Lawrence St Patrick parade attracts thousands downtown
Large turnout expected for Lawrence 14th annual St Patrick's Day Parade through downtown. Marching bands include Kansas City Pipe Drum Corps and Weatherwax Junkyard Jazz Band. Grand marshal Bob Georgeson and queen Jen Brabec highlighted. Parade route from South Park to Flamingo Club with events at Red Lyon Tavern and Liberty Hall. 749 1972 for details.
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Kansas City Pipe & Drum Corps
Kansas
Debi Drummer
Julie Hack
Bob Georgeson
Douglas County Bank
Jen Brabec
South Park
Massachusetts Street
Kansas River
Buses reroute for St Patrick's Day parade in Lawrence
City to re route and modify bus service Saturday for the St Patrick s Day Parade in downtown Lawrence from 1 to 3 PM. The transfer point at Ninth and Massachusetts will move to Eighth and Vermont near the Douglas County Senior Center. Route 4 will be out of service for the two hours and riders may call 3127054 for details.
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Ty Senior
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Haskell
Tennessee
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Iowa
Kansas House backs meth crime funds despite long-term cost
Kansas lawmakers endorsed a budget boosting anti meth funding for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation with 13 new positions funded by 667000 in federal money for the coming year. The panel also approved higher budgets for Juvenile Justice Authority and the Kansas Highway Patrol. The long term cost remains uncertain if federal support ends.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
House
KBI
House Appropriations Committee
Kenny Wilk
R-Lansing
Wilk
Juvenile Justice Authority
Atchison
Beloit
Larned
Kansas Highway Patrol
Bill Graves
Kansas
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
County commissioners study zoning regulations
Douglas County commissioners reviewed planning and zoning criteria with the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Department to detail rezoning guidelines for rural home businesses. Zoning chief Keith Dabney warned many agricultural use buildings lack commercial code compliance while commissioner Charles Jones urged conditional-use permits and commercial nodes to preserve home-based businesses amid new rules. A second work session is set for April 4.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
Keith Dabney
Charles Jones
Linda Finger
Dabney
Jones
Willo Springs Fire Auxiliary to Host Chili Cook-off
The Willow Springs Township Fire Department Auxiliary sponsors a chili cook-off from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday March 23 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. All entrants are Douglas County firefighters and the auxiliary seeks county commissioners and the mayor to serve as judges.
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Douglas
County
Douglas County
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