Llama show defies expectations at Douglas County Fair
Reporter Chad Lawhorn notes a 4-H llama show mixing livestock with showbiz flair. A llama parades with umbrella props while a young handler dances in a crepe-paper skirt. Other antics include blue bonnets and a spicy mix of tricks with a kiddie pool and hula hoops as crowds watch a Gong Show style display.
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Corral
Douglas County
Douglas County Fair
Lawrence
Carrie Mershon
Final day at Douglas County Fair features auctions, races, shows
The Douglas County Fair winds down today at the fairgrounds on 19th and Harper with a 4-H live stock auction at 6 30 p.m. in the Community Arena. Arnie Johnson and The Midnight Special perform 7 to 10 p.m. in concert. The Kansas All Terrain Vehicle Association hosts 4-Wheeler Dirt Track Races at the outdoor arena starting 7 p.m. Carnival rides from Moore's Greater Shows run 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
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Douglas County
19Th and
Harper
Arnie Johnson & the
Lawsuit Seeks 5 Million For U S 56 Fatality
An Overbrook woman died from injuries after a January crash on U S 56 near Worden. The estate seeks 5 million in damages, naming driver Joann O Brien and passenger Alice Beatty of Independence as defendants. The suit claims Wind s Place At Home Care employed them and alleges inadequate supervision and a fatal fall asleep at the wheel. The action was filed July 26 in Douglas County District Court by attorney Linus Baker for Tracy Ullery, special administrator and Jamie Ullery’s heir.
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Overbrook
Douglas County
Jamie J. Ullery
Worden
Kansas Highway Patrol
Ullery
Joann O’brien
Sor Place
O’brien
Beatty
Allery
Lawrence
Linus Baker
Tracy Ullery
Mie Ullery
Jamie Ullery
Baker
Windsor Place
Rec center to boost economy with new SGM complex
City leaders cite a Convention Sports and Leisure International report forecasting about 6.3 million dollars in annual spending from a proposed 181000 square foot youth fieldhouse and KU track and soccer complex at Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. City Manager David Corliss says the consultant projections show positive economic activity and growing demand for indoor turf fields.
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Lawrence
Kansas University
David Corliss
Sixth Street
South Lawrence
Judge Won't Dismiss Suit Over Abortion Rules
A Kansas judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit by two doctors challenging new state abortion provider regulations. The court will hear evidence at trial on whether the rules are unnecessary and burdensome, with the judge noting the review touches on medical questions beyond common knowledge. The rules set minimum staff and facility standards, required drugs and equipment, and mandate certain practices at abortion clinics.
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Topexa
Kansas
Shawnee County
Franklin Theis
Judges Seek Four More Years on Douglas County Bench
All three Douglas County district judges facing retention votes in the November general election have filed paperwork to seek another four years on the bench.
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