Bike lane plan targets one way streets in Lawrence
Lawrence multimodal advocate Bill Steele urges reducing car lanes on two major one way streets to add protected bike lanes. City already approved protected lanes on Ninth Street downtown area and Massachusetts Street from 14th to 23rd, with work expected in 2026.
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Bill Steele
Lawrence
Sustainability Action Network
Ninth Street
Massachusetts Street
14Th
23Rd Streets
Steele
Kansas memory care official urged probe before 94-year-old death
Two weeks before Joan Cody died, Kansas long term care ombudsman Hector Rodriguez urged state regulators to investigate alleged abuse and neglect at Santa Marta in Olathe. In a January 12 email he warned intervention was necessary as families reported harassment, medication withholding, and camera tampering amid delays by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.
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Joan Cody
Kansas
Hector Rodriguez
Cody
Rodriguez
Santa Marta
Olathe
Kansas Department For Aging and Disability Services
County seeks grant to fund juvenile detention mental health program
Douglas County Commissioners unanimously approved a grant request to continue funding a mental health and substance use assessment program for youths in detention. The $91,900 grant would run July 1 this year through June 30, 2026, supporting the partnership between the Kansas Department of Corrections and the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center.
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Douglas County Commissioners
Journal-World
Kansas Department of Corrections
Douglas County
Commission
Douglas County Criminal Justice Services
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Rose Conlon
Josie Heimsothsheimsoth
County Commission
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