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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2024
Page
1
Musicians and spectators gathered at South Park for FidPick the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships. The Lost Keys of Lawrence won the competition's Band Contest.
The Douglas County Commission proposes a 2.9 mill property tax decrease, a landmark cut not seen in almost three decades. The move contrasts with Lawrence City Hall’s plan for a 3.6 mill increase, the largest for the city in over half a century.
Lawrence school board approves a largely unchanged maximum mill levy for 2025 at 52.252 mills, up 0.042 from last year. A $300,000 home would pay about $1.45 more in property tax. The board weighed reducing mill levies but cited commitments to raise salaries for administrative and classified staff.
Zachary Maddux 20 of Lawrence was sentenced to 144 months in prison for the November 4 2022 attack on an off duty Lawrence police officer at Bob Billings Parkway and George Williams Way. He pleaded guilty to aggravated battery and faces 15 years as a violent offender after release.
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