Longtime KU officer earns Silver Beaver for scouting service
Schuyler Bailey, captain with the KU Public Safety Office, received the Silver Beaver Award from the Heart of America Council for more than 15 years of volunteer work with Boy Scout Troop 59 and Cub Scout Pack 3363. He volunteers with scouting beyond his police duties, guiding youths through Camp Bartle summers and community programs in Lawrence.
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Lawrence Task Force Names Four To Draft Plan For Elementary Schools
Lawrence task force on elementary schools selects four members to join consultants in writing an implementation plan. The working committee will develop strategies to improve buildings and sites amid tight finances, with a January 3 deadline and two more meetings before presenting final recommendations to the school board February 1. Members Brad Finkelder and Shannon Kimball are among the appointees, both attorneys with education policy backgrounds.
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Man accused of abusing 5 month old in Lawrence case
Douglas County prosecutors charged 32 year old Curtis J Johnson with felony child abuse or aggravated battery after his 5 month old daughter suffered multiple bone fractures last week in Lawrence. Johns ons family defend him as a loving father while police pursue the case. A judge set a $20 000 bond and ordered Johnson to stay within five blocks of the child and family home as hearings continue. James George pro tem judge scheduled further proceedings with Chief Judge Robert Fairchild.
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Lawrence ranks high as retirement draw for military
Lawrence is ranked fourth among small metro areas for military retiree attraction in a USAA Military.com study. Local leaders see potential economic benefits as retirees bring wealth, volunteerism and early entrepreneurship, with calls to add retirees to the city’s economic development plan and build on university proximity and nearby VA facilities.
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Top American small metros for military retirees named
USAA and Military.com select ten small metro areas ideal for retirees. San Angelo Texas and Abilene Texas join State College Pennsylvania and Lebanon Pennsylvania. Lawrence Kansas Johnstown Pennsylvania Sherman Texas La Crosse Wisconsin Cheyenne Wyoming Pascagoula Mississippi are listed for veteran residents.
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Reorganization Unveils KU School of Public Health
A Wednesday plan details a KU reorganization creating a new School of Public Health as officials push for a healthier Kansas outcome.
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