Lawrence school board candidates seek four year terms
Nine more people must file by noon today to reach a full slate for four year seats on the Lawrence school board. Spears, 46, highlights involvement with Equity Council and several PTA groups and cites community service as key. Fincher, 47, notes two children and a Brit ish Columbia business, plus service on library and ballot boards. Other candidates include Kimball, Ingram, Byers, Gordon-Ross, Frye, and Beeson, with a separate two year seat contested by Harmon, Spurgeon, and Loveland.
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Spears
Lawrence Public
Equity Council
Lawrence High School
Sunflower Elementary
Southwest
Fincher
Shannon Kimball
Rick Ingram
Kansas University
Bob Byers
Kansas Department For Children and Families
Ronald “G.R.” Gordon-Ross
Lindsey Frye
Jessica Beeson
Marcel Harmon
Kelly Spurgeon
Kansas State Department of Education
Mary Loveland
Douglas County Clerk’s Office
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Douglascountyks.org
Stabbing McKinley: Victim beaten in downtown Lawrence
Three suspects attacked a man during a downtown Lawrence robbery attempt shortly after 2 am. The victim escaped on foot near Eighth Street and Monterey Way after sustaining multiple stab wounds. No arrests reported. Police urge witnesses to call 785-832-7509.
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McKinley
Eighth
Rhode Island
Lawrence
Christine Davisson
Davisson
Eighth Street
Monterey Way
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence City and Douglas County May Events and Meetings
A dense listing of community happenings includes Red Dog's Dog Days workout at Allen Fieldhouse, Wild Adventures for Preschoolers at Prairie Park Nature Center, Library Storytime at Lawrence Public Library, Relay For Life Douglas County captain open house, United Way volunteer info, Lawrence City Commission meeting, Books and Babies and Maker Meet-Up programs, Science on Tap at Free State Brewing, Kiss the Fish at Lied Center, swing dancing at Kansas Union, and multiple Library Book Van routes with MOOC Health and Wellness and Teen Yoga sessions across several dates and venues in Lawrence and Douglas County.
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Allen Fieldhouse
Naismith Drive
Prairie Park Nature Center
Harper St
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Relay For Life
Douglas County
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
United Way
Ridge Court
Free State Brewing Co
Massachusetts St
Lied Center
Stewart Drive
Kansas Room
Kansas Union
Jayhawk Blvd
Brandon Woods
Inverness Drive
Vermont St. Lawrence Public
Local Couples Welcome New Babies This Week
Crystallynn Quigley and Kyle Casey of Lecompton announce a boy born Saturday. Sarah McClanahan and Stefan Weinberg of Lawrence announce a boy born Monday. Laura and Ryan Barrett of Lawrence announce a boy born Monday. Fatimahu Huraysi and Ahmed Mujidi of Lawrence announce a girl born Monday.
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Crystallynn Quigley
Kyle Casey
Lecompton
Sarah McClanahan
Stefan Weinberg
Lawrence
Laura
Ryan Barrett
Fatimahu Huraysi
Ahmed Mujidi
Justice at Stake Misidentified in Kansas Judiciary Article
A Monday article about the Kansas judiciary incorrectly named a nonpartisan monitor of state court politics. The group identified should be Justice at Stake.
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Kansas
Justice At Stake
Perry-Lecompton High Principal to Become Curriculum Director
J B Elliott will leave Perry-Lecompton High School to become the district curriculum director as announced by Superintendent Denis Yoder. The school board plans an 8 a.m. executive session at 205 W. Bridge St. to interview candidates, with Elliott finishing the year as principal. he joined as co principal in 2006.
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J.B. Elliott
Perry- Lecompton High School
Denis Yoder
Perry-Lecompton
W. Bridge St
Perry
Elliott
Perry- Lecompton
Audio Reader network in Kansas lands five thousand eight hundred grant
Kansas University's Audio Reader radio network received a 5880 grant from the Ethel and Raymond Rice Foundation to expand outreach and Braille program guides. Director Feloniz Lovato-Winston said the funds will boost services for the blind visually impaired and print disabled, with broadcasts available 24 hours a day. The network serves thousands of listeners in Kansas Missouri and beyond.
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Kansas University
Ethel and Raymond Rice
Lovato
Winston
Kansas
Missouri
Microchip Clinic Offered by Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Humane Society hosts a microchip clinic this week at 1805 E. 19th St. Owners can have pets implanted for 10 per animal. Executive Director Kate Meghji notes about one third of pets are lost and only about 10 percent are returned without microchips, which link a unique ID to the owner.
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Lawrence Humane Society
Kate Meghji
The
Humane Society
E. 19Th St
Meghji
LMH Endowment to recognize local health care supporters
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association will honor local residents and businesses at its annual meeting set for 4 30 p m Wednesday at the Arteria Event Gallery 2161 Quail Creek Drive. Incoming board members Becky Gibson Jason Hoover Todd Southerland and Charles Yockey will be announced while outgoing members Dale Denning Marilyn Dobski Ted Haggart and Kurt von Achen are thanked. Eleven Elizabeth Watkins Community Caring Award winners will be recognized for their contributions to local health care. LMHEA Board President Valentino Stella urged growth to sustain excellent patient care.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association
Arteria
Quail Creek Drive
Becky Gibson
Jason Hoover
Todd Southerland
Charles Yockey
Dale Denning
Marilyn Dobski
Ted Haggart
Kurt von Achen
Elizabeth Watkins Community Caring
Lmhea Board
Valentino Stella
Lawrence
Woman seeks to toss Medicaid suit claims
Former Sunflower Vice President Jacqueline Leary seeks dismissal of Sunflower State Health Plan Inc and Centene counterclaims accusing her of extorting 3 million dollars. She calls the move retaliation and asks the judge to bar what she calls retaliation against her after her firing over concerns about cost cutting in Kansas Medicaid.
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Kansas
Sunflower State Health Plan Inc
Centene Corporation
Sunflower
Jacqueline Leary
Leary
U.S
John Langstrum
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