McLouth School shaken by threats and evacuations
McLouth schools faced multiple bomb threat scares from Tuesday through Friday prompting evacuation of students to a bus barn area and later to churches and a community center. Jefferson County Sheriff’s officers with a bomb sniffing dog found nothing. Officials tightened security and searched bags for seniors while noting the challenges of identifying a suspect.
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Lawrence honors fallen officers with mourning badges
Lawrence police mark anniversary of slain officers with black mourning bands. Sgt George Wheeler recalls Melvin Howe who died in 1931 during a traffic stop. The ceremony honors Allen Moore 1901 and Wilson Pringle 1909, past line of duty deaths in Lawrence Kansas.
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Co chair to discuss HIV in Lawrence audience
Jane Fowler a co chair of the National Association of HIV Over Fifty will visit Lawrence on Wednesday to counter the idea that HIV is a young persons issue. The Kansas City activist, infected at 50, has been active since 1995 in advocating for HIV positive seniors co sponsored by LMH and Douglas County AIDS Project.
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Lawrence
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Kansas City
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Fowler
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Hospital
Douglas County
Community to celebrate Eagle A birthday at Perry Lake
Jefferson County Conservation District dedicates Slough Creek Point Environmental Education Facility at Perry Lake with Eagle Mania event. Events include tree planting by Scouts and students, animal displays by Operation Wildlife, a stream assessment by KDHE, a portable sawmill demo by the Kansas Forest Service, an eagle presentation, silent auction, and the naming of Eagle A, the 10 year old bald eagle. The event may become annual to support wildlife education for children.
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Harris
Operation Wildlife
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Clinton Lake
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lawrence
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