Three injured in Sunday three-vehicle crash near Lawrence
Three people were injured in a Sunday morning three-vehicle collision on Highway 40 outside Lawrence. Suburban driver Jack Greever 38 turning into First United Methodist Church collided with an eastbound Oldsmobile Intrigue driven by Melissa Weisgerber 27.
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Lawrence
Highway 40
Jack Greever
First United Methodist Church
Steve Lewis
Douglas County Sheriffs Office
Oldsmobile
Melissa Weisgerber
Greever
Douglas Hitt
Lewis
Hitt
Life Star
Stormont Vail
Topeka
Weisgerber
Rebecca Dodds
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Randall Cheek
Sheriff's Office
Dodds
Money Matters class helps people move to self sufficiency
The United Way of Douglas County program Money Matters aids families like Abbey and Nicholas Wilder and their two children. Through four free financial management classes begun in 2013, participants improve credit scores pay off college loans and save for a down payment while pursuing self sufficiency and home ownership.
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Abbey Wilder
Wilder
Nicholas
Wilders
United Way of
Douglas County
Money Matters
United Way
Money Matters classes unite partners to aid self sufficiency
Micki Chestnut of United Way of Douglas County highlights joint Money Matters classes. Partners include Lawrence Community Shelter Ballard Community Services Salvation Army and Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority. Housing & Credit Counseling teaches budgeting saving credit reports debt repayment and renter preparation.
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United Way Partners
Lawrence Community Shelter
Ballard Community Services
The
Salvation Army
Lawrence-Douglas County
Home flood protection: gutters, downspouts, and cracks
Nine tips outline steps to prevent basement flooding from heavy rain. Inspect gutters and downspouts for debris twice yearly, ensure proper slope, and extend outlets ten feet from the foundation. Direct water to permeable surfaces and avoid streets. Check foundation cracks annually and seal with hydraulic cement. Stone foundations are noted.
Fix It Chick Home Safe Finishing and Drainage Guide
A step by step home care guide advises using proper mortar on historic structures, trimming vegetation away from the foundation, mulching distance, grading for drainage, sewers and rainwater handling, sump pump checks, window well drainage, rain barrel overflow, and water blocking paint. It invites readers to email Linda Cottin with questions.
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Linda Cottin
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