On the Street everyday heroes quotes from Lawrence LW
Lawrence residents and visitors name everyday heroes at the Lawrence Public Library gathering. Sophia Branden cites reporters in danger abroad, Doug Ward praises teachers, others honor minimum wage workers and on street voices invite reader responses on LJWorld.com.
KU campus dorms to be razed for new residence halls
KU plans to replace McCollum Hall on Daisy Hill with two new residence halls opening for the fall semester. Surplus drive collected 1200 pounds of food, 24600 pounds of clothing, and furniture moved to Just Food, Sustainability Action Network, and Planet Aid Kansas City for redistribution.
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McCollum
Daisy Hill
KU Surplus
Kim Criner
Center For Sustainability
Criner
Sustainability Action Network
Lawrence Creates Makerspace
Planet Aid
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Surplus
Ku.edu
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Free State Festival events corrected dates and venue
The Journal-World clarifies that KU Research: Speed Dating Edition runs Monday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Cider Gallery on 810 Pennsylvania St. It also fixes the Black Joe Lewis concert date to 7 p.m. June 27 outside the Lawrence Arts Center.
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Journal-World
KU Research
Cider Gallery
Pennsylvania St
Black Joe Lewis
Lawrence Arts Center
Centron films honored at Lawrence Public Library event
Lawrence residents will revisit Centron productions at Liberty Hall on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. The program, part of Everyday Heroes, honors Newsom and curator George Gibbs for cataloging Centron works. Highlights include Leo Beuerman, Carnival of Souls link to Centron staff, and clips tracing Lawrence history through film.
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General Motors
General Electric
Exxon
John Deere
Caterpillar Inc
Newsom
Liberty Hall
Massachusetts St
Lawrence Public Library
Centron
George Gibbs
Lawrence
Morgan
Kansas University
Charles Oldfather
Oldfather
Lawrence High School
Leo Beuerman
Eighth
Massachusetts
Library
Gibbs
Brad Allen
Free State
Wheat crop in Kiowa shows May rains aid late planted grain
Kiowa farmers report yields from 5 to 40 bushels per acre with test weights 52 to 61 pounds. May rains saved parched wheat as heads filled but current harvest rains reduce test weight and muddy fields increase harvest costs, though growers expect to manage as usual.
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Kiowa
van Allen
Hospital Births Brandy Lancaster and Nick Hilpman
Lawrence couple Brandy Lancaster and Nick Hilpman welcome a baby girl born Sunday at the local hospital.
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Brandy Lancaster
Nick Hilpman
Lawrence
KU students injured in Malott Hall chemical incident
Two Kansas University students were taken to area hospitals after a chemical reaction in Malott Hall. A shattered beaker caused injuries from broken glass. none were life threatening. The building stayed open and no alarms or evacuations occurred as investigators continue.
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Kansas University
Malott Hall
James Anguiano
KU Public Safety Office
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Stormont- Vail HealthCare
Topeka
Anguiano
Brinn Barcomb- Peterson
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