Reconstruction of Princeton Boulevard West Second Street intersection
W A Dunbar & Son is paid about 320000 to rebuild the McDonald Drive intersection with Princeton Boulevard and West Second Street. The project will add two turn lanes and separate traffic directions, likely finishing by end of July, with costs shared by Lawrence taxpayers and the Kansas Turnpike Authority.
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W.A. Dunbar & Son
Lawrence
Princeton Boulevard
West Second Street
McDonald Drive
McDonald
West Second
Princeton
Terese Gorman
Rockledge Road
Lawrence Helidome
Gorman
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Call Sound Off Line For Reader Questions
Readers are invited to dial the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and enter category 7478 to hear a recording asking them to leave their question for Sound Off. The notice provides the contact method and category code for participation.
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Journal-World Access
Woman reports rape in Lawrence hotel room
A 25 year old woman told police she was forced to have sex by a female acquaintance and the acquaintance's boyfriend in a motel room where she had been living with the couple and their children. The incident occurred between 10 p.m. June 26 and 12:30 a.m. June 27. No weapons were used and she was not restrained. Suspects named. no arrests as of this morning.
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Lawrence
Lawrence school board to meet Thursday on bond proposal
The Lawrence school board will convene at 5 p.m. at the Service Center to approve a $36.9 million bond plan funding a second high school and other improvements. The referendum is set for November 8 alongside the general election, and officers will be elected, with Jerry Hannah possible president succeeding John Tacha. Fire department logs note four fireworks related fires over the July Fourth weekend causing about $600 damage, including grass and roof fires.
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Lawrence
Clinton Pkwy
Dan Morrow
Douglas County real estate sale bids top Cedarwood Hills road plan
The Douglas County commission to sell a three acre Clinton Parkway parcel east of Alvamar Golf and Country Club with bidder William Lemesang at 129560 dollars leading against Bob Billings and Doug Compton. Commissioners meet at 6 35 p m in the county courthouse to discuss road construction and cost assessment in Cedarwood Hills subdivision.
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Douglas County Commission
Clinton Parkway
Alvamar Golf and Country Club
Lawrence
William Lemesang
Bob Billings
Doug Compton
Commission
11Th
Massachusetts
Cedarwood Hills
Lawrence schedule highlights downtown tour to city events
At 6 30 p m a Summer Walking Tour of downtown Lawrence begins at the Lawrence Public Library 707 Vt followed by the Lawrence City Commission meeting at city hall at Sixth and Massachusetts At 9 to 11 a m client recertification for East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation takes place at City Library Baldwin Other times and locations include 11 30 a m to 3 30 p m at City Hall Edora 4 p m City Commission study session to sign ordinance at city hall Sixth and Massachusetts 6 35 p m Douglas County 7 p m Horizon 2020 steering committee meeting at city hall Sixth and Massachusetts 8 p m Lawrence City Band Concert at South Park bandstand South Park Drive and Massachusetts Concert in the Park.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
City Library
Baldwin
Eudora
Douglas County Commission
Horizon 2020
South Park Bandstand
South Park Drive
Alabama
Eli
Kentucky
Douglas County
Grandview Trailer Park
Kasold
West 27Th
Nebraska
East 700
Elim
Elm
Access Poll on KPL response and patriotism survey
Access poll asks if KPL handled recent storm outages satisfactorily by calling 865-5000 with category 3500 for yes or 3501 for no. Poll results question whether Americans are less patriotic than in prior decades. responses are voluntary and not scientifically accurate.
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KPL
United States
Lawrence Report: Burglaries, assaults, and fires crowd the logs
Police logs record a Clinton Lake theft of stereo equipment valued at 1240 dollars from a vehicle, plus two aggravated assault and aggravated battery arrests in Lawrence. Fire calls include grass, dumpster, and structure fires with damages and causes, while injuries cover motorcycle crashes and a van collision. Ambulance responses span medical emergencies and auto accidents across Douglas County.
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Clinton Lake
Douglas County
Multiple births announce new Lawrence babies
Cindy Lee Schmidt and baby boy Lawrence. Kristin Annett Greenwell and baby boy Lawrence. Robin Diane Mikles and baby girl Lawrence welcomed in a series of births sharing the same surname and given name combination.
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Cindy Lee Schmidt
Lawrence
Kristin Annett Greenwell
Robin Diane Mikles
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