Lawrence datebook highlights local events today
Lawrence calendar lists immunization clinic at Health Department 200 Maine from 9:30 to 11:30 and 1 to 4:30, La Leche League meetings at 200 Maine and 325 Maine, Toddler Storytime at the Lawrence Public Library, Bookworms Unite for 8 to 12 year olds, and Farmers Market at Tenth and Vermont. Also scheduled are board meetings for Wakarusa and Kanwaka townships, a Douglas County Infant Toddler Coordinating Council playgroup, and a lecture by Steve Janssen at Watkins Community Museum.
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Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Maine
Lawrence Public Library
Farmers Market
Tenth and
Vermont Streets
Big Brothers
Big Sisters of
Douglas County
Eighth St
Lawrence
Steve Janssen
Watkins Community Museum of History
Mass
Infant-Toddler Coordinating Council
27Th St
Sixth and
Massachusetts Streets
Wakarusa
31St St
Kanwaka
Kanwaka Township
U.S. Highway 40
la Leche League
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Burglaries and thefts reported in Lawrence area
A wooden trailer valued at 1700 dollars was stolen from a fenced storage area near East 19th Street. A 1991 GEO Prism was damaged and robbed of a CD player and 85 discs, valued at 2628 dollars. A 2001 Dodge Dakota was broken into on McDonald Drive with a cell phone taken, 1000 dollars in losses. A 1995 Ford Contour trunk damage occurred on Michigan. Emergency calls included fire and ambulance responses in multiple locations Sunday evening.
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East 19Th Street
Lawrence
Eldridge Street
McDonald Drive
Michigan
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Reports No Births On Monday
Lawrence Memorial Hospital announced there were no births recorded on Monday. The statement provides a concise update on the hospital’s birth activity for the day.
Michael Johnson to read and sign at Raven Bookstore Friday
Author Michael Johnson will read from From Hell to Jackson Hole and sign copies at 7 30 p m Friday at Raven Bookstore. An error in Sunday’s Lawrence and State section misstated the publisher date. Rev. Dennis Schmitz’s affiliations in Lawrence were incorrectly reported in Saturday’s Journal-World.
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Michael Johnson
Hell
Jackson Hole
Raven
Lawrence & State
Dennis Schmitz
Archdiocese of
Kansas City
Kansas
Lawrence
Journal-World
Schmitz
State budget cuts shrink foster care aid in Lawrence
SRS reports budget strain will limit family preservation services for Lawrence area families. About 55 local households may miss aid this year, with 60 families receiving help now instead of 115. Officials say help will go to those with greatest need, while others will be referred to strained agencies. Local administrator Colleen Pederson notes early October reductions and no clear rise in foster care admissions yet.
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SRS
Lawrence-area
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Arthurine Criswell
Lawrence
Kansas
Colleen Pederson
DCCCA
Pederson
Lawsuit Filed Over Bed Pan Neglect At LMH
Margaret Hill, a former bed ridden patient, sues Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Douglas County District Court for more than 75000 damages alleging a staffer left a bedpan beneath her after a July 2000 bath and did not remove it until six PM. LMH has not commented. Also reports a meeting for Lawrence school district facility planning with neighborhood leaders and DLR Group to shape a facilities master plan ahead of a November bond vote.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Margaret Hill
Douglas County
Hill
LMH
Janet Gerstner
Contact Options and Editorial Staff Contact List
Directory of contacts for the Journal World including city editor Mike Shields and managing editor Richard Brack with phone numbers and emails. Also lists editors for sports, features, entertainment, and online content plus advertising and circulation contacts and redelivery policy.
KU Summer School Enrollment Questioned by Policy
Kansas University faces questions over releasing summer school enrollment figures under a state policy that withholds data until semester end. Officials note expectations of little fluctuation, citing about 10,500 students previously attended summer classes.
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Kansas University
Call Sound Off Hotline For Reader Questions
The notice directs readers to call 832-7297 to ask questions for Sound Off. It explains you will hear a recording inviting you to leave your question. The item provides procedural guidance without additional context or events.
On the Street Voices on US military action against terrorism
Kristin Callaway reports a street survey in Massachusetts where locals discuss whether the United States should pursue military action to prevent terrorism. Respondents from California New York Topeka and Lawrence offer cautious, varied views emphasizing diplomacy restraint and skepticism about effectiveness.
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Massachusetts
United States
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