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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2024
Page
2
The Journal-World obituary policy states obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or families and provides a phone number for information about running obituaries.
Services for Timothy Tim Kent Lauber aged 61 will be held at 11 am on December 7, 2024 at Eudora Cemetery with a Celebration of Life to follow at The Lodge on Main in Eudora. Warren-McElwain.
A church Nativity collection, grown since 1994, fills rooms from shoe box scenes to a rare Fontanini display. The Festival of Nativities runs Sundays December 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 from noon to 4 PM at Centenary 245 N Fourth St. Performances by the Lawrence Community Hand Bell Choir appear at 1 PM on December 14 and 21. Indian tacos will be sold by Lawrence Indian United Methodist Church on December 14.
Lawrence school board members will consider final approval of a draft high school cellphone policy to keep phones out of classrooms during instructional time while allowing use during passing periods and lunch. Exemptions cover medical needs and IEPs, with a prior public push for change and a balance noted between safety and access.
The City of Lawrence invites residents to submit snow plow names through December 13 at renceks.org/snow. A judging panel including City Manager Craig Owens and others will select a winner announced December 20.
Law enforcement faced a lengthy standoff as the suspect remained inside a residence with potential explosives cited. Armbrister described hostile behavior and threats toward officers, noting the home housed the suspect’s family and pets. Agencies including Lawrence Police, Douglas County Sheriff, and Kansas Highway Patrol armored support, plus a Life Star helicopter, were involved though specifics of its use remained unclear.
Lawrence considers a 6.5 percent reduction plan on a Mass Street corridor with higher pedestrian and cyclist risk and a $5.6 million project budget. A $494,915 design agreement with Trekk Design Group is up for approval along with $3.37 million in KDOT grants. The plan echoes a previous Ninth Street lane modification adding protected bike lanes. The commission also reviews installing Indigenous history panels at Robinson Park, linking the boulder’s return to Kaw Nation heritage with educational context and Watkins Museum references.
City government and county court matters headline Lawrence day as officials review rulings and policy changes. Lawrence schools and University of Kansas update on programs and athletic notes impact local life and students. Obituaries and obits brief items observed in the column.
The Kansas newspaper invites corrections when readers identify significant errors, providing a phone number 832-7154 and an email address ljworld.com for submitting corrections. The notice emphasizes the publication's policy of acknowledging and addressing inaccuracies brought to the editors' attention.
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