Wheat State Pizza Closes in Lawrence Downtown Outlet
Wheat State Pizza has closed its doors at the Malls Shopping Center on 23rd and Louisiana streets. Opened years ago as Kansas themed crust, it was run by Brad and Jennifer Remington who took over in 2010. They cited intense local competition and slow growth as reasons for the closure while noting the possibility of reemergence elsewhere.
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Changes in Lawrence Sign Code Open Door to Digital Signs
Town Talk covers restaurant struggles as Lawrence's Wheat State plans uncertain reopening, while city reviews sign code for digital displays, temporary permits, and real estate signs. Planning department expects a six to twelve month review with proposals on nuisance signs and residential commercial signs.
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Red Dog's Dog Days and Community Events Schedule
The datebook lists events across Lawrence and Eudora with start times. Activities include fitness at Red Dog Gym, library book van sessions at Prairie Commons and Vermont Towers, a Lawrence Bike Club ride, and public meetings at the school district HQ and Eudora City Hall. Also notes a reading event Ripping Yarns and a remembrance for Rick Dowdell at the Lawrence Public Library.
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Lawrence Public Library
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Arts in School Fundraiser Expands District Ideas
Lawrence Schools Foundation and Lied Center push arts access with study guides and teacher workshops. Programs for K-2 Big Bad Wolf, 3-5 Mistatim, middle school Out of Bounds on cyberbullying, and high school Black Violin. A November fundraiser targets districtwide permanent performances.
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Lawrence Schools Foundation
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Anthea Scouffas
Lied Center
Scouffas
Farmers and K State test new farming methods
About 20 Kansas growers collaborate with Kansas State University to design and run on farm experiments evaluating variables like varieties seeding rates and nutrients on soybeans sorghum and corn. The program aims for usable data with university help in experiment design data analysis and repeatable results. A Saline County tour showcases dryland corn plots for farmers and agronomists.
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Justin Knopf
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Ignacio Ciampitti
Agronomy Department
Ciampitti
Saline County
Conflicts Between Planned Parenthood and Abortion Foes in Kansas
A historical overview of legal and political clashes in Kansas involving Planned Parenthood from 2000 to 2013. The series covers the fetal tissue law, investigations by Attorney General Phill Kline, grand jury actions, and later defunding debates that culminated in a 2011 federal lawsuit and state policy shifts. The account notes investigations, charges, and dismissals, with key figures including Kline, Steve Howe, and Brownback.
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Overland Park Clinic
FBI
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Kline
Johnson County
Steve Howe
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Brownback
Local business briefs highlight new appointees and openings
The Kansas Humanities Council names Clarence Lang of Lawrence to its board while Peggy Johnson earns 2014 Circle of Success status at a private wealth firm. Holly M. Perkins joins Joseph Hollander & Craft LLC as a trial lawyer. Corinna Wayland and Nicolette Kessler open Dandy Hair Studio at 219 E. 9th St. in Lawrence. Douglas County Visiting Nurses join Medicare Care Choices Model to offer palliative and curative care. Submit items to news ljworld.com by Thursday 10 a.m. for Monday’s edition.
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Corinna Wayland
Nicolette Kessler
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E. 9Th St
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