Fast moving tornado devastates Baxter Springs area
A two mile long tornado tore through Baxter Springs Kansas injuring 25 and damaging over 100 homes and 12 businesses. Utility outages linger as responders restore power to about 40 percent and a death is reported as medical in origin. Governor Brownback declared a disaster. The same storm system also hit Quapaw Oklahoma causing one death and six injuries.
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Board seeks applications to fill Diaz Moore seat in June
Lawrence School District announces May 28 vacancy notice for school board seat Diaz Moore. Eligible voters within district borders may apply by June 13, with selection at the June 30 meeting to fill the expired term. Also, Combes Construction’s bid of 4.844 million approved for New York Elementary renovations.
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Library adopts RFID checkout at new Seventh Street facility
Lawrence Public Library plans a July move into expanded space at Seventh and Vermont with a $500000 RFID system to speed checkout and allow bulk scanning. Staff emphasize the move is to boost service, not replace workers, and will include self checkout and a conveyor sort system.
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Kansas Supreme Court honors former legislator for judge training
Chief Justice Lawton Nuss cited attorney Jay Emler for pushing a 1989 Kansas law creating a training and exam program for municipal judges. Emler, a former senator from Lindsborg, later served on the Kansas Corporation Commission after leaving the Senate.
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Library story times at two Lawrence parks this week
Lawrence Public Library staff will host special story times and book events at South Park Gazebo Tuesday 5 to 8 30 pm with storytime at 7 pm and books for checkout. On Thursday 6 to 8 30 pm at Watson Park Gazebo storytime starts at 7 pm with books available to borrow.
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Jayhawkers disqualified after food expense dispute in Student Senate race
The Jayhawkers faced disqualification and court review after spending 300 on burritos to woo voters without reporting to the Election Commission. The University Judicial Board upheld the disqualification, enabling release of results under ongoing review. Jake Rapp led the Elections Commission as two complaints allege no plurality. A change.org petition urged transparency with 250 signatures by April 25. Hearings set for Tuesday in the Kansas Union International Room. Certification slated for that evening but could be delayed by the hearings.
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