Student safety and sidewalk cleanup prompts city response
The report notes pedestrians risk at 19th and Louisiana with officers patrolling before and after school. Principal Mick Lowe says drugs on West Junior High show no clear increase while staff monitor and act on incidents. City inspectors address dirt from a demolished Mississippi lot and Alpha Phi Alpha cleanup, with the fraternity billed for city cleanup costs.
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Mick Lowe
Lowe
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Gene Shaughnessy
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Call Sound Off Line With Journal-World Access
Readers are directed to call the Journal-World Access line at 865-5000 and choose category 7478 to leave a question for Sound Off. A recording guides callers through the message.
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Journal-World Access
Couch Fire in Baldwin House Leaves Smoke Damage
Fire officials investigated a small couch fire in a second floor apartment at A18 Baker Baldwin Friday night. Occupants were away. a downstairs resident called in the fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 15 minutes. no spread to other rooms, though minor smoke damage occurred.
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Baldwin
Baker
Brown Bag Lunch Series on Power and Safety at Lawrence Center
Services Inc sponsors a noon to 1 pm brown bag lunch series in the Lawrence Indian Center conference room at 15th and Haskell. Topics include Power and Control on Wednesday, Safety Plans and Protection Orders on March 13, Community Services for Women and Children Seeking Safe Shelter on March 20, and How to Support a Loved One in an Abusive Relationship on March 27. For more information call 43-3333.
Diverging Views on U S Immigration Policy
Chad Ward a Lawrence server argues for stricter background checks and selectivity in legal immigration. He contrasts with another speaker who supports open immigration, citing the U S origins and abundant world resources as justification.
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Chad Ward
Lawrence
Nils Jorgensen
Datebook highlights in Lawrence Douglas County schedule
County commission at Douglas County Courthouse and multiple events across Lawrence. After school immunization at Kennedy School. school board meeting at district service center. blood drive at Lawrence High School. health screenings for seniors at Lecompton and Babcock Place. toddler storytime at Lawrence Public Library. St Patrick's Day concert at The Bottleneck. and a women’s services brown bag talk in Indian Center conference room.
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Douglas County
11Th
Massachusetts
Kennedy School
Davis
Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department
Lawrence School Board
Clinton Pkwy
Lawrence High School
19Th
Louisiana
Laura Smyser
Lecompton
Lawrence-Douglas County
Broken Arrow School
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
Sixth
Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Public Library
N.H
Burglary and theft reports from Lawrence area
Police logs detail a stolen 1989 GMC Suburban worth 14000 from the 100 block of McDonald Mr in Oskaloosa between 8 am and 3 30 pm Friday. A Holiday Inn window break at 200 McDonald Dr was valued at 1000. A Douglas County Jail arrest followed an Minnesota Ave altercation over firearms. Drug unit reports include a 19 year old held on marijuana charges and drug paraphernalia counts. A separate animal cruelty charge and narcotics investigation yielded about a half pound of marijuana and 1800 dollars seized. Ambulance and fire calls describe multiple incidents including a three vehicle crash, grass fire, and a carbon monoxide detector check.
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Oskaloosa
GMC
McDonald
Holiday Inn Holidame
McDonald Dr
Lawrence
Douglas County
Minnesota
David Cobb
Drug Enforcement Unit
Tri-County Drug Enforcement Unit
Kansas
Huila
Births Recorded in Lawrence Docket
Elaina Glover and baby girl in Lawrence birth Friday. Denive Kahler and baby girl in Lawrence birth Friday. Ben and Ehilna Glover in Lawrence birth a girl Friday. Chanshra Williams and Gabriel Locke in Lawrence birth a girl Saturday. Steven and Elsie Haines in Lawrence birth a girl Saturday.
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Elaina Glover
Baby Girl
Lawrence
Denive Kahler
Ben and
Ehilna Glover
Chanshra Williams
Gabriel Locke
Steven and
Elsie Haines
Fire destroys transient under Kansas River bridge
A transient living under the northbound Kansas River bridge lost his improvised home in a Saturday night fire. Firefighters arrived at 9 11 p m to find flames and smoke under the bridge, discovering a plywood shelter built at the end of the span. The resident appeared during firefighting and was unharmed. Cause under investigation. damage estimate unavailable.
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Kansas River
Jerry Karr
Karr
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