Pittsburg model guides Lawrence arts center expansion
Pittsburg demonstrates how to add parking and space to a Carnegie Library without harming downtown charm. City Manager Larry Stevens says approval reduces early disputes as renovations near grand reopening. In Lawrence, officials weigh expanding the Lawrence Arts Center, a Carnegie Library near downtown.
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Pittsburg
Larry Stevens
City Hall
Stevens
Community Division
Lawrence
Lawrence Arts Center
Carnegie
Mark Fagan
Journal-World
Carol Ann Robb
Students learn policing basics in Police 101 class
High school students at Lawrence High School participate in the Citizens Police Academy style course in the Lawrence Law Enforcement Center basement. Officer Damon Thomas uses seized drugs to illustrate investigations and aims to demystify policing, stressing education over recruitment while inviting wider community participation.
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Citizens Police Academy
Lawrence Law Enforcement Center
E. 11Th
Damon Thomas
Samantha Vigliaturo
Lawrence High School
Vigliaturo
Larr Hamilton
Lawrence Hig
Brian Jimenez
Free State High School
Ron Olin
Hamilton
Matthew McClendon
LHS
McClendon
Olin
Toys for Tots telethon raises over $19 thousand and toys
The eighth annual Toys for Tots drive collected 1,062 toys, 330 stocking stuffers, and $19,327 in cash pledges. Kansas University sports memorabilia auction boosted funds while a Tree of Lights at Super Target encouraged donations. Proceeds aid the Salvation Army toy store outreach.
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Mike Yonen
Journal-Wantp
Amy Vestal
Kelly Randall
Vestal
Abby
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Jan McNish
Sunflower Cablevision
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Sunflower Cable
Sion
The
Salvation Army
Channel
Kansas University
Lawrence Riverfront Plaza
Sixth
New Hampshire
SuperTarget
Iowa
Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity
McNish
Marine Corps Reserves
Douglas County
Students use letters to secure prosthetic fingers for teacher
Inman Grade School students wrote heartfelt letters to Blue Cross Blue Shield after their sixth grade teacher Allen Pauls lost three fingers in a farm auger accident. The letters helped push the insurer to approve full coverage for $10,000 prosthetics, though the exact timing remains unclear.
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Inman
Allen Pauls
Pauls
Dallas
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Mr. Pauls
Greg Postier
Levi Lowe
Bob Hanson
Hanson
Insurance Company
Ralph Vogel
Allen
Vogel
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