Ninth lien filed over HERE apartment project debts
Acuity Renovation Concepts filed the ninth mechanic's lien in Douglas County District Court seeking 20632 on a 91457 contract at the HERE Lawrence complex. Seven other subcontractors claim over 665000 collectively. lien totals exceed 685000 with Stevens Construction possibly joining later. RealState Investments LLC and Rew Materials have petitions to foreclose for 169115 and 150258 respectively. City officials and developers seek amicable resolution under incentives including an 85 percent 10 year tax rebate.
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State of the State to air at 5 PM this week
Gov. Sam Brownback's office announced the State of the State address will be delivered at 5 p.m. on Tuesday January 10. Brownback said the early time reflects broadcasters' waning interest rather than an insistence on inconvenient airtime, noting that most stations carry evening news at that hour.
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Public TV aims to simplify State of the State broadcast
Statehouse Live officials say the public station decided last year not to carry the late feed so lawmakers would have convenient access after busy evenings. KPTS-TV formerly produced the State of the State show with live speech, post speech interviews and free video for broadcasters. Satellite trucks from Kansas City Wichita and Topeka lined up to relay the feed to stations across the region.
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County saves with new financial software
Douglas County commissions report real savings of five to six dollars per bill through the new financial software enabling electronic bill payments instead of checks. The system, developed with SunGard Public Sector, began in 2014 and became active in April, streamlining purchases, payroll, human resources, and document storage.
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Douglas County
Sarah Plinsky
SunGard Public Sector
Marni Penrod
Good Samaritans pay off lunch debt at local schools
Sunflower Elementary and other nearby schools benefited from a holiday drive to clear negative meal balances. The campaign raised 435 dollars, sparked by a single donor and expanded through Facebook, aiding families facing food-cost stress.
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Inverness Drive
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Lawrence man surrenders in minor abuse case
A Lawrence man, Jordyn Kylen Martin, 20, turned himself in at the Douglas County Jail on a single felony charge of unlawful voluntary sexual relations with a minor. The complaint alleges the acts occurred between May and November 2015 with a victim aged 14 to 16. Bond was set at 3,000 dollars and could yield up to two years in prison. Police logged a separate sex crime report in downtown Lawrence at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of New Hampshire Street, with an incident noted as sodomy occurring around 10:30 p.m. Monday. no further details were available.
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Jordyn Kylen Martin
Douglas County
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New Hampshire Street
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