County jail set to open in August near Lawrence
Sheriff Loren Anderson says moving inmates to the new Douglas County Jail off Kansas Highway 10 east of Lawrence should begin in August. The $21.8 million, 196-bed facility missed several May targets but remains on track, with construction never cutting corners and workmanship maintained since groundbreaking in September 1997.
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Douglas County
Kansas Highway 10
Lawrence
Loren Anderson
Anderson
Melissa Lacey
Journal-Worlh Phattos
Douglas County to hire 35 more jail officers for new facility
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department plans adding 35 corrections officers to staff the new jail, with about 10 positions still open. Training occurs at both jails, and some officers may become commissioned deputies. Officials aim for half to be commissioned, while delays affect only operational readiness, not costs. The county already pays to house inmates elsewhere, and the target date for full security readiness is mid summer, with inmates unlikely before August.
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Douglas County
Sheriff's Department
Douglas County Commission
Dean Nieder
Nieder
Loren
Anderson
Bid may close on Lawrence India School property sale
Sealed bids for the Lawrence school district former India School property were opened Friday. Assistant Superintendent Craig Fiegel, bidding last board meeting, expects to present a strong bid to authorize the sale while he also proposes a 2 mill increase in capital outlay levy, using extra revenue for building projects. The board will hear PTA Even Start and Readiness program reports at 7 p.m. Monday at the District Service Center. Also, a Salina symposium on Alzheimer’s care and research, Hope on the Horizon, is set for June 23 at the Holiday Inn. Registration requires a fee. call 800 432 3545 for information.
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India
Craig Fiegel
Fiegel
District Service Center
Clinton Pkwy
Salina
Kansas Department On Aging
Alzheimer's Disease Center
Kansas University Medical Center
Holiday Inn
Krista Kite
Linda Beets
Finney and Sebelius Back Gore for 2000 Nomination
Former Kansas Governor Joan Finney and Kansas Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius endorsed Vice President Al Gore for the Democratic presidential nomination. The move coincided with the launch of Women for Gore in Washington on June 8, with over 4,500 pledges from women leaders nationwide reported by Gore 2000. Wichita Mayor Bob Knight was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Kansas
al Gore
Joan Finney
Kathleen Sebelius
Gore
Tipper Gore
Washington, D.C
Wichita official seeks brief absence for cancer surgery
Knight, 57, announced prostate cancer diagnosis with tests indicating no spread. He will undergo prostate removal surgery Thursday and stay in hospital three or four days. The mayor plans to rest at home two weeks and may miss at most two city council meetings. He remains optimistic about a full recovery and exiting in good health.
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Knight
Council
Graves announces solid waste grants across Kansas
Gov. Bill Graves announced that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment awarded more than $1 million to 21 groups statewide to reduce solid waste. Grants support waste reduction, recycling, composting, and public education, funded by a $1 per ton landfill fee. The Wood Recycle & Composting Center in Wichita received $200,000 for composting gear, and Sunflower RC & D in Harper got $100,000 for recycling program equipment.
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Bill Graves
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Graves
Wood
Wood Recycle & Composting Center
Wichita
Sunflower RC & D
Harper
Hair charity drive aims to fund Habitat house in Lawrence
Steve Ozark agrees to cut his long hair if Trinity Lutheran, Immanuel Lutheran and Good Shepherd Lutheran churches raise 7000 toward a 20000 goal to build a Habitat for Humanity home in Lawrence. The plan includes hair donation to Lock of Love and potential matching funds from the Aid Association of Lutherans, with local organizers noting community support and a 30th anniversary of Habitat in the area.
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Steve Ozark
Trinity Lutheran
Habitat For Humanity
Immanuel Lutheran
Good Shepherd Lutheran
Lawrence
Aid Association of Lutherans
Ozark
Ken Osborn
Linda Klinker
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lock of Love
Osborn
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