Peaslee Tech leader to retire as fall term nears
Marvin Hunt plans to resign as executive director of Peaslee Tech near 31st Street and Haskell Avenue with a Sept. 30 retirement. He will stay part time during a transition as Shirley Martin-Smith leads a search for a successor. The school has grown to about 300 students since 2015 and added new labs and programs including automotive tech and carpentry.
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Peaslee Tech
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Hunt
Douglas County
Shirley Martin-Smith
Marvin
Martin- Smith
University of Kansas
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Austin
Floral shop In Full Bloom opens at Cranberry Market Baldwin City
Floral and gift shop owner Christy Carlisle returns to Baldwin City with In Full Bloom at 519 Ames St within the Cranberry Market. The relocation signals a hub for multiple vendors including a beauty salon, with space for others. Carlisle offers wedding and funeral arrangements, anniversaries and home decor, plus upcoming fudge.
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KU research center lands $7.5 million for preschool projects
The University of Kansas Life Span Institute's Juniper Gardens Center in Kansas City Kansas received $7.5 million in Education Department grants to fund four early childhood projects, each totaling over $1 million. Post doctoral fellow Alana Schnitz will help oversee several projects as the center advances community engaged research.
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Juniper Gardens
Kansas City
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U.S
Department of Education
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Man Charged With Burglary At KU Lab Theft
Lawrence man Matthew C. Reynard, 37, faces burglary and two theft counts in Douglas County District Court for allegedly stealing 13000 dollars worth of lab gear from the University of Kansas Animal Care Unit at Malott Hall on June 24. The items include a veterinary camera, a camera control unit, syringes, needles, a checkbook, and earbuds. Reynard’s bond is 30000 dollars. next court date is Monday.
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University of Kansas
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Douglas County
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University
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KU Office of Public Safety
Douglas County Sheriffs Office
Driver in deadly wreck fined earlier in Missouri
A tractor-trailer driver involved in a multi vehicle crash near Bonner Springs Kansas killed five people and prompted a Kansas Highway Patrol report for prosecutors. He had been fined three years earlier in Missouri for operating a commercial vehicle with improper brakes. The fiery crash closed Interstate 70 as the rig failed to slow for stalled traffic.
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Missouri
Kansas City Star
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Kansas City
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