Pacifier use in four-year-olds and McGruff outreach add up
A Kansas pediatrician notes no fixed age to stop pacifiers but cautions prolonged use harms teeth and raises ear infection risk. advice favors gradual weaning from outdoor use and timing with permanent teeth. In Lawrence, the McGruff crime prevention program shows high recognition and trust across ages, with a new McGruff Truck Program enabling kids to flag city trucks for faster safety responses.
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Lisa Campbell
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Campbell
McGruff
Lawrence
Sound Off channel instructions for caller questions
The Journal-World directs callers to use the Access line at 865-5000 and choose category 7478 to hear a recording inviting them to leave a question.
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Journal-World Access
Street Today's Question 7 Percent Drop in Violent Crime 1996
Sam Metinger asks readers if national violence fell seven percent last year and what it means for public safety. The piece frames the question around crime trends and residents' sense of security.
Borrower and Lender See Two Vehicle Mixups Turn Unruly
A Lawrence man faces auto theft concerns after a Portland area owner reported his $25,000 1994 Ford Explorer taken by an acquaintance. The vehicle was found in Lawrence and returned. A separate incident involved a 1988 black Ford Tempo stolen from East 23rd Street and found damaged in Topeka. Both cases centered on unauthorized use by acquaintances. police noted reporting practices differ by city and vehicle value.
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Lawrence
Portland, Ore
Topeka
Douglas County
Portland
Tennessee
East 23Rd
NARFE to Meet for Luncheon and Douglas County Talk
The National Association of Retired Federal Employees will meet at noon on June 20 at the American Legion Post 3408 W Sixth for a luncheon. Steve Jensen of the Douglas County Historical Society will discuss historical events in Douglas County. All NARFE members and current federal employees are urged to attend followed by a brief business meeting.
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National Association of Retired Federal Employees
NARFE
American Legion Post
W. Sixth
Steve Jensen
Douglas County
Law Enforcement Report Burglary Thefts And Warrant Arrests
Personal checks were taken May 16 from a Lawrence woman and forged at various Lawrence locations. The forgeries totaled $1,040. Douglas County deputies held Louis John Tucker on a Lane County Oregon warrant for Sodomy 1, with $100,000 bond. Law enforcement, fire and medical responses included system malfunctions, CO exposure, medical emergencies, and a two-vehicle crash with no transport. Admissions included Eldon Shanks and births listed for two Lawrence families.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
Yakima, Wash
Lane County
Ore
Eugene, Ore
Louis John Tucker
Tucker
Lawrence Datebook: Health Screening and Public Meetings
Today's Lawrence datebook lists 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. health screening for residents 60 and older at Lecompton Community Building with a fee charged by the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department. At 2:30 p.m. the Coalition for Home less Concerns meets at the Lawrence Public Library auditorium. 6:35 p.m. the Lawrence City Commission is at city hall. The Lawrence Photo Alliance gathers at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library. A 7 to 8:30 p.m. Title Parent Workshop on math and reading is at New York School.
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Lecompton
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence
County to Get New Pool and Fingerprint System
The county plans a new pool with a public building commission to issue debt while leaving locations and budgets flexible. Meanwhile Douglas County will receive state grant funding for live-scan fingerprint imaging devices to feed AFIS, with a 10 am Topeka press conference by Atty. Gen. Stovall and KBI. A former Kansas University basketball player faces domestic battery charges in Douglas County district court Wednesday.
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Baldwin
Stan Krysztof
Public Building Commission
Douglas County
Kansas
Atty
Carla Stovall
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Larry Welch
KBI
Topeka
Johnson, Wyandotte
Reno
Riley
Saline
Shawnee
Kansas University
Williams faces domestic dispute arrest. Jayhawks player charged
Billy D Williams II, 22, of Lawrence, was arrested about 4 a.m. Saturday after allegedly grabbing and punching his wife during an argument over a party. Police report a visible mark near her left eye. Williams, a forward center for the Jayhawks, completed eligibility last spring and was later released on his own recognizance. In Wellsville, the school board reaffirmed its decision not to renew longtime teacher Steve Decker’s contract after a 2% hour executive session, with no change to the vote.
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B.J." Williams II
Lawrence
John Lewis
Williams
Jayhawks
Douglas County
Wellsville
Steve Decker
Decker
Gale Shelton
Shelton
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