Religion and service drive community involvement in Lawrence
The 1960s saw the founding of Children's Hour later becoming Lawrence Head Start and in the 1970s Small World aiding immigrant families, both using rent-free religious facilities. Church-based service, not preaching, shapes youth coaching by Matt Hertig, who links sport to helping kids discover joy and community. reporter contact included.
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Connection
Children’s Hour
Small World
Lawrence
Enoch
Pew
Matt Hertig
Mem
Ber
Hertig
Lawrence couple welcomes first baby of 2012
Dana and Tyler, a Lawrence couple, welcomed their baby Claire at LMH as the new year began. Tyler, a junior golf manager, described his initial shock and relief while Dana, a KU graduate and pharmacist, reflected on the family moment and the ongoing births at the hospital.
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Chester
Dana
Tyler
Kansas Golf Association
LMH
Kansas University
Dillon’s
Dodge City
Cording
Claire
John Young
Journal-World Photo
Tyler Cummins
Claire Jamison Cummins
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Douglas County seeks budget cuts and smarter enforcement
Douglas County officials discuss a possible 2 to 3 percent budget reduction for 2013 while stressing hot spot policing to curb lower level crime. District Attorney Charles Branson notes grant funds for domestic violence prosecutions may continue, aiding dedicated staff. Judges expect no major funding boosts as a Blue Ribbon Commission reviews court resource allocation and electronic filing pilots begin. Sheriff Ken McGovern highlights three new jail case managers and radio system upgrades, with long term criminal history digitization advancing.
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Douglas County
Charles Branson
Branson
Met
Robert Fairchild
Kansas Supreme Court
Fairchild
Jean Shepherd
Sally Pokorny
Kay Huff
Peggy Kittel
Multiple sentencing updates from crime cases across Kansas
The report details various 2006 to 2010 criminal cases including Carrie Neighbors of the Yellow House Store receiving an eight year federal sentence for selling stolen goods, her husband Guy Neighbors facing unresolved charges, and a string of other sentences for violence theft and drug offenses. It also covers a 14 year term for Anthony Vital shooting accomplice Major C Edwards Jr and the May sentencing of Rachel Perez for attempted murder of her son, plus a 14 year sentence for William E Nichols in a bike path attack and a fatal K-10 crash involving Ryan Pittman that spurred calls for cable median barriers.
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Ben Kirtland
Yellow House
Carrie Neighbors
1904
Mass
Guy Neighbors
Guy
Lawrence
Darrell Jones
Kansas City
Kan
Jones
Edwards
Vital
Mississippi
de Soto
Rachel Perez
Perez
Journal-World
William E. Nichols
Clinton Lake
Nichols
Aidan Waugh
Nathaniel Mehl
Eudora
Ryan Pittman
Cainan Shutt
Pittman
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Aaron Couch
Twitter
Aaroncouch
Mike Yoder
Debbie Nall
Christ Community Church
Jeff Barclay
Dot Fernandez
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Douglas County District Court
George Diepenbrock
Gdiepenbrock
McGovern
C. Neighbors
Your Lawrence
Tempur-Pedic
BediMant
Www
2.Com
Iowa Street
Kansas
Tcep
MRC
Metabolic Research Center
Persor
Topeka
Fort Scott
Leawood
Lee’s Summit
Columbia
Liberty
St. Joseph
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