Enforcers eye campers as Pallet Village stalls in Lawrence
City commissioner Amyx Larsen discusses the Boise ruling and whether Lawrence can ban public camping now that the Community Shelter has about 120 beds with unused spaces nightly. She plans to seek a legal opinion, given delays and bids failure on the Pallet village project, and to revisit enforcement as part of a broader plan.
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Idaho
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Kansas River
North Lawrence
Kansas adopts science of reading amid dyslexia push
Kansas lawmakers push reading reforms, funding to train teachers in phonics through LETRS. State data show third graders in Kansas score below grade level, fueling debate over curriculum as districts choose materials. Parents share experiences from Wichita and Ralph Literacy Academy. Suzanne Perez reports for Kansas News Service.
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U.S
Wisconsin
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Sarah Collins
Wichita
Austin
Collins
Fundamental Learning Center
Ralph Literacy Academy
Laurie Curtis
Kansas _ State Department of Education
Curtis
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Hope
Kansas City
David Harford
Center For Reading
Pittsburg State University
Man 18 at time of incident pleads guilty to burglary and assaults
Ryan Loomis describes the case as not as bad as it sounded and notes Ryan was 18 during the incident. He says Ryan fought over a girl, brandished only a pocket knife, and would not have faced felony charges had he not pulled the knife while leaving. Loomis cites Ryan’s juvenile custody history, his guilty plea, and the judge’s durational departure due to age.
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Ryan
Shawnee County
Stacey Donovan
Donovan
Douglas County
Lawrence High School
Javier Romero
Romero
Lawrence
Christian Willis
Wichita
Kentucky Street
Douglas County Commission Work Session Agenda Insight
Douglas County commissioners will review a TRC grant fundable project from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services and hear updates from Cottonwood Inc. and Central Grazing Company. The panel will also consider truancy prevention funding requests for O’Connell Children’s Shelter and the Center for Supportive Communities and receive an end-of-year report from Consolidated Fire District No. 1.
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Lawrence
Central Grazing Company
Douglas County
O’connell Children’s Shelter
Center For Supportive Communities
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District Attorney’s Office
Douglas County District Court
Lawrence School District
Consolidated Fire District No. 1
Baldwin City
Marion Springs
Massachusetts St
Dgcoks.org
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