Sprinkler piping clash tests costs and codes in Lawrence
Lawrence commissioners heard rival sides over installing thin piping that ties sprinkler shutoffs to backflow devices. Plumbers demand copper piping and licensed work under plumbing codes, while installers favor plastic for lower costs, arguing safety and city inspection gaps.
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Lawrence
Board of Plumbers and Gas Fitter Examiners
Westervelt
Lawrence Landscaping
Schumm
Roy Chaney
Plumbing Board
Commissioners Lawn Chemicals
Beetle Beetle Debate In Town Over Species And Source
Local exterminators clash over the beetle species infesting new homes near farmland. Haley and Trowbridge label plaster beetles, while Bracciano and Isaacs insist flour beetles. Experts cite plaster drying, humidity, and light as factors. some advise vacuuming to curb the issue. The DeSoto School district hosts Ed Barlow’s program Preparing Our Children for the 21st Century at DeSoto High School Auditorium.
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Chris Haley
Haley Pest Control
Larry Trowbridge
Mid West Exterminators
Trowbridge
Haley
Joe Bracciano
Bracciano Pest Control
John Isaacs
Schendel Pest Control
Bracciano
Mile
Isaacs
Sam Kumar
Lawrence Pest Control
Debbie Liddel
Advanced Pest Management
Kumar
Liddel
DeSoto
Ed Barlow
DeSoto High School
Michigan man charged with fraud in Eudora case
Donald Allen Cleveland, extradited from Michigan, faces one count of fraudulent sale of securities in Douglas County District Court. He allegedly swindled Donald and LaDonna Ballock out of 5000 dollars via Great Lakes Trading Co. The maximum penalty is three years and a 5000 dollar fine.
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Michigan
Eudora
U.S
Douglas County District Court
Donald Allen Cleveland
Douglas County
Hastings
Mich
Cleveland
Donald and
LaDonna Ballock
The
Great Lakes Trading Co
James Parrish
Kansas
Ninth Street paving tests drivers patience in town
LRM Industries completed an eight block Ninth Street overlay from Illinois to Massachusetts with lane markings due today. Detours and closures slowed downtown traffic as crews worked with water and gas line projects on nearby Kentucky and Tennessee streets. City officials say the finish should ease congestion, helped by student arrivals for KU classes.
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Ninth Street
Tim Owen
Kentucky
Tennessee
Emery Road
Dave Corliss
Lawrence
Kansas University
Terese Gorman
LRM Industries
Lincoln
Illinois
Massachusetts
Steve Glass
Corliss
LRM
Vance Bros
Kansas City
Lawrence firefighter remains hospitalized after accident
Lawrence firefighter Jim McKenzie aged 37 remained hospitalized in Topeka with a skull fracture after a 10 pound steel hook fell from a motorized pulley system at Fire Station No. 3. McKenzie, a full-time firefighter since Feb 28 1988, underwent surgery Monday and was listed in fair condition at Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center. Fire Maj. William Brubaker, the department safety officer, is investigating the hook’s failure.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Jim McKenzie
Stormont Vail Regional Medical Center
Jim McSwain
McKenzie
McSwain
William Brubaker
Brubaker
Library Orientation Tours Schedule at Watson Library
Watson Library offers orientation tours at semester start with sessions about 50 minutes long. Tours cover library orientation and basic use of catalogs and indexes for print and electronic materials. Times include several scattered sessions across Thursday Friday Monday and late August into September with varying start times.
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Watson Library
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