How Hurricanes Get Named and Ice at Watson Park
The article outlines the history of hurricane naming from saints to male and female lists, noting 1996 names such as Arthur Bertha Cesar and Diana. It also reports Watson Park facing a potential ice rink setback due to an underground water leak, with officials hopeful to patch it in time for winter skating.
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West Indies
National Weather Service
North Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center
Miami
World Meteorological Organization
Arthur
Bertha
Cesar
Diana
Edouard
Fran
Gustav
Hortense
Isidore
Josephine
Klaus
Lili
Marco
Nana
Omar
Paloma
Rene
Sally
Teddy
Vicky
Wilfred
Watson Park
Tom Wilkerson
Call in to Journal-World Sound Off Line
Readers are invited to submit questions by calling the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and choosing category 7478, where a recording prompts listeners to leave their query.
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Journal-World Access
Police Report Details Aggravated Assault and Burglary
Police investigated an aggravated assault in the 1900 block of West DST where a Lawrence couple, a 32 year old woman and a 9? year old man, were shoved and threatened with a broken bottle during a home altercation. A 28 year old Lawrence man was arrested on municipal court violation charges. a 24 year old Lawrence man remained at large. The report also lists burglaries and thefts and multiple vehicle and medical incidents with victims treated at KU Medical Center and Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
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West Dst
Lawrence
Kum
Jefferson County
James Miller
Edgerton
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lou
Wakarusa
Lawrence River Fron Plaza
Sixth
New Hampshire
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas
District Court
Delise L. Brown
Lawrency
Tri-County Drug Enforcement Unit
Christian S$. Ray
W. 25Th
Ray
Michigan
weVeril
Oklahoma City
Harper
Hat Aunty
E Hatfield
Anon
Barres Michelle Davis and Donald Berar Wellsville
Li Wen and Wenhua Chu Lawrence a girl Wednesday. Pete and Terri Moore Lawrence twin boys Wednesday.
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Michelle Davis
Donald Berar
Wellsville
Li Wen
Wenhua Chu
Lawrence
Pete and
Terri Moore
Driveway spacing rule changes in Douglas County
Douglas County Commission approves raising minimum driveway spacing to 250 feet from county roads to align with planning staff and 2020 task force recommendations. The change, adopted at the 1995 final meeting, aims to improve traffic safety and rural land use. Also notes Humane Society presentation at the Lawrence Public Library and art exhibit openings at Tin Man gallery and with Douglas County Senior Services at City Hall, plus an exhibit on Martin Luther King Jr. at City Hall opening Jan 4.
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Douglas County Commission
Lawrence-Douglas
Horizon 2020
Commission
Louie McElhaney
Tonganoaie
Julia Unnuh
Kansas City Art Institute
Tin Man
Prague
Unruh
Delbert Unruh
Lawrence
Douglas County Senior Services Inc
Martin Luther King Jr
City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Montgomery
Ala
Washington, D.C
Holiday celebration and civic schedules in Lawrence
At 7 p.m. the Boys & Girls Club hosts a combined Christmas and Kwanzaa event at 1520 Haskell Ave with gift donations requested. Citywide Christmas tree recycling pickup runs at 8 a.m. with pickups Jan 5 and 8. Also on Tuesday the Lawrence City Commission meets at city hall, followed by the Humane Society meeting at the library and a college basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse featuring Kansas against Cornell University.
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Boys & Girls Club of
Lawrence
Haskell Ave
Sistahs Speak
Boys & Girls Club
Furloughed inmate remains at large after holiday furlough
Douglas County Sheriff reports three inmates briefly released on Christmas morning did not return by 6 p.m. Christmas Day. Russell D. Baston, along with Kenneth T Wilson and Jerry B Whisler Jr, were granted furloughs by District Judge Jack Murphy. Wilson and Whisler were arrested in Leavenworth County and returned for hearings. The sheriff notes such failures to return are common during holiday furloughs.
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Douglas County
Russell D. Baston
Loren Anderson
Boston
Kenneth T Wilson
Jerry B. Whisler Jr
Leaven
Leavenworth County
Anderson
Jack Murphy
Murphy
Property tax rates misreported in Journal World item
Incomplete information led to a misstatement of assessment rates for personal property. Commercial equipment and eatery machinery are assessed at 25 percent, mobile homes at 11.5 percent, and all other personal property including boats and trailers at 30 percent of value.
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Journal- World
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