One-stop enrollment center opens for Lawrence district
Lawrence school district opens a Welcome and Enrollment Center at 110 McDonald Drive as a single hub for families new to the district. Kim Young says the center will streamline enrollment after a district-wide reorganization to avoid added costs. The center sits north of the Helidome on the bus route and will serve families who previously faced visits to multiple locations.
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Lawrence
McDonald Drive
Kim Young
Rick Doll
Young
Lawrence Helidome
Lawrence Transit System
KU to open office for peer financial counseling
KU launches peer financial counseling in the Kansas Union on the third floor to aid students with budgeting credit scores and bill payments. The program will expand to class presentations publications and online resources while steering students to campus offices for aid taxes and legal matters as needed.
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Kansas Union
Kathryn Nemeth Tuttle
Tuttle
Office of Student Financial Aid
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Rolls-Royce of pianos boosts KU music competition
Talented young pianists will compete in Lawrence as Kawai America loans an EX Shigeru Kawai to KU School of Music for a month for the International Institute for Young Musicians event. Master artisan Dan Mannino will fine tune the instrument while 75 top youths study, practice and perform.
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Kawai America Piano Corp
Shigeru Kawai
KU School of Music
Rence
Kawai Company
Dan Mannino
Mannino
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Trial ordered in Douglas County child sex case
A 33 year old Lawrence woman was bound over for trial on two counts of aggravated child endangerment and one count of lewd and lascivious behavior after a preliminary hearing in Douglas County District Court. The alleged abuse occurred between June 2008 and May 2010 affecting two now aged 8 and 10. Her husband faces eight charges including rape and aggravated criminal sodomy with a preliminary hearing set for August 17. Both remain jailed. The Journal World does not name suspects in sex crimes unless convicted.
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Douglas County District Court
Peggy Kittel
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Independence Inc Poker Run fundraiser planned for July 24
Independence Inc hosts its first fundraising poker run to aid about 1,000 people with disabilities in Lawrence and surrounding communities. Registration 10 to 11 a.m. at Slow Ride Roadhouse. rides from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Start by noon. stops include Perry Bar & Grill Helen's Hilltop Kobi's Bonner Springs Cecil Monday's. ends at Set em Up Jacks with barbecue and prize for best hand. $25 rider $20 passenger with discounts if signed up by today. contact Meghan Kinley at 841 0333 ext 143 or mkinley independenceinc.org.
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Mkinley
Independenceinc.org
Gasoline prices dip to $2.53 at several stations
The Journal-World reports gasoline prices as low as $2.53 at multiple stations with a tip line 832-7154 for lower prices.
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