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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 2012
Page
4
Lawrence police Sgt Trent McKinley explains that the public can report texting while driving. If not witnessed, officers can take witness statements and forward them to prosecutors. Proving texting requires probable cause or subpoenas in some cases. call 832-7297 or email soundoff ljworld.com for questions.
In a street survey on Massachusetts Street, Greg Scott of the Department of Education suggests an electronics or small grocery store for downtown residents. Mahogany Green of Kansas University women’s basketball cites a major department store for clothing, while Preston Burton calls for more fashion variety and Grace Chin recalls the Casbah organic grocery as missed downtown.
The article outlines Dillons seeking city approval to use a vacant lot at 19th and Mass for temporary employee and vendor parking during a store opening, amid Kwik Shop’s larger expansion plans toward New Hampshire Street. City commissioners will weigh the overflow parking permit, while Lawrence real estate shows June sales up 26.1 percent from last June and six month total 621 homes sold, with median price down 4.3 percent to 154000.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical hosts the Remembrance Rescue Project with Rescue 4, a restored New York City truck that honorably memorializes the 343 firefighters who died on 9/11. Nine NYC firefighters died at the World Trade Center while saving others. The public can meet crews and view the truck from 10 a.m. to noon at Fire Station No. 5, 1911 Stewart Ave, before the tour continues toward Colorado.
Fragmentary OCR reading shows a mix of show titles and program items such as Happily Never After Wicked Attraction Premiere and Lifeguard Life Lifeguard General Hospital too many girls 1940 with scattered channel names and stray letters making a coherent summary impossible.
DeJae Smith and Haley Patterson-Smith of Oskaloosa welcomed a girl on Friday. Kati and Adam Musson of Lawrence welcomed a boy on Friday.
The Journal World reports gas prices as low as 3.46 at several stations. Readers urged to report any lower price to help readers compare costs.
Friday produced no incidents to report according to the law enforcement brief. No arrests warnings or activity were logged in the day’s rundown.
The Journal World states its policy to correct significant errors brought to the editors’ attention. Readers are urged to contact the newsroom at (785) 832 7154 or email news at jworld.com to report mistakes.
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