Douglas County to review bridge path changes for trafficway
Douglas County commissioners will discuss contract changes for the South Lawrence Trafficway. John Pasley says the plan to build an interchange bridge over U.S. 59 should begin in about two months and may remove a 1,200 foot road extension. A fee increase for the trail design firm is proposed, with 80 percent funded by the state.
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Douglas County
South Lawrence
John Pasley
U.S. Highway 59
Lown
Howard, Needles, Tammen and
Bergendorf
Kansas City
Kansas Department of Transportation
Pasley
Clinton Parkway
Clinton Lake
Youth Sports Inc
27Th Street
Southwest Junior High School
Sunflower School
Kaseld
Iowa Street
N. 1750
Meter man keeps downtown Lawrence running smooth
Sterling Beebe, the city’s sole meter maintenance technician since 1989, oversees 469 of 1,500 meters on Massachusetts Street, 10 metered lots and 28 yellow boxes. He combines repair work with public help, aiming to restore time on fixed meters promptly and assist pedestrians and visitors on the street.
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Sterling Beebe
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Beebe
Las Vegas
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
Mike Yoour
Feeding the Meter A downtown parking attendant's handy fixes
Sterling Beebe removes gum wax and small items from meters then answers questions as an information man for downtown. Sgt. David Hubbel credits Beebe with improving meter accuracy by pushing for digital time checkers and ensuring meters deliver full paid time. He quips that every meter does not go out before its time.
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David Hubbel
Beebe
Police Department
Community Services
Hubbel
Czars exhibit sails to Topeka from Kremlin vaults
Baker president promotes the Treasures of the Czars exhibit at the Kansas International Museum in Topeka opening Aug 2 and running to Dec 31. Knitting together Kansas artists Elizabeth Layton and John Steuart Curry, Don Lambert highlighted cultural exchange links forged since 1992 with Russia. About 350000 visitors expected. 265 artworks trace Romanov era culture. Ticket info at 1 800 269 0910.
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Don Lambert
Kansas
Elizabeth “Grandma” Layton
John Steuart Curry
Kansas International Museum
Topeka
Lambert
Lawrence Rotary Club
Lawrence Helidome
Joan Finney
Betty Simecka
Leningrad
Russia
Kremlin
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fourth and Quincy
Montgomery Ward
Obituary notices for Mildred Browne Hope and others in Lawrence
Services for Mildred Browne Hope 91 of Lawrence will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. She died July 3 1995 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital born Oct 14 1903 in Lawrence. Survivors include two sisters Vera Lowe and Lynn Browne. John Claude Glover 81 also died July 3 1995 and his body is donated to science with no known survivors. Burial details and arrangements are with Rumsey Yost. John Byron Calyer 94 formerly of Lawrence died July 2 1995 in Kansas City Kansas with daughter Mary Louise Sweigart as survivor. arrangements pending with Rumsey Yost.
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Mildred Browne Hope
Lawrence
Rumsey-Yost
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sandra Walton
Hope
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
James
Minnie Hopkins Browne
City Water Department
Douglas County
First Baptist Church
Vera E. Lowe
Winfield
Lynn H. Browne
Long Beach
Calif
First Baptist Church Building Fund
Senit
John Claude Glover
Colonial Manor Nursing Home
Greenup County
William M
Minnie S. Foster Glover
Glover
John Byron Calyer
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Colyer
Kansas City
Kan
Mary Louise “Lou” Sweigart
Bridge project to close during construction sparks cost plan
A $1 million to $1.5 million bridge project will close the span during work. A daily $2,000 incentive or penalty applies for early completion or delays, capped at $40,000. Bid-taking starts in October. Eudora district expects minor bus disruption, while Lee anticipates major home-stay adjustments for on-call veterinary work.
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Young
Eudora
Dan Bloom
Lee
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Gwyn Mellinger
Journal-World
Douglas County Commission
11Th
Gore
Baker President
Czars
William A. Miller
Palmer
South Plaza
Chiropractic Center
John Byron Colyer
Awrence Humane Society
The
Lawrence Humane Society
Laird Noller
Warren-Meelwain
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