County switches to magnesium chloride for dust control
Douglas County public works engineer Keith Browning says calcium chloride bids rose this year, while magnesium chloride bid lower. Magnesium chloride costs 35 to 38 cents per gallon, versus 46 to 50 cents for calcium chloride. The county uses over 72,000 gallons each season and collects 40 cents per linear foot, with other factors affecting dust control efficiency.
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Should grandparents visit grandchildren against parental wishes
columnist Levi Chronister examines the tension between grandparent visitation rights and parental authority. The piece weighs ethical considerations, potential family dynamics, and legal context in a thought provoking exploration.
Man freed from bin after five hours
Leavenworth County deputies freed an unidentified man trapped in a Walcott grain bin for nearly five hours after he fell in around 11 a.m. Tuesday. He was taken to Kansas University Medical Center with his condition then listed as unknown. NAACP cancels meeting in Lawrence to be held July 13 at the Watkins Community Museum of History.
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Saturday Nites Main Event set by Parks and Recreation
Lawrence Parks and Recreation hosts Saturday Nites Main Event from 7 to 11 p.m. weekly from June 10 through August 19 at East Lawrence Recreation Center. The lock-in targets fourth to eighth graders with weekly themes, a DJ, dancing, basketball, games, contests, and on-site foods.
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Lawrence High Students Qualify for National History Day
Lawrence brief notes two students, Mark Selly and Janet Stephens, from Lawrence High School, qualified to represent Kansas at the National History Day contest June 11 to 15 at the University of Maryland. They earned top honors in Senior Group Exhibit with Their Finest Hour at Kansas History Day on May 6 at the Eisenhower Center in Abilene.
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Burglary and theft reports in Lawrence and area
A 24 year old Lawrence man reported his amplifier and CD player valued at 1050 stolen between 5 and 5:30 a.m. Monday in the 2600 block of University. A 25 year old Lawrence man reported tires and hood damaged between 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 900 block of Iowa with damage estimated at 1600. An unidentified man struck by white minivan at 2:14 a.m. Tuesday at 10th and Vermont involving a 40 year old Topeka man and a 23 year old Lawrence man. Emergency calls list multiple incidents and medical events including structure fire, various medical emergencies, and transfers in Lawrence-Douglas County.
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Lawrence calendar volleys with cultural events and health drives
A dense Friday schedule lists events across Lawrence including a Beatrix Potter tale by the Lawrence Youth Ballet at the library, a Douglas County Commission meeting, a Diemer recital, the Lawrence City Band season opener, WIC voucher pickup, a Brown Bag Concert, children hangers at the library, a health law seminar in Kansas City, gallery talk on contemporary textiles, a sustainable agriculture talk, and a big weekend Kansas Pilots gathering with aerobics, skydiving, and a memorial flyover at Lawrence Airport. Also scheduled are immunization clinics at city hall, a health walk in Eudora, and the Sixth annual Relay for Life at Haskell.
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