Lawrence Datebook Labor Day events and meetings
Law rence datebook lists Labor Day actions and daily civic events across Douglas County. Canceled Douglas County Commission and Lawrence school board meetings. Activities include Labor Day picnic at South Park gazebo, health screenings for seniors, immunization clinic, internet class, storytime, farmers market, Big Brothers/Big Sisters meeting, infant toddler council play groups, and a City Commission session at City Hall with detailed times and locations.
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Douglas County Commission
Lawrence School Board
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Lecompton
Elmore
Maine
Douglas County Senior Services
Lawrence Public Library
Farmers Market
10Th
Vermont Streets
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
E. Eighth St
Infant-Toddler Coordinating Council
27Th St
Lawrence
City Hall
Sixth and
Massachusetts Streets
Record of Lawrence fire and medical calls on Thursday
Lawrence Douglas County Fire & Medical logged numerous responses including a football game standby at West Campus Road and multiple medical emergencies and vehicle accidents across Lawrence and surrounding areas. The Lawrence Journal World notes it does not publish all police reports and limits naming victims or arrestees.
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Lawrence Douglas County
West Campus Road
Bluestein Road
North 1200 Road
North Seventh Street
Maine Street
East 24Th Street
Iowa Street
Meadow Drive
Clinton Parkway
West 11Th Street
Grandview Court
Eudora
Baldwin
West 28Th Terrace
Maple Street
Engel Road
North Third Street
Journal-World
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Births Report Friday
Lawrence Memorial Hospital did not report any births on Friday, leaving the daily tally with no additions. The absence of new births was noted in the hospital’s routine update for the period.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World Corrects Significant Errors Policy
The Journal-World states it corrects significant errors upon editors' notice and invites readers to report by calling 785 832 7154 or emailing news jworld com.
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Journal-World
Jworld.com
Cal City
Mike Shields
Ljworld
Ljworld.com
Lawmaker seeks ruling on statue funded by state
Kansas legislator Rep. Lana Gordon requests Attorney General Carla Stovall’s legal opinion on Governor Bill Graves spending 750000 to install a 21 foot tall Kansas Indian statue atop the Capitol. Graves vetoed a funding prohibition, prompting questions about constitutional authority and taxpayer cost as construction advances.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Capitol
Lana Gordon
Atty
Carla Stovall
Graves
Gordon
Kansas
Ben Bauman
Graves Administration
Stovall
Robber Steals From Two Women At 1300 Ohio Street
Lawrence police report a man armed with a pistol robbed two 20 year old women in their apartment around 3 a.m. Thursday, taking $32 and a cordless telephone. The suspect, a slender 5 foot 7 black man in his 20s, wore a bandanna and fled. the victims were uninjured.
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Lawrence
Ohio Street
Biggs Gains Endorsements From Kansas Crime Fighters
Democratic attorney general candidate Chris Biggs drew support from former U S Attorneys Jackie Williams Randy Rathbun and Vern Miller at a Wichita news conference. Biggs, Geary County prosecutor for 13 years, faces Republican Phill Kline in the race.
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Chris Biggs
U.S. Attys
Jackie Williams
Randy Rathbun
Kansas Atty
Vern Miller
Biggs
Wichita
Geary County
Phill Kline
Labor Day closures in Lawrence and area
Government offices banks post offices and transit services in Lawrence and surrounding towns will close Monday for Labor Day. City county state and federal offices banks liquor stores Lawrence Bus Co and Transit System will suspend service while meals and some programs at senior centers and meal sites are canceled. Public library KU classes and UPS deliveries also halt. Journal-World circulation offices operate briefly for business.
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Lawrence
General Services Administration
Federal
Lawrence Bus Co
Douglas County Senior Services
Lawrence Senior Center
Babcock Place
Edgewood Place
Lecompton
Eudora
Baldwin
Lawrence Public Library
Kansas University
UPS
Journal-World
USA Today
Contact details and staff listings for The Journal-World
A dense listing shows phone numbers, emails, and names for the editorial staff and departments at the Journal-World, including editors, sports, features, business, and online roles. It also provides ad contact lines, circulation support, and delivery hours, noting in town redelivery guarantees if papers are missed.
School district funds sports fields watering policy
Lawrence schools face budget pressures while daily irrigation of football, soccer and baseball surfaces continues. District facilities director Tom Bracciano says the board budgets sewer, water and sanitation for all buildings and grounds and fields are watered as needed to prevent injuries.
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Tom Bracciano
Bracciano
Sound Off PSA Phone Line Instructions
Call SOUND OFF at 832-7297 to hear the recording and leave your question. The message guides listeners on how to submit a query via the hotline.
Should Lawrence schools ban soft drinks at lunch
Abby Mills reports on street opinions about banning soft drink sales in Lawrence public schools. Ninth grader Banaka Okwuone favors no ban citing beverage variety. a senior opposes it, calling caffeine a small pleasure. A local employee suggests focusing on bigger issues.
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Lawrence School Board
Banaka Okwuone
Central
Lawrence
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