Snowplow fleet size and tour center plans questioned
The city’s street department operates about 16 plow trucks at any given time with four spare units for breakdowns. There are no plans to open a tourist information center at the east terminal of the Kansas Turnpike, says Becky Blake of the Kansas Department of Commerce. For Sound Off questions, call 832-7297.
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Census participation query prompts mixed replies at Speedway Shell
At Speedway Shell on Mass Street volunteers discuss the 2010 Census. Respondents express plans to participate, noting past participation and concerns about reaching an odd rural address.
KU honors four alumni with Distinguished Achievement Award
Former Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius joins Ann Hamilton George William James and Steve Mills as 2009 2010 Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award recipients from the University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The awards will be presented April 9 at the Kansas Union ballroom.
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Ohio State University
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Mills
Sebelius
Rezoning requested for Mercato on Sixth Street in Lawrence
City seeks to rezone the northeast Sixth Street site to 360000 square feet of retail space as part of Mercato. KDOT warnings about a curb cut and right turn lane may affect consent, with final say from the state due to Sixth Street part of US 40. Developers aim to unite Northgate space with Mercato while two large stores loom as likely tenants.
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Lawrence
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Mercato
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Northgate
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Witness list grows in Tiller shooting trial
Prosecutors add 10 names to their witness list in the Scott Roeder case, including his brother David Roeder. Judge Warren Wilbert will rule on evidence at Friday’s hearing as Roeder faces a May 31 murder charge for killing Dr. George Tiller in Wichita. Witnesses include two ushers who identified Roeder.
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Tiller
Kansas City
Associated Press
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Lindsey Roeder
Rossville
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State agencies urge not eating bottom-feeding fish along Kansas River
KDHE and KDWP issued 2010 fish consumption advisories for the Kansas River from Bowersock Dam in Lawrence to the Wakarusa confluence near Eudora. Due to PCB levels, people should avoid carp blue catfish channel catfish flathead catfish freshwater drum bullheads sturgeon buffalos carpsuckers and other suckers. Data show PCB levels decreasing at long term monitoring sites though they persist since they degrade slowly.
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Bowersock
Lawrence
Eudora
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Wakarusa
United States
Prairie establishment talks hosted by Grassland Heritage Foundation
The Grassland Heritage Foundation sponsors two talks on prairie management. The first, How to Establish a Tallgrass Prairie on Your Land and Maintaining It into the Future, runs 7 to 9 p.m. January 20 at Lawrence Public Library in Kansas. Registration is suggested via grasslandheritage@gmail.com. The second, Managing Your Virgin Tallgrass Prairie or Hay Meadow, is planned for March with details pending.
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Grassland Heritage Foundation
Lawrence Public Library
Rachel Mysilvy
Grasslandheritage
Gmail.com
KU debate program faces budget cuts amid funding concerns
Harris notes the Donate to Debate link funnels to six EU Endowment funds supporting various program areas. He compares KU’s funding to larger rival schools and says cuts are a growing worry, though past strong backing helps. Innocenti says debate and graduate programs likely face reductions, impacting undergraduates university wide.
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Harris
Ku.edu
Beth Innocenti
Communication Studies Department
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