Lawrence school board to review budget for 2021 22
Lawrence USD 497 will hear updates on the previous year’s closing and the draft budgets for 2021 22 during a Monday meeting led by finance director Kathy Johnson. The district aims to use pandemic relief of about 6 million for interventions and mental health while continuing plans to close Kennedy Elementary for cost savings.
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Settlement Acknowledges wrongful conviction for Topeka man
The State Finance Council approved an $826,301 settlement to the family of Olin Pete Coones, exonerated after 12 years in prison for a 2008 Kansas City, Kaw killing. Coones died of cancer 108 days after release. The deal includes expungement of arrest records and an innocence certificate. Five other wrongful conviction cases are pending.
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78-year-old runner completes third cross country trek
Ultra-distance runner Stan Cottrell stops in Lawrence during a 100 day sprint across the United States. He began in Los Angeles and is headed to Washington, D.C. on his third summer run. Don Red Dog Gardner greets him at the Union Pacific Railroad Depot as photos capture the moment.
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Pittsburg officer netted eight foot python on porch
Pittsburg police posted a photo of Officer Jesse Spencer holding an 8 foot python found on a front porch. The department noted the officer fulfilled the job description category other duties are required as pythons are non native and usually kept as exotic pets. The python was adopted by a responsible individual outside the community.
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