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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2016
Page
5
Suzanne Dunn of Lawrence Public Library invites patrons to share their favorite screen or stage lines through LJWorld.com. The campaign asks readers to add their thoughts after a quote from The Princess Bride.
The Lawrence city commission informally agreed on March 22 to have staff and HERE Kansas developers return with a plan meeting several conditions. No formal vote was taken by the commissioners.
Kansas University's provost search committee named three candidates who will visit campus in April. Public talks are scheduled April 11 in the Adams Alumni Center, April 21 in Alderson Auditorium, and April 25 in the Summerfield Room with 4 to 5 pm presentations and 5 to 6 pm receptions. Streams will be online and updates posted at provostsearch.ku.edu. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little urged attendance or online viewing.
KU buildings mostly back online after a Tuesday fiber cut. By Wednesday afternoon Jayhawker Towers, Green Hall, and the engineering complex still lacked full service while Snow Hall had partial connectivity. KU IT aims to restore all by Friday morning and continues repairs with Bob Lim noting severe cable damage.
Sloan, a moderate Republican from Lawrence, will face a Republican challenger, Jeremy Ryan Pierce, in the 45th House District in August. In 2014 Sloan beat Pierce 76 to 24 percent. Pierce filed to run again against Sloan, who seeks a 12th term and has supported Medicaid expansion while opposing Brownsback tax cuts.
Peter Hancock notes several candidates entering races in Kansas. Lynn Grant seeks the 13th Senate District seat against Jake LaTurner. Patty Markley challenges Craig McPherson in the 8th House District. Mary Jo Taylor runs against Mitch Holmes in the 33rd Senate District. Monica Murnan aims for the 3rd District House seat against Chuck Smith.
An affidavit details the seizure of two computers from a man after a malware scan at Geek Squad noted virus complaints and login issues. Police found child pornography on the Toshiba laptop and online activity tied to known terms. The suspect admitted nude images existed on both devices and said the issue had troubled him for decades. A preliminary hearing is set for 10:30 am Monday.
Reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at cswanson ljworld.com or 832-7144 for information or tips related to the news content.
The Douglas County Commission awarded a 377000 dollar contract to Killough Construction of Ottawa for asphalt rehabilitation on County Routes 1 West and 1 South at Lone Star Lake Park. A change order of up to 10 percent to address road stabilization was approved, with work aimed to finish before Memorial Day.
Lawrence residents can meet new City Manager Tom Markus and his wife Deb at a come-and-go reception on April 6 from 4 30 to 6 30 p m at the Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont Street Markus 64 started March 21 after five years as Iowa City city manager Deb accompanies him in this local civic event
Benjamin and Lindsay Smith of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Tuesday. Casey Babbit and Taylor Barrington of Overbrook welcomed a girl on Wednesday.
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