Lawrence earns four star sustainability rating in Kansas
Lawrence becomes the first Kansas city to earn a four star rating from the STAR Community Rating System. Officials praise a broad approach to sustainability with seven goal areas covering buildings energy use natural systems education equity economy and more across city county and partner agencies.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Mike Amyx
Lawrence Public Library
STAR
Northampton
Mass
Seattle
Baltimore
Cambridge
Wichita
St. Louis
Columbia
Eileen Horn
Nity Gardens
Horn
Lawrence chase suspect avoids kidnap charge
Anthony Deshayne Edwards, 22, faced with one felony count of fleeing or attempting to elude and misdemeanor charges of interference with law enforcement and criminal restraint after a brief car and foot chase near 31st Street and Haskell Avenue led to a hourlong manhunt involving dozens of officers before his arrest and booking into Douglas County Jail.
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Lawrence
Anthony Deshayne Edwards
Douglas County
Edwards
31St Street
Haskell Avenue
Fire injures worker at Encore Cafe on Massachusetts St
A wok fire in Encore Cafe kitchen at 1007 Massachusetts St injured one employee. Firefighters arrived after 4 p.m. and the kitchen extinguished flames quickly with on site equipment. No other injuries or structural damage reported. Traffic blocked on Massachusetts St between 10th and 11th while crews cleared the scene.
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Encore Cafe
Massachusetts St
Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical Division
Lyle Schwartz
Schwartz
Massachusetts Street
10Th
11Th Streets
Conrad Swanson
Journal-World Photo
County Commission praises fairgrounds landscaping plan
Douglas County commissioners lauded a new landscaping master plan for the fairgrounds. The $8 million renovation is near finish on the open air arena and outdoor event arena with completion targeted for early 2017. The plan envisions parks use with trees trails and shelters in three overlapping phases over ten years.
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Douglas County
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Sarah Plinsky
Fairgrounds
Plinsky
Nancy Thellmann
Bartlett & West
Neukirch
Advisory in effect for Naismith Creek after sewage spill
A health advisory remains for Naismith Creek after 1.9 million gallons of raw sewage overflowed from a South Lawrence manhole. City samples show elevated bacteria including E coli near 31st and Louisiana, though drinking water remains unaffected. Officials plan continued sampling, with advisory rescission typically in two to three days.
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Naismith Creek
South Lawrence
31St
Louisiana
Megan Gilliland
Gilliland
Ani
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