First baby of the new year arrives in Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital reports Baby Boy Keim, born to Jason and Kristina Keim, as the first baby of 2015 in Lawrence. The boy arrived at 6:58 p.m. weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces breech and without time for a C section. The parents, both local workers, welcomed a younger brother for 4-year-old Noah while adjusting to their surprise early arrival.
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Kansas tax cut offsets higher KPERS contributions in 2015
New state laws took effect as Kansas lowered income tax rates for individuals and couples while increasing employee contributions to the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. Active workers hired before 2009 face a 1 percent rise to 6 percent, and new hires after January 1, 2015 enter a cash management hybrid retirement plan.
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Pro police group spent near twenty four thousand in Lawrence
Campaign finance reports show Friends of Lawrence Police Inc. raised 23 950 from about 50 contributors while Lawrencians Against the New Police Headquarters gathered 575. Voters rejected the sales tax for a new police headquarters in November.
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Lawrence Politihen
Friends of Lawrence Police Inc
Local fund drive details reveal major gifts from Dobski couple
Town Talk notes about six thousand dollars from Tom and Marilyn Dobski owners of the area Mc Donald's franchise as the largest gift. Other sizable donations include Cindy and Harry Herrington five thousand and Colleen and Kev O'Malley one thousand. Lawrencians Against the New Police Headquarters raised smaller funds including Wyatt Heating 100 yard signs for five seventy five dollars and a partial reimbursement of three hundred forty four dollars. The largest single donation was fifty dollars from G Robinson.
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Harry Herrington
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Kevin O’malley
O’malley Beverage
Shannon Abrahamson
CPA
Lawrence Police Officers Association Pac
Lawrence
Tarik Khatib
Kerri Khatib
Wyatt Heating & Air Conditioning
Wyatt
G. Robinson
Greg Robinson
Economic outlook improves for nine Midwest Plains states
Creighton University survey shows the regional economic index rising to 54.4 in December from 51.3 as grain and fuel price declines hurt agriculture and energy tied firms while boosting consumer spending. Employment index rose to 56.5. prices paid at five year low. inventories up. export orders down. imports and new orders up.
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KU to study prairie chickens in regional effort
Kansas University signs a 2.1 million contract with the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to study the lesser prairie chicken. Over five years, the Kansas Biological Survey will monitor habitat-impact projects and promote clustering of industry to conserve the birds in Colorado Oklahoma Texas New Mexico and Kansas.
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