Smoke alarms installed in Lawrence homes honor Madison Halverstadt
Volunteers installed 242 smoke alarms and 56 carbon monoxide detectors in Lawrence as part of Sound the Alarm. Despite heat reducing volunteer numbers, the event surpassed its 200 alarm goal in eastern Lawrence, where Halverstadt lived, in memory of the fire victim who lacked a smoke alarm. Call United Way or sign up at GetASmokeAlarm.org for assistance.
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Lawrence
American Red Cross
Madison Halverstadt
Blocher
Halverstadt
E. 19Th St
United Way
Getasmokealarm.org
Kansas adds 1900 jobs in May and unemployment drops
Kansas adds 1900 jobs in May led by manufacturing gains of 1300 while education and health services and leisure and hospitality cut about 500 each. Unemployment fell to 3.4 percent, with the Topeka Wichita and Kansas City metro areas posting mixed changes as the state notes 22 700 jobs added in the last year. Lawrence area job losses narrowed unemployment, while Manhattan held steady.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Department of Labor
U.S
Tyler Tenbrink
Tenbrink
Lawrence
Wichita
Kansas City
Manhattan
Summer Red Dog Workout and community events calendar
Multiple daybreak and evening activities at Haskell Indian Nations University stadium Lawrence Public Library and community venues. Activities include a Children storytime sessions, Scrabble and Open Pairs bridge, Lego build-a-thon, TOPS, bike rides, Tango Practica, Daw Valley Guild meetings, and a Summer Youth Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet at Lawrence Arts Center through the week.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Indian Ave
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Raw Valley Bridge Club
Third St
Clinton Place
Haskell Ave
Pebble Lane
Spring- Hill Suites
Marriott
Riverfront Plaza
Douglas County Food Policy Council
Douglas County Courthouse
Massachusetts St
Lawrence
Breakfast Optimist Club
Brandon Woods
Smith Center
Inverness Drive
Raw Valley Quilters Guild
Plymouth Congregational Church
Lawrence Arts Center
New Hampshire St
Lawrence area notices list names and bankruptcies along with auction details
A long list of residents from Shawnee to Lawrence appears with ages and addresses, followed by bankruptcy notices and a standing public auction schedule. The Douglas County sheriff conducts weekly foreclosed property sales at 10 a.m. in the jury assembly room, open to all bidders, including former owners. Aua. 12 and Aug. 5 entries name additional judgments and addresses in Baldwin and Lawrence with amounts.
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Douglas County
Melissa Forester
Delaware St
Lawrence
Multiple Downtown Roadwork Projects Across City Intersections
Several construction efforts affect key streets and intersections. Curb and sidewalk repairs at Seventh and Massachusetts will narrow driving lanes and close sidewalks, with completion in two weeks. Perry Street nearby will have temporary no parking zones until July end for a waterline replacement. Closures at 10th and Connecticut and 11th and Connecticut run through August as part of waterline work. A roundabout at Harvard Road and Wakarusa Drive loses southbound lanes with detours, expected to finish later this spring. Kasold Drive reconstruction from Sixth Street to Bob Billings Parkway begins with the Kasold and Bob Billings intersection, reducing Bob Billings to one lane each direction while Kasold remains single-lane. work ends by year end 2018. Queens Road and Wakarusa Drive remain closed for reconstruction with August 2018 target.
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Seventh
Massachusetts
Perry Street
North Fourth Street
North Fifth Street
10Th
Connecticut
11Th
Department of Utilities
Harvard Road
Wakarusa Drive
Kasold Drive
Sixth Street
Bob Billings Parkway
Bob Billings
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Jane Blocher
Ara Shepherd
Lights & Sirens
Ljworld.com
State
Statehouse
Peter Hancock
Ljwpghancock
Ijworld.com
Lecompton
Lecompton City Hall
Elmore St
Signs of Life
Clinton Lake
Mike Yoder
Journal-World
Clinton State Park
Thomas Dale Smith
Shawnee
Jamie Lea Nellans
Kristen Meredith Dennis
Eudora
Connor Samuel Stark
Dallas
Zachary Gallaher
Kristina Clark
Gregory Baird
Ariel Smith
Nicholas Murphy Andrus
Denver
Lindsey Ann Manning
Melissa Renea Reed
Benjamin William Harris
Thomas Gordon Stacy
Susan Lynn Young
Edward James Cork
Ashlee Rose Chambers
Joshua Michael Lutz
Elizabeth Ray Hills
Michael Ryan Price
Jaime Danielle Flowers
Jacob Isiah Williamson
Averey Wood
Carl Gabriel William Smith
Caroline Marie Lohrenz
Stephen Wright
Canada
Cheryl Wright
Anthony E. de Witt
Independence
Brandi D. Wilson
Kaw
Catherine O’brien
Shawn O’brien
Joyce Louise Boannon
Connecticut St
Natasha Marie Jenkins
Chelsea Place
Apt
Melissa Ann Valenza
Gateway Court
Kenneth Dale Wallace
P.O. Box
Nicholas Ryan Beech
Rachel Janet Lewis
Fourth St
Baldwin Lynn Beech
Wilma Way
Lawrence City
Queens Road
It Kusports.com
Stanley
Steemer
Stanleysteemer.com
Asthma & Allergy Friendly
Allergy Standards Limited
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
AAFA
Orage
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