Baker Wetland project to begin this week in Lawrence
Construction will start this week on the South Lawrence Trafficway through the Baker Wetlands. The $130 million project has faced decades of lawsuits and protests over environmental impact, with a federal permit granting 365 days to complete the work. Officials say precautions will be taken and opponents discuss possible wildlife tunnels and added improvements.
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South Lawrence
Baker Wetlands
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kimberly Qualls
KDOT
Haskell Avenue
Louisiana Street
31St Street
Mike Caron
Wetlands Preservation Organization
Caron
Huelskamp ticket prize deemed felony by county DA
Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson says an email from U S Rep Tim Huelskamp offering a chance to win NCAA tournament tickets in exchange for campaign contributions constitutes a felony under Kansas law. Branson notes three elements of an illegal lottery are consideration a prize and random winner while Huelskamp claims no contribution was required for four tickets and calls the critique political maneuvering.
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U.S
Tim Huelskamp
Douglas County
Charles Branson
Branson
Huelskamp
Hutchinson
St. Louis
Kansas University
Kansas State
Wichita State
Kansas
Clint Baes
Kansas Attorney General
Josh Bell
Huelkamp
Douglas County imposes blanket burn ban to April 16
Douglas County issues an unprecedented blanket burn ban lasting until April 16 due to high grass fire risk. Pasture burning may occur only at safe times per National Weather Service forecasts and Red Flag warnings, with precaution urged for landowners contacting local township fire departments.
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Douglas County
Craig Weinaug
National Weather Service
Weinang
Weinaug
Nancy Thellman
Board of County Commissioners
Douglas County Emergency Management
Freedom sites added to Underground Railroad Network
Museum and Textile Academy led by Maria Jackson at 2001 Haskell Ave will join the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Jackson teaches research, design, textile dyeing and sewing to tell African American history through quilts. Her latest piece Still We Rise highlights black roles in Quantrill’s Raid and the border war. Deanda Johnson notes the program engages youth in project based learning and safe public history. Jackson says art heals and strengthens.
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Maria Jackson
Tory
Jackson
Quantrill
Deanda Johnson
Midwest
Network To Freedom
Johnson
Lawrence sites added to Underground Railroad Network
The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom adds 23 new listings in Douglas County including Dr John Day House, John E Stewart Property, Joseph Gardner Cabin Site, Watkins Community Museum, Henry Hiatt House Site and more. The database now covers over 500 sites nationwide and grants may be available through a separate funding process, says coordinator Diane Miller. Enterprise reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd ljworld.com or 832-7187.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
John E. Stewart
Joseph Gardner
Kansas
Watkins Community Museum of History
Henry Hiatt
Twin Mound
Network To Freedom
Diane Miller
Jackson’s
Miller
Sara Shepherd
Ljworld
Lawmakers urged to restore education funding after ruling
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt told the House Appropriations Committee to quickly restore equalization aid to poorer districts following the Kansas Supreme Court ruling upholding part of a lower court decision. He urged action by July 1 to address the shortfall, with state funding about 104 million dollars under target and districts like Lawrence seeing varying impacts due to property valuations.
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Toppera
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Supreme Court
Schmidt
House Appropriations Committee
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas State Department of Education
Lawrence
Be Ye Men of Valour exhibit at Abilene library
The Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene highlights World War II allies and resistance groups seldom studied in the U.S. A new exhibit introduces cultures, peoples, and histories of 19 countries contributing to the Allied effort. Artifacts come from museums and individuals across the United States, including a Polish concentration camp inmate jacket and a Warsaw Uprising fighter's uniform from the Polish Mission Museum in Michigan. Maryland museums contribute items such as Latvian refugee ID cards and Latvia's 1931 1940 defense minister's personal effects.
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Abilene
U.S
Polish Mission Museum
Orchard Lake
Mich
Maryland
Latvia
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John Day
Nps.gov
Eisenhower Museum
Matt Tait
KU Sports
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