HUD blocks funds for southeast Lawrence park project
HUD rejects using HOME funds to equip and landscape a three-lot HAND Addition park tied to a new low to moderate income housing project. Margene Swarts says federal review redirects $100,000 to housing assistance programs, boosting the city budget for such programs from $120,000 to $221,700.
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Lawrence
Department of Housing and Neighborhood Development
Margene Swarts
Swarts
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
HAND Addition homeownership funding boosts aid program
Margene Swarts notes Helping Hands Homeowners can qualify for aid with a budget increase of 85 percent bringing total CDBG funds to 477000. About a dozen buyers may receive down payment and closing cost help while four of 30 homes on the HAND Addition site move forward.
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Swarts
Lawrence
CDBG
Hand Addition
24Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Ottawa Franklin County Fair opens exciting fair season
Franklin County Fair in Ottawa kicks off four weeks of county fairs around Lawrence with events for 4-H and open class exhibits. Setup starts Wednesday evening, judging Thursday morning, and a packed schedule features 4-H sheep, youth rodeo, swine and beef shows, a Wrangler jeans circuit rodeo, apple pie contest, kiddie tractor pull, 4-H awards, market animal sale, final rodeo, and a Sunday demolition derby at Hayward and Rodeo arenas.
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Ottawa
Lawrence
Franklin County
Douglas
Jefferson County
Leavenworth County
Hayward Arena
Wrangler Jeans
Rodeo Arena
Celebration Hall
District boards retain leaders and raise meal prices
Baldwin USD 348 keeps Roger Arnold as board president and Barbara Johnson as vice president while maintaining a 1,116 hour school year and approving band uniforms costing 20,000 from prior allocations. Milk and baking contracts are set, and out of district enrollment fees are dropped. Oskaloosa approves meal price increases and elects Phil Perry as president. Perry-Lecompton district adopts drug dog searches and funds a 5.54 million general fund with a 47.72 mill levy for 1997-98.
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Baldwin
USD 348
Board of Education
Roger Arnold
Barbara Johnson
John Nuspl
Fairmont Roberts
Topeka
Metz Baking Company
Kansas City
Nusp
Perry
Perry-Lecompton
Henry Murphy
Murphy
Jefferson County
Lawrence man charged with child abuse in domestic dispute
A 35 year old Lawrence man, Vincent Taylor, faces two felonies and two misdemeanors after a domestic dispute left a 3 year old with a bloody nose. He is charged with child abuse felony obstruction of justice battery and attempted battery on police. He remains in Douglas County Jail on 4000 dollar bond. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday.
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Lawrence
Vincent Taylor
Taylor
Douglas County
Connecticut
Susan Hade
Jury seated as capital murder trial opens in KCK
In Wyandotte County District Court, the capital murder trial of 41 year old Gary Kleypas began amid extensive jury selection. Prosecutors described Carrie Williams as a vibrant Pittsburg State student from Parsons who was killed in March 1996. The defense argued mental illness and questioned a videotaped confession.
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Kansas City
Kan
Carrie Williams
Kansas
Gary Kley
Wyandotte County
Kleypas
Ms. Williams
Pittsburg State University
Parsons
Bork
Ben Wood
Pittsburg
Springfield
Wood
Kansas Supreme Court
John Colyer
Colyer
Gary Kleypas
Bear head and ukulele case stolen from 1964 Chevy Biscayne
Tom Birt reported the theft of a sculptured bear head and a ukulele case from his 1964 Chevy Biscayne, used in Friday’s Art Toureau parade. The crime occurred between 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday on 13th Street near Massachusetts. the car was later found. Birt values the items for his kids and the memorial car honoring Shelley Miller. Call 832-0529 or Lawrence police at 841-7210 with tips.
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Tom Birt
Birt
13Th Street
Massachu
Journal-World
Shelley Miller
Lawrence
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Helping Hands
City Hall
Alan Bowes
Homeowners Inc
Housing Advisory Council and Practitioners Panel
Parks and Recreation
Nasp
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa School Board
Phil Perry
School Board
Kck
Reats
HAM
Mattre
Yotuntocun
Hirschl H. Murphy
Hirsch H. Murphy
John L. Richeson
Anderson, Byrd, Richeson & Flaherty
S. Hickory
Township 15
Range 21
Miami County
Rex Murphy
Bob Murphy
Mirtress
Cere
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