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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2013
Page
4
On Massachusetts Street residents respond to a winter storm warning by rushing to grocery stores and preparing for possible travel restrictions while hoping to avoid driving. Local shoppers weigh staying in versus braving the roads as forecasts call for accumulating snow.
US Casey and Ashton Vogt of Lawrence are listed as a boy and Friday in a local notice. Jamie and Michael Mwongela, Lawrence, are also named as boys in the same Friday entry. The Journal-World notes policy on correcting errors and provides contact details for readers.
A federal magistrate judge ruled that Terry Lee Loewen, 58, poses a flight risk and a danger to the public, ordering him jailed without bond pending trial on charges including attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and support to al Qaida. The decision relied on Loewen’s statements during undercover FBI encounters and a letter found at his home. He has entered a not guilty plea.
Lawrence police arrested 43-year-old Virginia June Goff at the Brookwood Mobile Home Park after what authorities described as a domestic violence incident. A 44-year-old Eudora man suffered a critical chest wound and drove home for treatment.
The group hosted a Christmas theatre production earlier this month and a piano recital plus a kids dance show this year. A Christian music concert is planned for late January or early February to allow for optional donations. Grant funding has declined. one grant application was denied, and current funds remain small.
Conservative Republicans in charge of the Legislature and higher education officials have clashed over funding. The body approved 34.3 million in cuts to public universities, later signed into law by Gov. Sam Brownback. He said in a Lawrence Journal-World interview he wants stable funding and targeted augmentation in certain areas.
A busy day of festive events spans Baldwin City and Kansas City with an art sale at Lumberyard Arts Center, a Festival of Nativities at Centenary UMC, SeedCo Studios hoopla, Watkins Museum concert, KC Symphony Christmas Festival, Adornment Holiday Show at Van Go, and multiple Nutcracker performances at Kauffman Center and Lawrence Arts Center. The events feature live music, theater, and holiday displays across venues such as Kauffman Center Broad way, Helzberg Hall, and Van Go. Further details available via LAWorld and Lawrence.com.
The Lecompton Community Pride group asks for donations sent to P.O. Box 63 in Lecompton Kansas 66050 to support local initiatives and events.
A memo from the Lawrence City Manager outlines past compensation levels for city commissioners. It lists $900 per year in 1975, $990 in 1981, $2,080 in 1985, $3,600 in 1989, $6,000 in 1991, and a current $9,000 per year salary adopted in 1999.
Readers may call 832-7297 or email soundoff ljworld com to submit questions or comments for publication.
The city plans a major refresh of the Amtrak station including a new roof rest rooms accessibility upgrades heating and cooling and extensive landscaping and parking work. The building will keep serving two daily Amtrak trains and house a maintenance office. Officials explore daytime uses with Van Go Mobile Arts and others, subject to City Commission approval.
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