Expanded recycling plan eyed for Douglas and Jefferson counties
Kansas officials back a two county solid waste plan to boost rural recycling and extend the Perry area landfill. Douglas and Jefferson counties would add drop off sites and mobile collection, expand hazardous waste programs, and pursue grants to fund new programs as they implement the plan.
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Douglas
Jefferson Counties
Douglas County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Jefferson
Lawrence
Frank Hempen
Lrith
Massachusetts
Douglas-Jefferson County
Perry
U.S. Highway 24
Jefferson County
Oskaloosa
Hempen
Steve Purre
Douglas County to consider 1998 extension budget
Douglas County commissioners will review a 465,433 budget for the extension service's 1998 operations. The plan calls for 349,000 from the county with clerical support, marking the first portion of the 1997 budget they have examined. Hearings on county funded department budgets are set for July 22 and 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Extension Council
Commission
Craig Weinang
County Commissioners Eye Purchases and Agreements
In other business, commissioners will consider bids for two replacement crew cab pickups, approve an agreement between the Juvenile Justice Authority and the Kansas Department of Corrections and Douglas County Community Corrections for oversight and funding of juvenile offender services, review private road requests at 739 E 1100 Rd and 2177 E 500 Rd, and approve $30,822 for computer hardware plus $31,677 for software for the county appraiser's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juvenile Justice Authority
Kansas Department of
Corrections
Douglas County Community Corrections
Rick Clock
Donald McAfee
E. 500 Rd
Area teachers to attend NEA national conference
Lawrence area teachers join 9,300 delegates at the National Education Association representative assembly in Atlanta. The six day event will tackle teacher preparation, professional practice, peer review, aging infrastructure, Internet access in classrooms, and safety. A major Status of the American Public School Teacher survey will be released. Participants include Marion Anderson Debra Engstrom Darlene Henning David Unruh Bonnie Brunk Gail Kiefer Gerry Getty Steven Getty Teri Howard and Chuck Tilman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence and
National Education Assn
Atlanta
Status of the
Amer
Assembly
Lawrence Area
Marion Anderson
Debra Engstrom
Darlene Henning
David Unruh
Lawrence
Bonnie Brunk
Gail Kiefer
Eudora
Gerry Getty
Steven Getty
Teri Howard
Chuck Tilman
Ottawa
KUMC Students Aid Social Agencies
Thirty-eight Kansas University medical students work with Kansas social service agencies to learn real world health problems. Second year medical students in Community Health Project 1997 gain experience with needy populations, eight weeks at 29 agencies. Two students placed in Lawrence. Gregory George assists United Methodist Urban Min.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Kansas Social Service
School of Medicine
Lawrence
Gregory George
United Methodist Urban Min
Nebraska woman dies in crash near Rossville Kansas
A Nebraska woman, Kelly Taylor, 18, of Bennnington, died when her car crossed the center line on Kansas 24 and collided with a tractor trailer about two miles east of Rossville. A 16-year-old passenger was hospitalized in guarded condition. the truck driver was uninjured.
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Nebraska
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kelly Taylor
Bennington
Neb
Rossville
Kansas
Taylor
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