DAR Corp plans aircraft hangar at Lawrence Municipal Airport
Willem Anemaat, president of Lawrence based DAR Corp, seeks to build a 25,000 square foot hangar and 12,000 square foot facility at Lawrence Municipal Airport to design and manufacture prototype aircraft. If funded, the project could bring 65 local jobs at about $80,000 yearly and $10 million in company revenue within four to five years. The plan hinges on city water and sewer service for the site.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Municipal
DAR Corp
Willem Anemaat
Anemaat
Music Hall of Fame to honor inductees in Lawrence
The 2009 Kansas Music Hall of Fame induction will be Saturday in Lawrence. Check out who's making the cut.
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Kansas Music Hall of Fame
Lawrence
Lions crush Free State in first round substate
The LHS Lions sprint to a 52 to 35 win over the Free State Firebirds in a first round substate game. The victory advances LHS toward the Class 6A state tournament.
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Firebirds
Iowa hog odor earmark sparks local ire near Lorimer
Karen Forbes notes the hog odor problem near Lorimer Iowa as a $1.7 million earmark for pig odor research becomes a controversial joke. Residents say the issue is no laughing matter and air quality remains a daily worry.
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Karen Forbes
Lorimer
Iowa
Trinity Episcopal Church men hold Saturday workouts and prayer
A Trinity Episcopal Church group gathers this Saturday for fitness sessions and prayer, combining physical activity with spiritual reflection in a community outreach effort.
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Museums stay bright spot as Kansas U venues draw crowds
Online video reports show attendance rising at the Natural History Museum and Spencer Museum of Art in a weak economy. Free contributions and lower costs attract families like Mindy Dick of Lawrence, while directors note visitors seek refuge from recession. 12,500 visitors in the last six months. 8 percent rise August 2008 to February 2009. Museums anticipate impact of potential state budget cuts and have cut costs, closing Mondays and trimming gallery hours.
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Mindy Dick
Lawrence
Natural History Museum
Spencer Museum of Art
Spencer
Saralyn Reece Hardy
Jen Humphrey
Hardy
Kansas
Humphrey
Kansas senators push bill to abolish death penalty
Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee advances a repeal measure by 6-5, sending it to the full Senate after earlier votes to study in summer. The proposal would end new death sentences after July 1 while allowing current death-row inmates including Jonathan and Reginald Carr to be executed. The bill cites cost concerns amid a recession, though opponents dispute savings.
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Topeka
Senate Judiciary Committee
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New Mexico
Montana
Jonathan
Reginald Carr
Carr Brothers
Kepler Telescope Launch Targets Earth Like Planets
NASA prepares to launch the Kepler planet-hunting spacecraft from Cape Canaveral to scan about 100000 stars over 3 1/2 years. It will measure brightness for signs of Earth sized planets in the habitable zone, observing stars 600 to 3000 light years away, at a cost of 600 million dollars.
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Kepler
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