City to cut grass along Sixth Street north side
Lynn Goodell, Cib's housing director, says the owner of the property on Sixth Street between Kalks Road and Wakarusa Drive must mow the grass or weeds per local ordinance. Library Director Bruce Wanders explains deaccessioning as necessary to keep the collection fresh. He notes 212,000 items now, adding about 1,500 monthly, with 4,000 to 6,000 items annually to be deaccessioned following regional guidelines.
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Sixth Street
Kalks Road
Wakarusa Drive
Lynn Goodell
Cib
Bruce Wanders
Standaards
Andy Far
Call Sound Off Instructions Remain Available
Readers are urged to use the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 to submit questions for Sound Off by selecting category 7478. A recorded prompt will guide callers to leave their question.
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Journal-World Access
Ottawa arts festival features new events and tours
The Skunk Run Days arts and humanities festival in Ottawa runs from 9 AM to 6 PM at City Park Witth and Miami. New events include a duck car at 2 PM and a book sale. Also planned are a quill show at First Baptist Church and guided architectural walking tours.
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City Park
Witth
Miami
Ottawa
First Baptist Church
Stary Bherel
First Time Homebuyer Workshops in Lawrence Offer Guidance
Tenants to Homeowners Inc sponsors monthly sessions titled First Time Homebuyer's Workshops to guide buyers through Lawrence's tough market. Alan Bowes, director, says the program helps low income families reach home ownership. The workshop runs today from 6 to 7 at 2518 Ridge Chase, United Way Center.
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Leniits To Homeowners
Lawrence
Tor
Pam
Ridge Ch
Unitet Way Center
Tonganoxie approves distribution upgrade
Tonganoxie City Council approved a 349000 dollar bid for a water distribution upgrade project funded by a 400000 dollar state grant. A&b Underground of Olathe bid lower than the estimated contractor share of 418000 dollars. Construction will start around July or October with water line replacements citywide. The council also backed highway planning resolutions seeking a unified county voice and an exit from the Kansas Turnpike to expand US 24 40 to four lanes west of town.
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Tonganonie
Tonganoxie
A&b Underground
Olathe
Leavenworth
Questioning attorney client confidentiality after death
Ian Mellinger reports a campus survey with quotes from Cindy Penzler an ophthalmologist in Lawrence and KU student Rebecca Hoagland from Overland Park debating whether attorney client confidentiality should extend beyond death. They discuss protecting surviving relatives and preserving personal privacy versus public access to private information.
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Cindy Penzler
Lawrence
Rebecca Hoagland
Overland Park
Law Enforcement Report Details Burglaries and Thefts
Police logged burglaries and thefts including a vehicle loss valued at 500 dollars and items totaling 2 051 dollars. The report notes an assault near West 24th Street and a juvenile involved, with subsequent arrests for alcohol and hit run violations. Emergency calls list fire, medical, and non emergency responses across Lawrence County and area hospitals.
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Serco
Cy Istizuh Relea
West Sixth
Taputt AO
West 24Th Street
Jean
Virtiti
Volicle
Apps Heth
Besa
Gabon
Fostodde
Massachusetts
Alan
Chitapher Zante Kentta
Lawrence
Aeelsland
Kent Iter
Dtyetel
Tul Pa
Phuesckas
Uecal
Bert
Law speakers skip Sunday service at Trinity Luther Church
Ruth Sarma and Karen Frankenfield will not lead the Sunday service at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Charles Gilmore will deliver the sermon titled Living God's Forgiveness.
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Law
Ruth Sarma
Karen Frankenfield
Trinity Lutherai Church
Charles Gilmore
Birth Announcements From Lawrence Area
In Lawrence and nearby areas a girl named Brichy and a boy named Vichy were reported born to families including Candice Dennis Cheryl Pekin and Stellemie Zin. A second birth notes Brindy Heeger with parents Josh Rul in Lawrence born as a boy Briday.
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Hevint
Candice Dennis
Lawrence
Horseday
Mr Vyles
Cheryl Pekin
Brichy
Davidh
Stellemie Zin
Vichy
Brindy Heeger
Josh Rul
Lawwrertce
Bricay
Parsons Leadership Lodge named for Tonganoxie donor at Rock Springs
The Earl W. Parsons Leadership Lodge at Rock Springs 4-H Center near Junction City will be dedicated today at 1130 a.m. The $1 million building honors donor Earl Parsons of Tonganoxie who funds the project while alive. Kansas 4-H Foundation leader Bil Riley notes other major contributors will be celebrated, including the Simons family of Lawrence for Dalph Simons Sr. The center hosts 400 events yearly with 27 000 participants and will house counselors for leadership training each summer.
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Earl Parsons
Parsons
Tonganoxie
Rock Springs
Riley
Simons
Lawrence
Dalph Simons Sr
The
Journal-World
Kansas 4-H Foundation
Skunk Run Days arts and humanities festival in Ottawa and more
Sunday events include Skunk Run Days in Ottawa at City Park and Fifth and Main, a First-time Homebuyers Workshop at United Way Center in Lawrence, plus a kickoff for the Summer Reading Program at Lawrence Public Library featuring Ric Averill. Other items cover public transportation, county meetings, a school facilities study session, library storytimes, health screenings, and walking tours.
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City Park
Fifth and Main
Ottawa
United Way Center
Ridge Ct
Citizens For Public Transportation
Lawrence Public Library
Ric Averill
Tonganoxie
Douglas County Commission
11Th
Massachusetts
Clinton Pkwy
Holcom Park
27Th
Lawrence Avenue
Dad Perry Park
Harvard
Monterey Way
Broken Arrow Park
31St
Louisiana
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