County eyes options to place mental health ballot question
Douglas County Commission weighs three statutory options to place a November measure funding an $11 million behavioral health campus and $44 million jail expansion. The plan, near Bert Nash, includes crisis services and housing. funding would require annual programming and debt service.
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Behavioral Health
Craig Weinaug
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Advisory board extends grant for mental health group home
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and Douglas County move forward on a transitional group home as part of an $11 million behavioral health campus funded by Proposition 1. The Lawrence Affordable Housing Advisory Board extended a $495 000 grant through Oct 31 after County Commission backed $400 000 for 2019, ensuring the grant remains for the home.
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Matt Faulk
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Jill Jolicoeur
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KU bike share hits 5000 miles and 12000 rides campuswide
KU reports 12000 documented rides and 5000 miles ridden since April as its VeoRide bike share expands. Calorie burn totals 285600 with 2900 members enrolled. Transit analyst Margretta de Vries says reaction is overwhelmingly positive while noting no student fee required. VeoRide funds service via memberships and passes, with 180 more bikes planned for fall after a pilot of 180 bikes launched in April.
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Center For Sustainability
Margretta de Vries
KU Parking and Transit
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VeoRide
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Lawrence woman survives tractor accident after 35 minutes trapped
Twenty year old Bailey Hiersche of Lawrence says she is lucky to be alive after a July six incident left her pinned under a tractor for about 35 minutes. Her friend Eli Saffer, 15, helped save her by pulling her chest free and performing CPR while they waited for emergency crews.
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Bailey Hiersche
Hiersche
Eli Saffer
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Saffer
Lawrence Douglas County
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