School staffing plans address principals and assistants
Lawrence and Free State High Schools plan one principal each for next year with three assistant principals apiece, potentially combining athletic and activities duties. The Sound Off column also touches on KU basketball histories and New York per pupil costs, then questions parking at Lawrence High School and how permits affect spaces.
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Dick Patterson
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Police report details vehicle damage and card fraud in Lawrence
Law enforcement logs show two damaged Chevrolet pickups valued at $4,000 and an attempted theft at Johnny I's Used Cars, plus a 50 year old man whose card was used in at least 11 unauthorized transactions totaling $1,493. A metal door at a Ridge Court apartment complex sustained $1,500 damage. Ambulance calls include several medical emergencies and two vehicle crashes, with multiple transports to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Fire crews responded to a water heater break, sawdust smoldering at a pipe shop, smoke reports, a vehicle fire tied to a backfired El Camino, and furnace motor overheating at various Lawrence sites.
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Births in Lawrence Add Two New Arrivals
Tisha and Keith Cobb welcome a girl in Lawrence on Wednesday. Barbara and John Jozsa announce a boy born in Lawrence on Wednesday.
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Baldwin voters to decide pool project fate
Baldwin plans to put a $2.46 million pool proposal on the April ballot after a protest petition halted plans for a public building commission to issue revenue bonds. City officials approved a 1/2 cent sales tax for the pool in November, and the Grove Park pool from 1963 would be replaced with an 8300 square foot facility.
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Lawyer outlines lobbying options for DeSoto school bond
DeSoto school board attorney John Wratil outlined limits on lobbying by members seeking an April 1 bond, prohibiting use of district funds for telephones banks while allowing individuals to display yard signs and collaborate with private groups. Linwood council buys $3500 sand spreader, sells old for $100, forms Ovid Snider Day committee for March 1, and notes a state grant funding about 40 replacement stop and school zone signs.
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Man Suffers Possible Heart Attack at Allen Fieldhouse
A man identified as John Whitaker, 58, of Overland Park, suffered a possible heart attack during a Wednesday basketball game at Allen Fieldhouse. Paramedics arrived at about 9 p.m. to assist him. he remained conscious and in stable condition late Wednesday as fans watched the game.
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McLouth mayor's birthday celebration and county meeting
McLouth city officials joined Mayor Glenn Wear for a birthday event on Tuesday night. Three council members were chosen to attend a Jefferson County meeting on February 12 at the Winchester Community Building to discuss how the five cities coordinate their business.
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Lawrence Public Library Weekend Calendar Events
Saturday schedule includes storytime in the children's department at 4 p.m. at 707 Vt and a 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. safety program for women at the Pine Room Kansas Union. Sunday features a genealogy fair from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 707 Vt. Monday lists the Douglas County Commission meeting at 9 a.m. and a Project Graduation 1997 planning meeting for high school graduates at 6:30 p.m. in the LHS cafeteria.
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Former mayor Schumm seeks vacation on easement
Lawrence's ex mayor Bob Schumm requested and received a vacation Tuesday night from the city commission waiving rights to a 7.5 foot utility easement at 1720 St Andrews. He built an outdoor pool two feet over the line and paid a 200 dollar fee to rectify the issue.
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Lawrence
St. Andrews
Schumm
Mike Wildgen
Wildgen
Missing Ingredient for West Coast Chili Recipe
A Wednesday Journal World chili note shows West Coast Chili missing 1 1/2 teaspoons of cumin. The item advises adding cumin with the other spices to complete the recipe.
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Mom pleads guilty in newborn death case
An 18 year old, Kara Smith of Lyndon, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter in the death of her newborn found in a toilet in a northwest Lawrence apartment after she had delivered the baby. If no criminal history exists she faces up to two years and 10 months. probation with psychological treatment is possible. Sentencing is set for March 7 while she remains in Douglas County Jail on 10000 dollar bond.
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Lawrence
Kara Smith
Lyndon
Smith
Ottawa
Kansas Department of Corrections
Douglas County
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