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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2012
Page
5
A brief LJWorld street survey asks readers which day in their life they would relive. One respondent recalls a seventh grade Caribbean trip with his best friend Frank, reflecting on that memory.
Ronald Kenneth Brooks Jr. from Lawrence was sentenced to 25 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempted aggravated burglary for entering a home on Woodlawn Drive last July. A second burglary count was dismissed. Brooks aided police after the offense and may face further federal penalties.
Convicted murderers Donald Bruce Robert Oatis and Gregory Thomas will be eligible for parole in January. Bruce 50 faces life for a 1992 Douglas County murder of a 23 month old, while Oatis 45 has records of aiding a felon burglary and attempted rape. Thomas 53 was sentenced 10 years to life for a 1987 stabbing death in East Lawrence. Public input sessions run December 10 11 and 12 at city hall Wichita and Topeka offices.
A 27-year-old Auburn Kansas man, Steven Matthew Rule, faces multiple charges after fleeing from law enforcement Monday afternoon. A stolen Shawnee County truck eluded a Douglas County deputy around 4 p.m. and was found on North Second Street. Rule abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot, arrested about 4:30 p.m. on Rhode Island Street. He’s charged with fleeing and eluding, theft, drug possession, and other traffic offenses, held on a $20,000 bond, with a hearing set for December 11.
Barfield celebrated the Learning Co op postal anniversary and 20 years of a Lawrence home schooling group that gathers weekly at a church for arts and shared resources. She notes growth, one on one teaching benefits, and a thriving market for home schooling materials and catalogs as families pursue nonaccredited private education options.
A head-on collision on the South Lawrence Trafficway left Laura Salas Garcia, 51, of Topeka, in satisfactory condition after a crash about 5:40 a.m. Garcia was airlifted to Stormont Vail Regional Health Center. Jakob Devore, 21, of Ottawa, drove a Mitsubishi Eclipse westbound, drifted into eastbound traffic, and collided with Garcia’s Chevrolet Silverado, which overturned and trapped her. Devore declined medical attention.
The Journal World explains its policy to correct significant errors brought to editors’ attention and provides contact details including a phone number and email for reporting corrections.
TiS nee births list multiple Kansas couples welcoming newborns this week. Mark and Shanelle Dupree in Kansas City named a boy Monday. Charita Dillon and Julius Green in Lawrence welcomed a boy Tuesday. Adam and Claudia King in Lawrence welcomed a boy Tuesday. Paul and Angel Nuzum, Edith Cordova and Carlos Gomez in Baldwin City welcomed a boy. David and Heidi Ernst also noted.
Lawrence district spokeswoman Julie Boyle says the pre-bond planning includes adding classrooms at Free State High School and enlarging Lawrence High School common spaces. The bond issue mainly targets elementary improvements and eliminating portable classrooms as enrollment grows. Patrons can review options on the district site and contact the district with questions.
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