Clothing found in park ends search by police
Police and Kansas Highway Patrol conducted an aerial and ground search near Naismith Valley Park after calls of screams. A child’s pink tennis shoes and a red Methodist Bible School T shirt were found, but no missing person report was confirmed. by Saturday morning the incident was ruled as found clothing with no linked missing person.
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Lawrence
Kansas Highway Patrol
Naismith Valley Park
West 27Th St
Ten Bordman
Bordman
Methodist Bible School
Highway Patrol
Quantrill Raid observances mark 151st anniversary in Lawrence
Residents and visitors gathered for tours, talks, and performances commemorating Quantrill's Raid and the massacre in Lawrence. Speakers recalled loss, with reflections on the 151 years since the Civil War era attack led by William Quantrill. Participants included Mary Feitz and Michele Kumm sharing personal connections to history.
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John Jr
Robert
Shroud
Speer
Quantrill
William Quantrill
Missouri
Black Jack Battlefield
E. 200 Road
Wellsville
Mary Feitz
Omaha
Neb
Olathe
University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Feitz
Michele Kumm
Quantrill’s Raid
Oak Hill Cemetery
Kumm
Roadway upgrades to extend safety along Baldwin City corridor
The Kansas Department of Transportation approves up to 525 000 in federal funds for safety work from Baldwin City north to Vinland. Projects include eight culverts widened for shoulders, paved shoulders on County Road 1055 at 600 Road, turn lanes 250 feet south to 200 feet north, and tree removal to improve sight lines near Baldwin Hill to reduce deer collisions. Engineering costs and right of way are county responsibility with bids planned in January and a March start. A second project costs about 1.25 million for asphalt rehabilitation on 1055 from city limits to Vinland, plus a large box culvert replacement near North 500 Road with a possible bridge at 500 000 and 165 000 from Fish and Wildlife for bank stabilization.
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Baldwin City
Vinland
Browning
Baldwin Hill
Kansas Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Lawrence
North Sixth Street
South Lawrence
Haskell Avenue
Louisiana
31St Streets
Army base cuts could hit Leavenworth and Kansas City area
Local leaders warn a Pentagon review of army base downsizing could reduce Fort Leavenworth Fort Riley Fort Leonard Wood and nearby communities. The Armys plan may trim up to 70 000 troops nationwide with Fort Leavenworth facing about 2 500 fewer workers and Fort Riley potentially losing 16 000 of 19 995. Officials say the impact includes job losses airline tickets sales tax and local business declines while a June decision and October 2015 implementation loom.
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Jennifer Daly
Leavenworth-Lansing Area
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Pentagon
Army
Cindy Williams
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Junction City
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Cathy Kropp
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Williams
Jack Walker
Mid-America
Kansas City International Airport
Manhattan
Flint Hills
Topeka
John Armbrust
Kansas
Walker
Command and General Staff College
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