Suspect booked in ongoing Lawrence standoff case
A 34 year old Lawrence man was booked into Douglas County Jail for alleged criminal use of a weapon criminal damage to property criminal discharge of a firearm and aggravated burglary in connection with an armed standoff Friday night in northern Lawrence. Police say the incident began with a disturbance with weapons and ended Saturday morning with the suspect in custody after a nearly four hour standoff. No injuries reported and the involved officer is on paid administrative leave pending outside investigation.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Abbul Jalil K. Hussein
N. Stowe Court
North Crestline Drive
North Stone Court
Johnson County Sheriffs Office
North Stowe Court
Oldsters Dance Group Finds New Home at Holcom Rec Center
OURS, a senior social dancing group, moves decades-old tradition to Holcom Park Recreation Center 2700 W 27th St after Lawrence Eagles Lodge sale. With many members aged 80 to 90 from 27 towns, they begin a three week test from July 15 using half a gym Sundays 5 to 9 pm at $80 a night, allowing live music and various dances while potlucks are halted.
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Oldsters United
Holcom Park Recreation Center
27Th St
Nancy Shockley
Lawrence Eagles Lodge
Mariann Bradley
OURS
Alden
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Bradley
Eudora
Lawrence Parks and Rec
Holcom Rec Center
Eagles Lodge
Eagles
Holcom
Shockley
Pilot makes emergency landing near Vinland Airport
David Mc Farlane a 67 year old Baldwin City resident was practicing engine ground maneuvers in a rebuilt 1970 Cessna near Vinland Airport when the engine failed to restart He tried to land at the airport but lost altitude and aimed for a bean field landing in a private yard instead striking a wooden fence and stopping in a field He was not injured per Kansas Highway Patrol report
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Vinland Airport
Kansas Highway Patrol
David McFarlane
Baldwin City
McFarlane
Highway Patrol
14th Annual Heartland Art Guild Show Opens in Paola
The 14th annual Heartland Art Guild miniature paintings and sculptures show opens at the Miami County Historical Museum on 12 E. Peoria St in Paola. Public hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today with artworks from guild members on display.
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Heartland Art Guild
Miami County Historical Museum
E. Peoria St
Paola
Community Calendar Highlights at Lawrence and Nearby
A dense calendar lists morning and evening activities across Lawrence including Summer Red Dog workouts at Haskell Stadium, Toddler Storytime at Lawrence Public Library, Raw Valley Bridge Club sessions, CHAMPSS meal program orientation, Exploratorium Martial Arts Day, TOPS meetings, Sing and Rhyme Storytime, Beginners’ Bike Ride, Lecompton and Baldwin City government meetings, KU Jazz Ensemble European Tour at Lied Center, and multiple market and club events. Also noted are City Commission sessions, mass transit notices, Fourth of July festival details, and several age specific programs at local theaters and libraries.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Indian Ave
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Raw Valley Bridge Club
Third St
Clinton Place
Haskell Ave
Pebble Lane
Spring Hill Suites
Marriott
Riverfront Plaza
Lecompton
Lecompton City Hall
Elmore St
Deborah Brown
Lied Center
Stewart Drive
Lawrence
Brandon Woods
Smith Center
Inverness Drive
Lions Club
Conroy’s Pub
Sixth St. Lawrence Farmers
Mass
Split Lip Bayfield
Kaw Valley
Mesner
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Elvyn Jones
Elvynj
Nick Krug
Journal-World
Leo Shaw
Eugenia Bryan
Eagle’s Lodge
1803
W. Sixth St
Ljworld.com
Signs of Life
Massachusetts St
Massachusetts Street
Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church
22Nd Terrace
Lawrence All British Car Club
Conroy’s
Sixth St
Ninth St
Baldwin City Council
Baldwin Public Library
Seventh St
Lawrenceks.org
Burcham Park
Indiana
St. Lawrence City Band
South Park
Sunflower Bank
Quail Crest Place
SunflowerBank.com
Kansas
Colby
Dodge City
Ellinwood
Great Bend
Hays
Junction City
Liberal
Manhattan
McPherson
Osborne
Russell
Salina
Topeka
Victoria
FDIC
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