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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2011
Page
4
Cathy Hamilton of Downtown Lawrence Inc says no outdoor movie series this summer due to lack of a suitable location. Last year’s lot at Ninth and New Hampshire is unavailable because of construction. The goal is to resume next summer as a popular community event.
A public notice invites readers to call 832-7297 with questions for the Sound Off column. It provides the contact number and indicates how to reach the column for inquiries or comments.
At Dillons on West 23rd Street, pre medical student Jordan Kohlman of Lawrence described a Canton area pond as “just a little pond with a trailer.” The remark was shared by Kohlman during a casual interview outside the store.
Douglas County commissioners voted to return the Northeast Sector Plan to the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission for further discussion. The vote opposed advancing the plan, citing drainage, stormwater, safety, and financial concerns, with input from North Lawrence and Grant Township residents. The plan will also seek City Commission input before reappearing at the planning commission.
Kansas legislators opened work on redrawing state and federal districts. House Speaker Mike O'Neal named himself chair of the 17 member committee, signaling the task’s political significance. Senate panels plan public hearings statewide through summer and fall. The redraw follows the 2010 census, with actual lines set in the 2012 session.
A 32 year old Lawrence man reported his apartment burglary with losses totaling 1550 dollars including a laptop and a video game system. A 24 year old Lawrence man was arrested after striking someone with a stick near Ninth and Mississippi, booked on aggravated assault with no injuries reported. Also updates on serious injuries from a Collinsville Indiana crash involving Lawrence High School teacher David Platt, 44, and other local accident notes, with victims' conditions and brief context.
AU Le We reports births in Baldwin City with a girl for Chris Dye and Brenda McAuliffe on Tuesday. The Journal- World notes gas prices as low as 3.75 dollars at several stations and invites readers to call 832 7154 if a lower price is found.
Douglas County District Judge Michael Malone bound 61-year-old Glenn D. Gross over for trial after a letter to court services officer Perry Chance allegedly threats him if seen in downtown Lawrence on November 4, 2009. Gross also faces a misdemeanor count of trying to intimidate Chance from testifying in another case.
A 19 year old Lawrence man admitted guilt to aggravated robbery conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated arson in a December Walmart robbery. He used a plastic BB gun to threaten clerks and steal cash. Prosecutors say Lonnie S. Schaefer, 22, aided in the plan. Paterson asked conspirators to douse a roof with gasoline as a diversion and faces sentences likely totaling just under five years with concurrent terms.
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