LMH board approves 20 million bond issuance plan
The LMH Health Board of Trustees unanimously approved issuing 20 million dollars in bonds to accelerate facilities goals including a cardiac catheterization lab the cancer center completion and the heart center. CFO Rob Chestnut said funding would rely on debt as internal cash flow alone isn’t sufficient and noted Moody's ratings BBB and A support debt financing. If approved by the City Commission the bonds would be issued April 30 with no resident debt liability.
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Decline in KU Drug Offenses Surges Post Pandemic
Lawrence campus drug violations averaged 68 per year 2016 to 2019 and dropped sharply after 2020. By 2024 KU showed a 93 percent fall since 2019, outperforming national 28 percent declines. KU Police notes proactive patrols and education, with staffing improving after shortages.
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Community in shock after Lancaster double shooting tragedy
In Lancaster South Carolina a man Sobieraj killed by police after shooting McVay and Colin. Colin died at a hospital the next day and McVay’s mother died four days later. GoFundMe fundraiser set to aid McVay’s two surviving daughters. Services planned at First United Methodist Church with viewing at 10 and funeral at 11. McVay had moved to SC to be near her father.
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Pedestrian bridge eyed for SLT over Iowa Street
Cronin noted planning for the SLT expansion began in 2022 with a pedestrian bridge to span over traffic for a safer east west connection on the Lawrence Loop near Iowa Street. The City Commission added 300000 to the Capital Improvement Plan for SLT design with a 130000 shared use path east of Iowa Street. work runs through 2028.
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