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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2011
Page
4
The city will host its annual woodchip sale October 6 through 8 at the compost facility at 1420 E. 11th St. Chips cost $10 per truckload, with free small loads. hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 6th and 7th and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 8th or until sold out. For questions, call 832-7297 or email soundoff@ljworld.com.
Readers across Kansas offer tips on healthier habits. Suggestions include cooking at home, smaller portions, limiting electronics, promoting outdoor play, building neighborhood communities, and early sport participation to foster long term fitness.
A girl was born in Lawrence on Monday to Lucia Cano and Javier Angeles. The family welcomes the newborn and shares the news of the new arrival.
The Journal- World reports stations selling gas as low as 3.53 per gallon and invites readers to call 832-7154 if a lower price is found.
Morgan outlines higher costs for switching to whole grain foods, with at least half of daily grains already whole grain. Cooks prepare items from scratch, add bean and cheese burritos, seek more recipes, and aim to source locally with a farm to school manager. A $173,000 federal grant funds fruit and veggie introductions in 10 elementaries. nutrition rules curb sugary, fatty items and reward healthy choices.
A 26 year old Lecompton man said someone stole a $1,000 safe from Blockbuster Video at 1516 W. 23rd St after closing. A 34 year old Lawrence man reported his $4,500 2000 Chrysler 300M taken from West 24th Street between 3 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Saturday. A Kansas City Kan man reported $4,875 worth of electronics stolen including 600 DVDs, a Sony camera and two game systems from 900 West 29th Terrace between July 8 and Wednesday. A KU student reported over $2,500 in property stolen during an aggravated burglary on Tennessee Street between July 23 and 11:30 a.m. July 24.
School board members clash over closing six schools to redeploy dwindling resources. Vanessa Sanborn defends the plan while noting the working group will decide which schools to close, with all seven members ultimately voting. Excess elementary capacity and potential bond-driven changes frame the ongoing discussion.
A section of Memorial Drive on the Kansas University campus will be closed from the east end of Snow Hall to 50 feet east of the crosswalk to Potter Lake for sewer line repairs. Spencer Research Library is the only building without water or sewer service and the project is expected to finish by Thursday.
The 2012 Leadership Lawrence program sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce has a 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline to apply. An application is available at lawrencechamber.com.
Douglas County judge Kay Huff sentenced 33-year-old Curtis J. Johnson of Lawrence to 27 months in prison after he pleaded no contest to a December incident in which his 5-month-old daughter suffered a broken arm. The case stems from a child battery charge resulting from the injury.
Douglas County deputies arrested Thomas Leahew, 29, after a Bonner Springs woman reported he struck her during an incident in the 1800 block of North 1500 Road east of Lawrence. He was charged with misdemeanor battery and released on his own recognizance.
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