Free lunch income rules and county nuisance law query
Lawrence school district official says no financial documents are needed for free or reduced lunch applications though income verifications are performed on about 1 percent of cases. A family of four earns under 26548 for reduced price and under 18655 for free lunch. A separate letter questions a county nuisance law on dogs and notes no current resolution requires fencing. County administrator says policy decisions are needed and suggests contacting commissioners. A reader raises a door ajar issue at the Judicial and Law Enforcement building and the administrator vows to report it.
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Jeanette Armstrong
Food A
Lawrence
Armstrong
Craig Weinauy
Douglas A
Weinang
Judicial and
Law Enforcement
Craig Weinaug
Douglas
Weinaug
Lawrence events highlight KU games and community forums
A busy Lawrence schedule lists KU women versus Missouri at Mien Fieldhouse and KU men against SMU at Allen Fieldhouse. Community events include an Eggs and Issues legislative breakfast at the Holidome, a Clinton State Park hike, and a Lawrence Bicycle Club ride, with reservations and calls provided by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Douglas County
Chamber
Southern Methodist University
Allen Fieldhouse
Glacial Hills
South Park Bandstand
12Th
Massachusetts
Clinton State Park
North Shore
Lawrence Bicycle Club
South Park
University of Colorado
Left turn lane on Iowa Street at University Drive proposed
Access poll asks the public whether to install a left turn lane at the Iowa Street and University Drive intersection. Citizens may vote by calling the I-W Access line at 865-5000 and selecting category 3500 for yes or 3501 for no. The poll is voluntary and not scientifically representative.
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Iowa Street
University Drive
Crimson Girls Win Division I Pom at Dallas Contest
Kansas University Crimson Girls dance team finished first among 15 squads, winning Division I pom. Elaine Brady credited the team’s choreographer and said the routine may be performed at halftime of the KU Oklahoma game. KU varsity cheerleaders placed third in the same division.
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Kansas University Crimson
Dallas
Crimson
Elaine Brady
California
Brady
Ku-Oklahoma
Allen Fieldhouse
Cleanup to start late in month for tire burial site
Crews will begin extracting tires from Captain Creek in southeast Douglas County and bury them on a Daniel Sturm farm. About 182000 tires will be buried in deep trenches on the 143 acre property after dealers dumped scrap tires for decades. N R Hamm Contractor Inc. will be issued a notice to proceed by January 18, with completion hoped by spring depending on weather. tires will be gathered, grouped with existing piles, netted to prevent surfacing, then covered with fill dirt.
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Captain Creek
Douglas County
Daniel Sturm
John Young
N.R. Hamm Contractor Inc
Question on county lawyers serving all clients
A reader argues that the county's lawyers for children and the poor should represent people of means as well. They say lawyers should have the choice to take on other clients beyond assisting the needy.
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Sharon Tootle
Lawrence
Woman Struck After Grabbing Car Outside Mobile Home
Lil Barrientos, 30, of 3323 Iowa, treated then released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car at 5:50 p.m. Thursday outside her mobile home. Police say she hung onto a car driven by Karen Crusinbery, 42, of Lecompton, fell, and was hit. No citations issued. Fire crews investigated a Granada Theater false alarm, extinguished a 1982 Pontiac Firebird fuel line fire, and checked a broken water line at Lawrence Memorial Hospital with minor damage reported.
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Lil. Barrientos
Iowa
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Barrientos
Karen S. Crusinbery
Lecompton
Ousdahtl
City struggles with freezing pipes as temperatures plunge
City water department workers rushed door to door Tuesday night amid a cold snap with a 6 degree forecast. Kevin Hiskey warned of more problems, urging residents to remove outdoor hoses, leave cabinet doors open, keep heat on, and know interior shut off valves to prevent burst pipes and property damage.
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City Water Department Service
Kevin Hiskey
Kansas University Weather Service
Zeto
Journal World newspaper delivery hours and contact numbers
In Lawrence your Journal Journal-World should be delivered by 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and by 7:30 a.m. on weekends. If missed call your carrier or the Journal World office at 843-1000 before 7:00 p.m. weekdays or before noon on weekends. After hours leave a recorded message at 832-7199.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Journal
World Office
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