Salvation Army opens its Christmas Toy Shop
The Salvation Army launches its Toy Shop at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds with toys and food for families not served by other programs. Applicants must request by Wednesday and schedule by appointment through the Holiday Assistance Bureau. the shop ends Thursday. Call 843-4188 for details.
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Replacement named city Public Works chief in Emporia
Charles Soules will replace George Williams as Emporia Public Works director with Feb 4 start and a $90,000 annual salary. Soules, city engineer and public works head since 1994, brings 14 plus years of municipal experience and credit for brick street work and Berkley Street preservation. Williams retires after 30 plus years. a retirement reception is held this afternoon at Lawrence Country Club.
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Emporia
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Williams
Lawrence Country Club
Police seek three suspects in Toys for Tots box theft
Lawrence police seek two men and a woman who stole a snowman shaped Toys for Tots donation box from Kwik Shop at 4841 W Sixth St about 2 30 am Thursday. They fled in a gray four door Oldsmobile. The box was half full. value not known. Police view surveillance video. Call Crime Stoppers at 843-TIPS with any information.
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Airport panel backs 700 foot runway extension plan
An airport consultant says the Lawrence Municipal Airport extension triggers 2.6 acres of wetland mitigation. About 10 residents attended a public hearing at City Hall to review the environmental assessment by Airport Development Group Inc. If approved by the FAA, construction could start next summer. Written comments go to James Sirhall at ADG in Denver.
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Sixth St
Airport Development Group Inc
James Sirhall
ADG
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Federal Aviation Administration
Rick Bryant
Aviation Advisory Board
Airport Development Group
S. Jackson St
Denver, CO
Atta. Lawrence Municipal Airport
County approves 3 percent pay raise for 367 workers
Douglas County commissioners approved a 3 percent cost of living increase costing about $240,000 for 367 employees in 2002. The panel left open the option to roll back the raise if revenues fall, though administrator Craig Weinaug cautioned against revising already approved raises. Commissioner Jere McElhaney urged merit-based pay and noted some departments may not reward extra effort, while expressing support for retaining good staff.
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Douglas County
Charles Jones
Jones
Craig Weinaug
Weinang
Weinaug
Jere McElhaney
McElhaney
Women in Black protest Afghan war at Statehouse
About 20 women from Lawrence stood silent outside the Statehouse in Topeka for hours on International Human Rights Day to protest the Afghan war. Clad in black, they urged nonviolence and humanitarian aid, asked US leaders to pause expansion of military action, and include women in reconstruction.
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Women In Black
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Lawrence Peace Project
Kansas University Green Party
Jessica Cook
United States
Lawrence man guilty in 1.2 million fraud scheme
John Carland, 53, was convicted on three counts of security fraud in Douglas County District Court and sentenced to 60 months probation with supervision. He must repay victims, with restitution ordered, while two Lawrence residents who invested say they doubt full recovery.
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Premier Capital LLC
Homeless Applicants Blocked by Address Rule at Local Hotel
Lawrence homeless residents Elizabeth Rusch and John Moore say they were denied housekeeping jobs at Best Western Hallmark Inn because they listed the Salvation Army shelter as their home. After Community Drop-In Center director Tami Clark intervened, the hotel manager reconsidered the applications. The case highlights how lack of a permanent address can hinder job prospects for those living on the streets.
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Elizabeth Rusch
John Moore
Lawrence
Best Western Hallmark Inn
Iowa
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Tami Clark
Journal-World
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Best Western
Sam Keith
Clark
Moore
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