Haskell Students Welcome to Lawrence on Downtown Tour
About 200 Haskell students joined a Massachusetts Street walking tour organized by Haskell officials Downtown Lawrence Inc and the Lawrence Alliance to better integrate the campus with city businesses. Native Americans recall past discrimination while city leaders and Haskell officials note progress with welcome signs and outreach efforts as students express optimism and plans to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell
Downtown
Lawrence Inc
Lawrence Alliance Business Coalition
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence
Becky Bowers
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Anadarko
Okla
Akshapanek
Cat Williams
Sales Peo
Bob Martin
Kansas University
23Rd
31St Streets
John Nalbandian
Maggie Neceter
Mayflower buses to get cameras for safety upgrade
Mayflower Transportation will outfit its school buses with camera boxes and three rotating video cameras per bus to enhance student safety and driver attention. The district reports a 4.5 percent contract increase this year and notes state bus standards requiring the new features take effect, with policies on disciplinary action still under review.
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Mayflower
Russell
Fiegel
Tim Dennis
Dennis
Lawrence police report multiple incidents and births
A glass trimmer and other items were stolen from a storage facility in the 2800 block of Lakeview valued at 5569 dollars. Pedestrians were nearly run over by a white car at 13th and Ohio. Firefighters tackled rekindled flames at a residence near U S Highway 2440 and Douglas County Road 1600E. No injuries reported. Marriage licenses issued list multiple couples from Lawrence and surrounding areas. Memorial services announced for Leonard C. Estus, with survivors named and donations requested to the American Cancer Society. Births note a boy for Mary and Patrick Dooley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeview
Lawrence
13Th
Ohio
Douglas County
Michael's Furniture
Jayhawker Towers
Leonard C. Estus
First United Methodist Church
Estus
Dorothy C. Wilson
Columbus
Kan
Charles W. Estus, Sr
Holden
Mass
Robert W. Estus
San Diego
Calif
FEMA official urges disaster readiness
FEMA official urges Lawrence area residents to prepare for future disasters by creating a family plan. guidelines cover supplies for three days, utility shutoffs, contacts with Red Cross, workplace plans, and practice drills. tips emphasize meeting locations, out of state contact, emergency numbers, insurance checks, smoke detectors, and family education.
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Lawrence
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Ben Frizzell
Topeka
Elwood
Leavenworth
Frizzell
American Red Cross
IRS refund check bounces due to signatory error
In Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania Jennifer Mayo Deman and her husband faced a bounced $609.41 tax refund check from the Internal Revenue Service. The bank said only Mayo Deman signed, but she and her husband both signed with account numbers. The IRS blamed Financial Management Service for issuing the check, noting many are processed and banks may not recheck. The couple seeks resolution and accountability.
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Wilkinsburg
Jennifer Mayo-Deman
Mayo-Deman
Suresh Deman
U.S. Treasury Department
Mayo Deman
PNC
Mike Colarusso
Deman
Bert Nash Center Receives FEMA Crisis Counseling Funds
The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in Kansas will lead a 60 day outreach oriented crisis counseling program for flood victims. A total of 183,783 dollars was approved to support counseling across eleven Kansas health centers in counties affected by summer flooding. Commissioner George Vega noted the outreach focus and the need to bring help directly to disaster victims rather than expecting them to seek services.
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Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Kansas
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Service
Mental Health and Retardation Services Commission
Bert Nash
Kansas Health
George Vega
Mental Health and Retardation Services
Vega
T Shirt Bandit Sentenced for Bank Robberies in 1990s
Robert Dee O Kane known as the T Shirt Bandit received 10 consecutive 1 1/2 year terms for bank robberies in Kansas and Missouri from 1990 to 1993. He was also given five years on each of two firearm counts, to run concurrently. The crimes included Fidelity Gage Center Bank in Topeka and robberies in Overland Park Louisburg Shawnee Liberty Parkville Lee's Summit and Kansas City.
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Topeka
U.S
Kansas
Missouri
Robert Dee O’kane
Dale Saffels
O’kane
Grandview
Fidelity Gage Center Bank
Overland Park
Louisburg
Shawnee
Liberty
Parkville
Lee’s Summit
Kansas City
Haskell Singers to Perform on CBS This Morning
The Haskell Singers and Dancers from Lawrence will be featured Monday on CBS This Morning. Trescilla Willis, a 20 year old Choctaw from Carthage Mississippi, will solo singing Oh What a Beautiful Morning in Choctaw. The broadcast promotes a forthcoming powwow in Kansas City and airs at 7 30 a m on KCTV Channel 5 and WIBW Channel 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Singers and Dancers
Lawrence
Haskell Indian Junior College
Trescilla Willis
Carthage
Miss
Willis
Barbara Cunningham
Kansas City
Cunningham
KCTV
WIBW
Topeka
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Brigham Young University
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East 15Th Street
Gregory Sevier
Sevier
Airess Bowker
Eagle Butte
Tracey Lewis
Gunsight
Tohono O
Seattle Supersonics
Camera’s Eye
Craig
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Charles Rapp
Linda Carlson
Kenneth Retter
Susan Russell
Charles Richards
Sherry Dick
Awtence
Brian Bolte
Brookville
Lance Wasinger
Carl Roubison
Eudora
Kathryn Hernandez
David Rice
Baldwin
Laura Pack
Christopher McKeel
Fort Riley
Chava Martens
John Crawford
Michelle McNulty
Stilwell
Jason Young
Amy Lackey
Marvin Adcox
Tonganoxie
Cynthia Silvers
Richard Reigle
Wamego
Sandra Huyett
Jerry Nelson
Debra Hitt
Coby Sullivan
Michelle Anderson
Clint Hoxie
Tahlequah
Becky Scharf
Richard Schintler
Stephanie Wagenblast
Estus Services
Mary and
Patrick Dooley
Boy
Bank
Bert Nash Center
CBS
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