Overlapping Board Seats Draw Local Health Officials’ Critique
Lawrence leaders discuss dual roles on Mental Health and Hospital boards with Ray Davis Robert John Ason and Ken Martinez serving on both LMH and Bert Nash. Kay Kent and Robert Trepinski also hold multiple agency seats as city county and joint appointments aim to improve service integration.
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Robert John Ason
Ken Martinez
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bert Nash
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn
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Sandra Shaw
John Nalbandian
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Marcell Lauppe
Douglas County
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County director backs regional trash plan with Jefferson County
Douglas County considers a joint solid waste plan to save money and access higher state funding. Frank Hempen urged the commission to discuss a partnership, noting the Hamm Sanitary Landfill north of Lawrence as a shared site. If approved, regional planning would receive 90 percent state funding versus 50 percent for separate plans. The commission meets Monday at 1 30 p.m. in the courthouse. Personal property renditions are due soon with penalties for late returns. State highway construction job orientation workshops will be offered in Lawrence March 23 to 25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Jefferson County
Frank Hempen
County Public Works
Hempen
Lawrence
Women training boost in highway jobs workshop
Kansas SRS and Kansas Department of Transportation run federally funded workshops to recruit and train women for non traditional highway construction work. Since 1980 the federal goal has been 6.9 percent of contracted work by companies on federally funded highway projects. Contact Penny Martin at 832-3860 or Bob Stegner at 843-7681 to sign up.
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Penny Martin
Bob Stegner
Lawrence Datebook: Banquet and St Patrick's Day Queen announcement
Banquet at The Flamingo Club 501 N Ninth with cover charge and dinner for THAIL. Douglas County Commission meets at county courthouse 11th and Massachusetts to discuss partnership with Jefferson County on solid waste. Lawrence School Board at District Service Center 3705 Clinton Pkwy reviews junior high boundaries. City Commission at City Hall Sixth and Massachusetts discusses parking changes near Seventh and Kentucky. St Patrick's Day Parade starts 1 pm at The Flamingo Club and ends at Jet Lag Lounge 610 Fla. Poll asks if Clinton budget will cut deficit. results show 11 yes and 40 no with non scientific caveat.
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Jefferson County
Lawrence
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Police Reports And District Court Marriage Licenses Issued
A Lawrence woman aged 27 was treated and released after a birthday fight with her uncle in a mobile home on Michigan Street. A series of car motorcycle and one car accidents injured several people, with Derrick Williams in serious condition and Joshua Grimm in stable condition. Firefighters investigated a smoke odor at 850 Avalon with no findings. Ambulance records log multiple medical emergencies, traffic accidents, and assaults near West 15th, West 23rd, and West 24th, with some patients refusing treatment. District Court issued marriage licenses to Shane Raybern and Margaret Frick, Thomas Stevens and Angela Argo, and Tom Fellers and Ellen Chong.
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Derrick Williams
Joshua Grimm
Kansas University Medical Center
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Douglas County
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West 23Rd
West 24Th
West 27Th
West 11Th
Shane Raybern
Margaret Frick
Thomas Stevens
Baldwin
Angela Argo
Tom Fellers
Ashland
Ellen Chong
Births in Lawrence Names Bill Prester and Moore families
Bill and Allison Prester welcome a boy in Lawrence on Saturday. John and Laura Land grebe announce a girl in Lawrence on Saturday. Kip and Laura Moore announce a boy in Lawrence on Saturday.
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Allison Prester
Lawrence
John
Laura Landgrebe
Kip
Laura Moore
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