City expands Household Hazardous Waste events for 1999
The city announces that old fire extinguishers are accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste facility in the Douglas County Public Works Yard at 711 E. 23rd. The next event is 8 am to noon Saturday April 17, with winter closure November through March. Through October the facility runs monthly collections and by appointment from 9 to 5. Appointments can be made by calling 832-3030. A sign at 2 Ninth & Iowa near Johnny I's Service Center may be converted to a monument sign. officials will follow up and act as needed.
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Ninth & Iowa
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Ny I's
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Gene Shaughnessy
Call Sound Off Line At World Access
Readers are invited to leave questions by calling the World Access line at 865 5000 and entering category 7478. A recording prompts listeners to submit their question.
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Condition Reports From Lawrence Area Involving Accidents And Births
Lauren Patterson 42 of Lawrence remains in fair condition at KUMC after a Dec. 3 paper-baling machine incident at Hallmark Cards. Dorothy Kay 19 is in fair condition after being struck by a vehicle Nov. 29 near 11th and Kentucky. Nona Kitchell 71 of Kansas City Kansas is in fair condition after a Nov. 26 minivan collision with a barrier on the Kansas Turnpike. Fire and EMS calls include a structure chair fire with $1,000 damage, multiple medical emergencies, spills, system malfunctions, and several DCFM responses in Lawrence and surrounding blocks. Birth notices include Andrea and Randal Griffiths of Lawrence with a girl. Crystal Turner and David Collins of Lawrence with a boy. Andrea and Mary VanHougtan of Oskaloosa with a girl.
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Kan
Hallmark Cards Inc
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Sally” Kay
KUMC
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11Th
Kentucky
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Kansas Turnpike
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Mary VanHougtan
Oskaloosa
Andrea
Randal Griffiths
Crystal Turner
David Collins
Free State Student Champions Space Exploration View
Alec Joler of Free State High School in Lawrence advocates prioritizing space exploration. He argues exploration drives progress and curiosity, urging continued commitment to expanding humanity's reach beyond Earth.
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Free State
Lawrence
Eli Brooks
Russia
Lawrence Datebook listings for holiday events and meetings
Lawrence Datebook highlights a busy sequence of events across Douglas County including the Holiday Farmers Market at 4-H Fairgrounds, the Children's Holiday Shop, and the Tenants to Homeowners home buyers session. Also planned are Santa visits at Weaver's and Lawrence Arts Center programs, plus public meetings by Douglas County Commission and the Lawrence school board. Additional health screening for seniors and a Habitat for Humanity benefit auction are noted, with contact details for submissions.
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Lawrence Arts Center
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Ridge Ct
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Douglas County Commission
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One Hundred Good Women's
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Lawrence School Board
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Topeka man attacked in alley near Seventh and New Hampshire
A 32-year-old Topeka man sustained a two inch shoulder cut after an argument with a apparently intoxicated suspect in an alley near Seventh and New Hampshire. The assailant, described as a 6 foot white male in his late 20s with reddish blond hair, denim jacket, remains at large. Police logged two similar reports from bars in the 600 block of Massachusetts. The victim treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released. A new Centennial Park Skatepark opens with an 11 a.m. ceremony near Sixth Street and Rockledge Road. Bicycles allowed only Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sundays after 3 p.m. Most other times reserved for skateboarders and inline skaters. Park not supervised. users assume risk. For more info contact the parks department at 832-3450.
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Seventh
New Hampshire
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts
Centennial Park
Sixth Street
Rockledge Road
Department of Parks and Recreation
Kansas Lottery gives away Christmas cash
Louis Molnar of Ottawa and Troy Thomas of Lawrence won $1000 each in the Kansas Cash $25,000 Holiday Giveaway. Twenty five winners were drawn. Prizes were awarded Friday. The promotion ran Nov 1 to Dec 5. Players buying a $5 Kansas Cash ticket earned entries. eligibility required entries returned by Dec 9.
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Louis Molnar
Ottawa
Troy Thomas
Lawrence
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