Storm damage tally shows hundreds of trees and vehicles affected
After the July 7 storm Lawrence reports 322 damaged vehicles and about 435 tons of debris. City crews worked all week cleaning curbside brush as residents used a free drop off, with brush site reopening Saturday at $5 per truckload. West Lawrence and Alvamar Golf Course areas saw the heaviest damage.
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Bert Nash chief testimony on mental health first aid impact
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center CEO testified before congressional staff in Washington on training public safety officers in mental health first aid. The eight hour course has trained over 1,000 community members and helps intervene early in crises to save lives and improve community health.
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Douglas County
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Douglas County votes start advance seeing 74k registered
About 74,941 voters are registered in Douglas County with 27,646 unaffiliated and 25,230 Democrats, 21,284 Republicans, and 781 Libertarians. Some 576 registrations are in suspense for citizenship proof. Advance voting runs through Aug. 4 with in person and satellite options and the Aug. 5 primary.
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Kris Kobach
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Reporter Contact Line
Reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668 or srothschild ijworld.com.
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Ljworld.com
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