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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 2012
Page
5
LaRue and Brooke Eck of Lawrence welcome a girl on Monday. Cory Cooper and Carolyn Warner of Lawrence welcome a girl on Monday. Dawn Whitney Harper and Jim Michael Crader of Lawrence welcome a boy on Monday. Julie Battaglia and Doug Bergstrom of Lawrence welcome a girl on Monday.
The Journal World reports gas prices as low as 3.45 dollars at several stations. Readers are urged to report any lower price by calling 832 7154.
Readers share how to beat the heat on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence. Audrey Smyl, a pharmacist, says she enjoys heat despite coming from Canada and prefers outdoor time after AC. Fran Traxler, a Montezuma retiree, suggests plenty of fluids and outdoor activity in the cooler morning or evening hours.
Douglas County prosecutors filed felony forgery and obstruction charges Monday against 21 year old Dylan Michael Siler of Lawrence for writing two checks from a closed account at Dillon's 1015 West 23rd Street while allegedly possessing a stolen checkbook. Bond set at 30000. He also faced four warrants for failing to appear. A separate incident: a resident woke to a stranger in the 1000 block of West 29th Terrace at 3:50 a.m. The suspect, described as six feet tall in a white shirt and dark jeans, fled and caused a neighbor to fall. No injuries or theft reported. Additional reports include thefts at Sunflower Bank on Quail Crest Place of 1700 dollars, burglary on Grand Circle with 3475 dollars stolen, and a June 6 fraudulent Fender guitar purchase at Mass Street Music worth 1632 dollars.
The county will treat Eurasian watermilfoil at Lone Star Lake from June 25 to 28. All water activities including boating, fishing, and swimming are prohibited through Thursday. Pets should be kept from drinking the treated water as the Douglas County Public Works Department conducts the application.
Ryan Shelby Harjo pleaded no contest to making a criminal threat stemming from an April incident in which he allegedly scared a 15 year old boy with a chain saw. Prosecutors expect probation. sentencing is set for July 27 in Douglas County. Harjo, a tree trimmer, testified he keeps tools at his home near the Michigan Way apartments where the incident occurred.
A 3-story Agave americana in Chase owned by Ed and Joyce Ward, a landmark since 1976, shows signs of dying after years of fame and world wide attention. The plant, weighing about 7000 pounds with its container and trailer, began blooming but the center is collapsing and the bloom may not happen before the death. Visitors have flocked to the U S 56 site and efforts to save it have included a bucket truck and stabilization ropes.
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