Behavioral health expansion set for early 2018 rollout
Douglas County commissioners heard updates on 1.9 million in behavioral health initiatives for 2018. A crisis intervention center is planned as part of a West Second Street campus with cost details and bond funding to be determined in four to six weeks. A 397,000 pilot team from DCCCA, Bert Nash and Heartland Health will provide intensive case management by LMH’s end of January, with a five bed unit in the emergency department opening by late February or early March, funded by LMH.
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Douglas County
Bob Tryanski
County Commission
Behavioral Health
West Second Street
Tryanski
DCCCA
Bert Nash
Heartland Health
LMH
Karen Shumate
Woman convicted in armed robbery near KU campus
A Lawrence woman, Stacey N. Ballard, 24, was found guilty by a Douglas County jury of one count of aggravated robbery in a January attack near the University of Kansas campus. Ballard’s sentencing is set for February 1. Her accomplice, John T. Baker, 33, previously received over 10 years in prison for robbery.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Stacey N. Ballard
Douglas County
Charles Branson
Paula Martin
Ballard
John T. Baker
Chili’s
West Campus Road
West Hills Terrace
Lawrence Christmas Dinner Seeks Food and Help
Organizers of Lawrence's 24th annual Community Christmas Dinner seek donations of food and labor for December 25 at First United Methodist Church. The free event runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with delivery options by calling 785-841-1516 after 6 a.m. on Christmas Day. They need 55 turkeys and 40 hams, drop-offs December 18 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Deb Engstrom can be contacted at 785-218-9347 or deb5550 att.net for donations or volunteer work from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. including setup, serving, carryout meals, deliveries, and cleanup.
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Lawrence
First United Methodist Church
Vermont St
Deb Engstrom
Trial in 2014 killing set to begin in April
A jury trial for 21 year old Rontarus Washington over the 2014 killing of 19 year old Justina Altamirano Mosso at the Cedarwood Apartments in Lawrence is scheduled for April 30 through May 11. Washington was arrested years after the murder and previously deemed fit for trial.
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Lawrence
Cedarwood Apartments
Rontarus Washington
Washington
Tme
Larned State Hospital
Douglas County
James McCabria
McCabria
Justina Altamirano Mosso
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