Lawrence okays 2500 for German friendship garden plan
Lawrence commissioners approve a 2500 dollar donation toward a friendship garden in Eutin Germany as part of Schleswig Holstein state garden show 2016. The Friends of Eutin aim to raise 1500 dollars more and the garden will feature sunflowers prairie grasses and silhouettes of plains animals.
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Efficiency drives Kansas postmaster new to town
Melissa Pflake, a Kansas State University alumna with 19 years in the postal service and 12 as a mail carrier in Topeka, has become Lawrence's postmaster replacing David Pfluke. She held an open house at 645 Vermont St downtown to introduce herself and outline plans while learning the ropes.
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Westar scales back rate rise with solar charge pause
Westar Energy to raise rates by 78 million annually after agreement with Kansas consumer advocates and other parties. The company sought 152 million and faced input from the Citizens Utility Ratepayers Board which preferred under 56 million. The compromise also postpones changes in solar panel related charges.
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Hemenway Funeral Memorial Stream Planned at KU Event
Former Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway died July 31 in Lenexa. His memorial service is at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Dole Institute of Politics with an online live stream at journalism.ku.edu live. Overflow seating will be available at the Lied Center for the reception in the Kemper Foyer. Memorial gifts go to the Robert E. Hemenway Scholarship fund at KU Endowment Association. He led KU as chancellor from 1995 to 2009.
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