Lawrence Datebook highlights weekly events in Douglas County
A compact schedule lists ongoing events across Lawrence and Douglas County. Included are the Free Fair at the 4-H Fairgrounds, Small Biz Tune-Up Seminar, immunization clinics, library storytimes, Farmers Markets, Big Brothers Big Sisters meetings, and a Parkinson's support group. Also noted are canceled city meetings and various community gatherings through the week and weekend.
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Douglas County
21St
Harper Streets
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Maine
Lawrence Public Library
Farmers Market
Vermont Street
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County Informational Meeting
Eighth St
Pioneer Ridge
Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living
Harvard Road
Mike Yoder
Babcock Place
Lawrence City
Lawrence- Douglas County Health Department
Mass
Big Brothers Big Sisters of
E. Eighth St
Community Blood Center
Jayhawk Station
W. 31St St
Douglas County Commission
Fairgrounds
Fire and false alarm calls reported in Lawrence area
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical logged several incidents including false alarms at 8:11 p.m. and 6:44 p.m. Sunday, a trash bin fire at 4 a.m. Sunday, and vehicle fires on 2300 W 26th St and nearby. The Journal World notes it reports burglaries only above thresholds and protects victims by name.
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Lawrence-Douglas
26Th St
Journal-World
Peak BirTHS Anthony Klebenstein and Crystal Call
A girl named Crystal Call was born in Eudora on Monday, joining Anthony Klebenstein as a newborn.
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Anthony Klebenstein
Crystal Call
Eudora
Correction notice on 1121 Ohio house sale price
The Journal-World corrects the July 22 report on the property at 1121 Ohio. The house and adjacent property sold for 130000 dollars, not the previously stated amount.
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Ohio
Journal-World
Lawrence Journal World Contact and Staff Directory
The Lawrence Journal World provides subscriber services and newsroom contact details. It lists phone numbers for subscriptions delivery and billing, newsroom departments including City Editor Mike Shields and editors with their emails, obituaries, and staff contacts. It also cites outside contacts and advertiser and circulation lines and partners for World Online and classifieds.
Police watchdog appealing his 30 day jail sentence
Dale E. McCormick faces a 30 day jail term after a 2001 conviction for driving with a suspended license. He plans to appeal, and Judge Fairchild stayed the sentence pending the appeal. McCormick argues the conviction is partly invalid due to forced choice between self representation and counsel in Municipal Court.
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Lawrence
Dale E. McCormick
McCormick
Douglas County
Robert Fairchild
Fairchild
Randy McGrath
John Frydman
McGrath
Notable visitors populate Lawrence for Dole Institute events
Last week in Lawrence featured a celebrity gathering for the Dole Institute dedication with Robert Dole Jimmy Carter and Rudy Giuliani in attendance. Dole stayed at the Lawrence Holidome 200 McDonald Drive while Tom Brokaw also used the Holidome. Carter spent Monday night with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius at Cedar Crest. Giuliani arrived July 21 late afternoon and departed by 9 p.m. Sebelius and Carter have long been acquainted through Ohio governor John Gilligan.
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Dole Institute
Robert Dole
Jimmy Carter
Rudy Giuliani
Dole
Lawrence Holidome
McDonald Drive
Tom Brokaw
NBC News
Helidome
Carter
Kathleen Sebelius
Cedar Crest
Sebelius
John Gilligan
Ohio
Georgia
Giuliani
Lawrence
Town
Debate on Lawrence bike paths funded by local dollars
Massachusetts Street asks if Lawrence should continue building bike paths without federal or state funds. Students and residents express support and caution about budget priorities and local tax usage.
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Lawrence
City Briefs and Local Updates From Lawrence
A 1-year-old girl told police she saw a man walking downtown with partial nudity near East Seventh and Massachusetts. A white male in his 30s, about 5 feet 6 inches, wearing white shorts and a gray T shirt, was described. AT&T Wireless will pay Douglas County $1,500 a month to access a downtown tower as part of a regional network expansion. The lease covers 11 sites in and around Lawrence to deliver full wireless coverage by year’s end. West Nile cases rise to 15 counties with no human cases. new counties include Comanche, Kearny, Osage, Saline, and Woodson. A toll-free line (866) 452-7810 accepts dead-bird reports. testing targets crows, blue jays, magpies, and birds of prey under 24 hours dead in double bags. Kansas counties Johnson, Reno, Russell, and Shawnee stop testing this year. KU piano student Melanie Hadley will perform tonight at 6:30 at the Lied Center, joining Jack Winerock for Rachmaninoff Second Concerto. Hadley eyes the National Federation of Music Clubs contest in Nashville, July 4–7.
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East Seventh Street
Massachusetts Street
Kansas
Comanche
Kearny
Osage
Saline
Woodson
Johnson
Reno
Russell
Shawnee
Franklin
Clay
Ellis
Gray
Riley
Wichita
Kansas Department of Health
Kansas University
Melanie Hadley
St. Louis
Lied Center
Rachmaninoff
Jack Winerock
Hadley
Federation of Music Clubs
Nashville
Tenn
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21St and
Kansas Economic Opportunity Corp
Ballard Center
Elm St
Cottonwood Inc
Lunch Bunch Tour
31St St
Vietnam Veterans of America
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Main St
Ottawa
Lawrence- Douglas County Planning Commission
Sixth
Massachusetts
Americana Music Academy
Aimee’s
Watkins Community Museum of History
Datebook
P.O. Box
Ijworld.com
LAW Renue Journal-World
N.H
Call City
Mike Shields
Ljworld.com
Liworld.com
Richard Brack
Jworld
John Taylor
Ijworld
Ann Gardner
Gardner
Chuck Woodling
Ljworld
Mindie Paget
Our News Partners
Cody Howard
Howard
Sunflowerbroadband
World Online
Dave Toplikar
al Bonner
Joe Lewis
World
Eweslander
Eric Weslander
By Ken Easthouse
Meg LaTulippe
Lawrence Alternative
Richard Hickey
Washburn University
Jeff Heidrick
Financial Examiner
Jeremy List
Olathe
Fountain OF Youth
Richard Gwin
Journal-Wo
Canaan Campbell
Brett Drive
At&t Wireless
County Tower
Judicial & Lawn Center
Sprint
Tmobile
Verizon
Trevor Wood
At&t
Selective Site Consultants Inc
Overland Park
Charles Jones
Bob Johnson
Commission
Bismarck Gardens
Nunemaker-Ross Farms
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