DARE Center plans expansion for homeless services
The DARE center at 944 Kentucky St seeks a major space expansion to add thousands of square feet and extend hours. Executive Director Brett Hartford said current 800 square feet forces crowding as clients need laundry showers and access to resources. The project aims to broaden operations beyond weekday afternoons.
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Mother recalls ease of gun purchase in son’s Kansas death
Gayla Kelly recounts her son Logan Zane’s death in woods near Lawrence after a mental health struggle. She believes Logan, 29, could still be alive if it hadn’t been so simple to buy the weapon that killed him, noting Lawrence was where he began his adult life and where he felt at home.
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Western Kansas seeks aquifer relief via local plans
Western Kansas communities face a shrinking Ogallala aquifer as farmers cut pumping under Local Enhanced Management Areas or LEMAs. GMDs 1 and 4 in the northwest show groundwater level gains, while districts elsewhere pursue conversations with neighbors and industry to extend the aquifer’s life.
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