Lawrence datebook highlights local events and meetings
All day activities include the Jefferson County 4-H Fair at the fairgrounds in Valley Falls with health department immunization clinics at 200 Maine and a Lawrence farmers market on Vermont Street. Night programs feature Conversations in Art at Spencer Museum, zoning appeals at City Hall, and a Hiroshima Nagasaki memorial vigil.
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Jefferson County
Valley Falls
Lawrence-Douglas County
Maine
Vermont Street
Lawrence
Spencer Museum of Art
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Ninth
Massachusetts
Douglas County Commission
Eudora
Eudora City Hall
Seventh St
Health Department
Joni Murphy
Burglaries Reported In Knoxville Ring Theft At Inn
A 42-year-old Knoxville man told Lawrence Police on July 27 that two gold rings missing between July 4 and July 26 at the Bismark Inn on North Third Street were worth 1200 dollars. Emergency calls logged several fire responses including spills fires and building incidents across Lawrence. The Journal World notes it prints only certain police reports and keeps victim identities confidential.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Lawrence
Bismark Inn
Third St
Local births noted in Kansas families this week
Heath and Becky Ivy of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Tuesday. Mark and Linda Schieferecke of Eudora welcomed a girl on Wednesday. Matt and Stacey Harden of Topeka welcomed a boy on Wednesday. Eryn and Justin Ridinger of Eudora welcomed a boy on Wednesday.
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Heath
Becky Ivy
Lawrence
Mark
Linda Schieferecke
Eudora
Matt
Stacey Harden
Topeka
Eryn
Justin Ridinger
Journal-World Corrects Significant Errors Policy
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors brought to editors. Readers are urged to contact the newsroom at the listed phone number or email to report any corrections.
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Journal-World
Ijworld.com
Journal-Worth and News Center Contact Information
Local newspaper contact details and staff listings for the Journal-World. Includes subscriber services hours, newsroom phone numbers, editor names, and advertising and circulation contacts. Mentions city editor Mike Shields and various editors with email addresses and extensions.
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Call City
Mike Shields
News
John Taylor
Jworld
Mshields
Ijworld
Ann Gardner
Agardner
Chuck Woodling
Cwoodling
Ljworld
Mindle Paget
World.com
Jon Niccum
World
Chad Lawhorn
Bath & Body robber gets 14 year prison sentence
Michael L. Sudduth, 50, was sentenced by Douglas County District Judge Paula Martin to 162 months for two robbery counts and six months for eluding a police officer after a spring 2003 Bath & Body Works heist in Topeka. He was convicted on robbery charges. aggravated robbery and kidnapping were acquitted.
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Michael L. Sudduth
Iowa Street
Topeka
Olathe
Douglas County
Paula Martin
Sudduth
Shelley Bock
Bock
Brad Burke
Martin
Youth Football Signups Open For Lawrence Teens League
Lawrence youth football begins this fall with signups underway. Kids can enroll at the Lawrence Recreation Office or online portal, with clinics offered to teach fundamentals. Contact details and deadline dates are provided by the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.
Call Sound Off: leave your question by phone
A notice explains how to ask Sound Off questions by phone, inviting callers to call a specific number 832-7297 and listen to a recording prompting them to leave their query. The item provides procedural directions without additional details.
Ont Street Ont Street Asked on Massachusetts Street
Ont Street on Massachusetts Street prompts questions about local street naming. Officials consider public input and potential adjustments to signage and mapping in the downtown area. Residents and business owners are urged to share concerns at the upcoming council meeting.
Hospice receptionist voices hopes for historic building
Tammy Bartels of Midland Hospice says she wants the building to stay open because it is beautiful and historic. John Carland, a writer and painter, envisions a casino. Courtney Kuhien, a student, imagines lofts as a future use.
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Tammy Bartels
Midland Hospice
John Carland
Lawrence
Courtney Kuhien
All That Jazz program at Watkins Museum for kids
The Watkins Community Museum of History in 1047 Mass hosts All That Jazz a 1920s workshop for children aged 9 to 12 Saturday from 10 30 a m to noon. Included are jazz music and the Charleston with pre registration encouraged and fees 8 for Douglas County Historical Society members 10 for others.
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Watkins Community Museum of History
Mass
Douglas County Historical Society
Museum
Watkinsmuseum.org
Kansas Water Authority weighs retirement of Circle K ranch water rights
The Kansas Water Authority will review a plan to buy a 7000 acre Circle K ranch and retire its water rights to stabilize groundwater. Advisory committees back the proposal 7-2 and 7-2, with Susan Stover of the Kansas Water Office noting the authority must choose total or partial retirement for the Hays and Russell owned ranch.
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Hutchinson
Kansas Water Authority
Water Authority
Upper Arkansas River Basin Advisory Committee
Susan Stover
Kansas Water Office
Hays and
Russell
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