Repairs Under Way To Restore House After Water Damage
McCormick thanks Davis Restoration volunteers and two Lawrence businesses Lynn Electric Inc and Sherwin Williams for repairing her water damaged basement fixing the roof installing new carpet and drywall and removing mold. Jerry Bascombe of Air & Mold Assessment Specialists aided. The project began earlier this month and will finish this week with plans to turn the basement into a game room for her husband’s return from Iraq.
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Lawrence
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Sherwin-Williams Co
Jerry Bascombe
Air & Mold Assessment Specialists
Johnson County
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Rain aids local soybean crop despite unusual Augusts
Wood notes weather anomalies as rain helps soybeans while corn lags and yields are expected to be average. Eddie Wells says few farmers gain. warm, dry, windy weather is needed for harvest, which should begin soon as fields dry out.
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Eddie Wells
Kansas Agricultural Statistical Office
Leary
Taxes unlikely to rise in smaller Kansas districts
Kansas districts differ on local option budgets as lawmakers extend state aid to poorer districts. Baldwin, Eudora, and Perry-Lecompton cut taxes while larger districts face bigger burdens. Officials say state funds provide breathing room to avoid crises and educators seek overdue raises amid rising fuel costs and energy prices. The finance adequacy issue remains unresolved for next session.
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Kansas Association of School Boards
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Kansas Supreme Court
Baldwin
Bud
Eudora
Perry- Lecompton
Jim White
Weseman
Lawrence
Steve Johnston
Marty Kobza
Kobra
Alan Rupe
Wichita
Kansas
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