Storefronts Questioned
A note from the record indicates inquiries were made at Dillons located at 1740 Massachusetts Street regarding street naming or addressing on Trie Street. Details are sparse but imply local inquiry or survey.
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Dillons
Massachusetts St
Michael Marks Passes on Home Depot Preference
Michael Marks, a salesman in Lawrence, comments he would choose Home Depot if shopping for home improvement. He cites the retailer’s quality and reputation as his main reasons for favoring its products.
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Lawrence
Home Depot
Lawrence schools propose five package design plan for major renovations
The Lawrence school board reviewed a draft plan to break construction into five packages assigned to architectural firms. The largest package covers Hillcrest Langston Hughes Sunset Hill Cordley and Pinckney with Pinckney costing about 6.9 million for remodeling and new spaces. Enrollment projections through five years anticipate about 800 new students, with high school growth at 9.9 percent and elementary at 6.2 percent.
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Lawrence School Board
Younger
Hillcrest
Langston Hughes
Sunset Hill
Cordley
Pinckney
Pinckney School
Rick Doll
Randy Masten
Masten
Doll
Robert Schwarz
RSP and Associates
Lawrence
Schwarz
New York
Young naturalist Silvia Liu fosters growing museum collection
Silvia Liu runs a private natural items display with shelves of snakeskins shells furs rocks minerals and more. She shows passion as she documents and categories items with her parents Kevin and Sofia Liu helping her learn. The collection exceeds 100 pieces including a yucca plant with a bird nest. Visit by appointment via Silvia's Nature Museum on Facebook.
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Nature Museum
Kevin
Sofia Liu
Lawrence man charged with aggravated assault after knife threat
A 43 year old Lawrence man, Michael Shane Cooksey, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a Sunday incident. Police said Cooksey threatened a man with a knife and tried to hit him with a truck near Elm and Maine streets. He was arrested after police stopped his Ford F 150, and bond was set at 11000.
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Michael Shane Cooksey
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Elm Street
Trent McKinley
Douglas County
Cooksey
Journal-World Corrects Policy Note
The Journal World explains its policy to fix significant errors brought to editors. Readers are invited to call 785 832 7154 or email news ljworld com to report corrections.
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Hospital births in Lawrence include girl and boy arrivals
Danielle Jolliff and Colby Pearson welcome a daughter in Lawrence on Sunday while Ryan and Sandy Conner report a son on Monday. Patrick and Kristin Flor are also listed with a birth in Lawrence.
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Colby Pearson
Lawrence
Ryan
Sandy Conner
Patrick
Kristin Flor
KU leads mock MOAS crisis solution by full delegation
Kansas University students for the third time joined the MOAS conference in Washington to tackle a Venezuela United States clash. KU led by fifth year senior Gena Pollack and aided by seven teammates from Mexico crafted resolutions, with two passing unanimously from all 30 nations.
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Western Hemisphere
Washington
Organization of American States
OAS
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Soberon
Hernandez
Mexico
Americas
Gena Pollack
U.s.-Venezuela
Venezuela
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Pollack
Hentzler
Kansas Advances First Comprehensive Anti-Human Trafficking Law
The bill raises penalties for sex crimes involving minors, creating a 25 year to life option for younger victims and a 50 to 55 month range for purchasing sex with a 17 year old. It funds victim treatment from fines and forfeitures and aims to shift enforcement and public awareness across Kansas.
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Schmidt
Kansas
Karen Countryman-Roswurm
Wichita State University Center For Combating
Senate
Brownback
U.S. Senate
Minnesota
Paul Wellstone
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