Lawrence plans 150th Quantrill Raid remembrance task force
City commissioners will form a new task force to plan the 150th anniversary of Quantrill's Raid and the rebuilding that followed. Local historians and the Watkins Museum push for yearlong educational events and a living memorial as a centerpiece of Lawrence's memory work.
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Quantrill
Steve Nowak
Watkins Community Museum of History
Gettysburg
Fred Conboy
Destination Management Inc
Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Conboy
Lawrence
Kehde
Watkins Museum
Nowak
Ernst Ulmer
Cowboy
Kansas-Missouri
Osceola
James Lane
Kansas
Douglas County Senior Services expands transport and programs
Douglas County Senior Services based in the Lawrence Senior Center operates three day a week volunteer rides to Baldwin City and plans new programs to meet aging residents needs. Lorettamay Davis with mobility needs, and staff push a community portal to share local services. DCSS pursues grants, a quilt project, new meals guidance, and a 40th anniversary celebration while addressing funding and parking challenges.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Johnetta Brown
Shannon Ocsody
Ray Buckingham
Douglas County Senior Services
DCSS
Wildgen
Lawrence Senior Center
Lawrence
Baldwin City
Lorettamay Davis
Pennsylvania
Douglas County
Janet Ikenberry
Ikenberry
Rebecca Clancy
Marla Jackson
Clancy
Food For Thought
Public Library
Kenny Massey
Mike
Massey
Learn More Services Offers Senior Programs and Referrals
Learn More Services provides programs and referrals for residents 55 and older regardless of income. For more information call 842-0543 visit 745 Vermont or browse dgcoseniorservices.org.
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Douglas County Senior Services
Dgcoseniorservices.org
Burglars Target School Electronics Across Kansas Nebraska
FBI joined northwestern Kansas and southwestern Nebraska investigators after multiple school burglaries. Thieves have taken thousands in iPads, chargers, and TVs from at least 17 schools, with August 9 at Phillipsburg High School marking a large loss of about 150 iPads and 75 thousand dollars. Local sheriffs report regional coordination and possible cross-state links.
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FBI
Kansas
Nebraska
Hays Daily News
Phillipsburg
Phillips County
Paul Wisinger
Wisinger
Nebraska State Patrol
Hayes Center High School
Hayes Center
Neb
Rawlins County High School
Atwood
Cambridge
Robert
Gregory
Golden Plains United School District
Selden
Golden Plains High School
Rexford
Mary Ellen Welshhon
Lawrence Journal-World Classified Advertising Contact Info
Contact Lawrence Journal World for classifieds and address changes. Provide new mailing address to P O Box 888 Lawrence Kansas 66044 and reach staff at phone numbers or via www ljworld com classifieds for assistance.
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Ljworld.com
the World Company
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence
Lawrence Journal-World
P.O
Do you plan to shop at the new Dillons on Massachusetts Street
Readers are invited to vote on LJWorld.com about shopping at the new Dillons store on Massachusetts Street. The prompt asks for public opinion on whether residents will shop there, reflecting local consumer interest and community engagement.
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Ralph Dix
Vermont Street
Kehde
Dix
S.O.B
Ljworld
Kansas University
Lawrence
New Dillons
Massachusetts Street
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Drowbridge
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Agardner
Tom Keegan
Tkeegan
Chris Bell
Susan Cantrell
Scantrell
Jworld
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
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KU Sports
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