East Lawrence tower proposal stirs resident concerns
Verizon Wireless plans a 120 foot monopole at 1725 Bullene Ave in East Lawrence. Neighborhood association members warn of visual and safety impacts near homes while city policy moves toward shared tower space. The site along Burroughs Creek Trail lies northwest of 19th and Haskell. two other carriers may co locate. A development group seeks a retirement home at 23rd and OConnell.
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Senior housing plan eyed at 25th Terrace O'Connell corner
Wheatland Investments of Olathe proposes a $16 million 90 unit senior housing project on nine acres at the northwest corner of 25th Terrace and O'Connell Road. The plan targets residents 55 plus and seeks state tax credits to peg rents to income. Phase one would include 16 one bed and 32 two bed units plus a community center. phase two completes 90 units. Johnson County developers David and Suzanne Rhodes lead the group, which owns five other affordable garden style complexes and about 350 units. Discovery may depart WOW channel lineups after December 31 if a new deal isn’t secured.
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New Lawrence Venture Park
Johnson County
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Kansas
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TLC
Animal Planet
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Business briefcase: KU economist joins national IT advisory board
Joshua Rosenbloom, economics professor at Kansas University, joins the National Center for Women and Information Technology Social Science Advisory Board. NCWIT, a coalition of 575 plus universities, companies, nonprofits and government groups, seeks to boost women's participation in computing and tech. Include community business news items to news ljworld.com by 10 a.m. Thursday for Monday publication.
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Kansas University
National Center For Women and Information Technology
NCWIT
Awrence Otolaryngology Associates
Medical Group Management Association
Chuck Magers
Free State Brewing Company
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Kennedy educator named as Unsung Hero finalist
The Kennedy School case manager, a key partner in United Way and Education Community Outcome efforts, is a final list candidate for Communities in Schools Unsung Hero Award. She oversees 72 students, boosts attendance, behavior and academics, and links families to tutoring, emergency services and agency referrals.
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Kennedy
Communities In Schools
Jackson
United Way
Boys & Girls Club
Lawrence
Girls Scouts
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Erika Dvorske
Douglas County
Power Hour
National Organization
Dvorske
Agriculture apps for weed and crop management
A roundup of university developed apps for weed identification and control plus crop disease and yield planning. Speed Scout guides soybean aphid thresholds from Nebraska. Ground Spray aids drift and droplet decisions. Crop Diseases and Crop Production apps cover multiple crops. IPM toolkit by Wisconsin aggregates meetings and publications.
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University of Nebraska
South Dakota State University
IPM
University of Wisconsin
Ciampitti
DuPont
University of Arkansas
TeeJet Technologies
Graffiti appears again at Lawrence High School
Law rence officers responded to spray painted graffiti on the outside walls of Lawrence High School on Sunday. Police said profane and phallic messages in red, white and blue were found on the brick. This marks the third vandalism report at LHS this school year.
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