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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 2012
Page
4
The Discovery Channel Storm Chasers Dominator on display today at Motorsports Unlimited and Line-X of Lawrence from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 2011 GMC Yukon-based rig is lengthened and widened with a reinforced shell and Lexan panels for severe weather handling.
Lawrence residents hear of a vehicle with 200 mph wind resistance and pipe cannons that launch drones for weather data. The Friends of the Lawrence Public Library host a first drive up book donation event Saturday from 8 am to noon along Kentucky Street to aid the Fall Book Sale set for Sept 13 to 18. Volunteers line the crosswalk from the Outdoor Aquatic Center to the library book drop. City reporter Chad Lawhorn notes the humorous idea of a book cannon.
Lawrence teens join a mission week at Family Promise with Alexis NL youth group to fix the center. Garrett Swisher and other volunteers paint porches and design the teen room, focusing on helping homeless youths in a service week led by Pastor Terry Johnston. Volunteers report 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 905 Tenn. for five days.
KU will begin a search for a new director of internal audit after former chief Don Holland resigned May 2. He will receive full salary through Sept 30 or until a new job, with positive recommendations and optional consulting. The office now has one auditor Brenda Muirhead. Protiviti provides supplemental audits at 150 per hour. A fall search committee will assess staffing and hires.
Laughlin allege in interview that a district employee removed projectors from schools and put them in area bars for rent. Wolf, a former district employee, lost her job in October 2011. Wolf seeks damages over 75 thousand dollars while Laughlin claims the district blocked her return after she spoke to supervisors. District officials declined comment on pending litigation.
Governor Sam Brownback named Leawood attorney Christina Marie Dunn to fill the vacancy on the Johnson County District Court 10th District bench. Dunn replaces retiring Judge Allen R. Slater, is a partner at Gellenberg and Dunn in Olathe, KU Law School 1994 graduate, and has served with the Johnson County Bar Association and the 10th Judicial District Attorney's office.
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