Eudora Man Sentenced to Two Years for Knife Threats
Deven Antonio Ryan, 19, was sentenced in Douglas County District Court to two years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of attempted burglary and two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He allegedly forced entry into a home and threatened two teenage boys with a knife. Defense sought 24 months, arguing juvenile convictions. the state factored a departure to meet plea terms.
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Lawrence
Winterbrook Drive
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Loomis
Edwards
Douglas County
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Kansas City
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Douglas County Hears Reimbursement Request For Crisis Center
Douglas County Commission will again review a roughly 1.23 million reimbursement request from Behavioral Health Partners Inc for startup and development costs related to the Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County. LMH Health would receive about 1.1 million, Bert Nash roughly 118 thousand.
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Douglas County Commission
Behavioral Health Partners Inc
LMH Health
Bert Nash Community Mental Health
Journal-World
Behavioral Health Partners
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BHP
Paroled killer faces aggravated sexual battery charge
Major Cornelius Edwards Jr., 43, previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the 2006 death of Lawrence hip hop artist Anthony Vital, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated sexual battery involving a 19 year old victim. He appeared in court, bond set at 75000 dollars, next hearing July 1. Edwards has prior felony records including drug distribution and battery on an officer.
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Douglas County
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Anthony “Clacc” Vital
Edwards
Jones
Vital
Seventh Street
Blake Glover
Cooper Overstreet
Glover
Kansas Department of Corrections
Lawrence-Douglas Health Department Names New Director
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announces Jonathan Smith as the new director succeeding the retiring long-time leader. Smith, resident of Lawrence since 2019, will assume duties July 26 after serving as operations director at Atchison Community Health Clinic.
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Lawrence-Douglas
Lawrence City Commission hopeful Flowers files candidacy
Regular public commenter Chris Flowers, a Lawrence resident since 1999, filed to run for the City Commission. He cites concerns over public comment decorum, city handling of a Prairie Park Nature Center herbicide misstep, and calls to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms while urging fiscal restraint on projects like the Old West Lawrence traffic calming plan. Incumbents Shipley, Sellers and Finkelder seek reelection as four others join the race with Aug 1 primary and Nov 7 general elections set.
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Lawrence
Flowers
Prairie Park Nature Center
Old West Lawrence
Courtney Shipley
Amber Sellers
Brad Finkelder
Dustin Stumblingbear
Mike Dever
Justine O. Burton
Joshua Olafson
Burton
City Commission
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