Mobile home spacing rules clarified by city official
Lee Smith, Lawrence zoning officer, explains that a 1966 ordinance required mobile home sites to be at least five feet from lot lines, and a 1979 amendment set 3600 square foot spaces with 20 feet between homes. Nonconforming parks face current rules if operations halt for six months. changing units still requires 20 feet between homes. Call (785) 832-3107 with questions. Hunter safety clinics listed with dates and contact numbers for nearby locations.
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Lee Smith
Smith
Sound Off Call Instructions Printed
Readers are advised to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and enter category 7478 to leave a question for the Sound Off feature. A recording will prompt for the message after connection.
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Journal-World Access
Immunization Clinic and Election Day in Lawrence Datebook
Immunization Clinic at Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department runs 10 a.m. to noon at 336 Mo. S Sunday features Spanish-English storytime with Lucy Miller and Joyce Steiner at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont. Douglas County Commission meets at county courthouse, 11th and Massachusetts, 9 a.m. and City Commission gathers at city hall, 6:45 p.m., both through Saturday. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for primary election. health screening for residents over 60 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Lecompton Community Building. story time for children at 10:30 a.m. Registration requested for toddlers. Calendar notes include Douglas County Free Fair at 4-H Fair Grounds through Saturday. Submit Datebook items via 832-7148 or datebook at world.com.
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Joyce Steiner
Lawrence Public Library
Douglas County
11Th
Massachusetts
Lecompton
Lawrence-Douglas County
Two 18-year-olds tied to Miller Mart money orders theft
Miller Mart reports more than $2,000 stolen in eight money orders between July 16 and 19. Two 18-year-old suspects, an employee and her friend, cashed orders at local banks with one $300 limit per order. Investigations show six orders of $300, one of $100, and one of $250 involved. Suspects questioned, no arrests yet.
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Miller Mart
Haskell
Matt Sarna
Sarna
Art commission invites Kansas artists to apply
The Kansas Arts Commission calls for applications in multiple categories including fiction poetry two and three dimensional visual arts and crafts. To request applications call (785) 296-3335.
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Kansas Arts Commission
Dance to raise funds for parish building funds
A dance tonight to benefit St. John the Evangelist and Corpus Christi parishes. Arnie Johnson and the Midnight Special Band perform from 8 p.m. to midnight at Knights of Columbus Hall, 2206 E 23rd.
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St. John the Evangelist
Corpus Christi
Arnie Johnson
Knights of Columbus
Trial ordered in homicide in Lawrence case
Three Lawrence men face first degree murder and related charges for the May 27 shooting during a suspected house robbery. A preliminary hearing concluded Friday with Judge Robert Fairchild setting Aug 20 for a trial date. Trampas Hutchinson testified he shot the victim, James L. Johnson, as accomplices allegedly entered the Kenwood residence.
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Robert Fairchild
Fairchild
Dustin Welch
Maurice Murphy
James L. Hall
Murphy
Welch
Jimmy Lee Johnson
Kenwood
Trampas Will Hutchinson
Johnson
Hutchinson
Douglas County District Attorney's Office
Dist. Atty
Christine Kenney Tonkovich
Tonkovich
Law Enforcement Notes Burglary and Theft Reports
Police logs detail thefts of siding and lumber on Michigan Circle and a large stereo theft from ProSound on 23rd Street. A 1987 Mazda pickup was stolen on Tennessee, and a Jeep Wrangler arson damage case caused $9,000 in losses near Delaware. Also includes fire, ambulance, and accident calls across the county, with no injuries in the vehicle fire.
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Michigan Circle
Joss
Sooe
Bristol Terrace
Tennessee
Delaware
Laird Noller Ford
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts
Louisiana
East 23Rd
Dismissals of Several Births and Couples in Lawrence and Baldwin
Mary Ann Phelps and baby girl in Lawrence. Heather Gay Seratte and baby boy in Lawrence. Birtus Monica Williams, a boy in Lawrence, Wednesday. Todd and Julie Anderson, a girl in Lawrence, Thursday. Danielle K Kaleikini, a girl in Lawrence, Friday. Shane and Traci Newell, a boy in Baldwin, Monday. Carrie Mom and Steve Fulke, a boy in Perry, Friday.
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Lawrence
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Monica Williams
Todd and
Julie Anderson
Danielle K. Kaleikini
Shane
Traci Newell
Baldwin
Carrie Mom
Steve Fulke
Perry
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