Open Adoption Ties Seekers to Birth Family Across States
Varney, 29, spent days with her birth mother Wendy Anderson-Neyssen and sister, though she feels a vast love for both. Born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and adopted locally, she grew up in Lawrence. Her birth mother resided in Minnesota, where Varney’s older sister and a brother were raised. An annual birthday card from paternal grandparents kept the connection alive.
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City mulls 1.5M turf upgrade for Clinton Lake fields
City leaders will consider a 1.5 million project to resurface two gross soccer fields at the Clinton Lake Youth Sports Complex with turf and other improvements. Mam moth Sports Construction would install the turf under the Capital Improvement Plan while rental fees from Sporting Kaw Valley would help cover most installation costs and keep the plan budget neutral.
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School board eyes ways to cut up to 7 million
Lawrence board weighs cost cuts to balance the 2022-23 budget amid a 3.3 million shortfall from state funding declines. Members Shannon Kimball and Kelly Jones push for deeper cuts to reserve funds for potential faculty and staff pay increases next year.
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Shannon Kimball
Kelly Jones
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Family craving Mexican street food spawns Lawrence Jaqueria
The Andrade family, craving authentic Mexican street food during the pandemic, transformed travel cravings into a new taqueria named Lawrence Jaqueria. Brisa Andrade recalls how the idea moved from a joke to a real restaurant.
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