City set to push two major recreation projects
Lawrence commissioners take up two multimillion dollar plans in a session led by Fred DeVictor. An indoor aqua center borrowing 9.5 million targets the north end of Free State High School while a West Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center would rise south of a new elementary school near Harvard Road and George Williams Way. The pool could start this summer. the service center would follow years later as city and school district expand collaboration.
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Fred DeVictor
Lawrence
Free State High School
Overland Dr
West Lawrence
Harvard Road
George Williams Way
Art in the Park festival draws thousands in cloudy weather
The 38th annual Art in the Park festival at South Park drew about 10 000 to 12 000 visitors despite sprinkles and cloudy skies. Organizers credited the Lawrence Art Guild with planning and reported 69 artists 13 food booths and four live bands. Notable comments came from attendees and vendors about jewelry paintings sculpture and crafts with many seeking Mother's Day or graduation gifts.
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Lori Genna
Art In
Karen Mayse
Merry Kadwick
Lisa Nelick
Prairie Harbor Flowers
Shanna Wagner
Karen
Pat Ransone
Lawrence Art Guild
Major Street Work Causes Delays This Week Citywide
Roadwork will slow traffic on Princeton Boulevard Iowa Street and Ninth Street with lane closures and detours. Projects include curb and sidewalk installs Mississippi to Alabama, river bridge resurfacing, and water drainage pipe work Vermont to Massachusetts.
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Public Works Department
Princeton Boulevard
Iowa Street
Lawrence Avenue
15Th
19Th
Ninth Street
Mississippi
Alabama
Ninth
Vermont
Massachusetts
Kansas River
Downtown
North
Lawrence
Roadwork west of town slows Lawrence Topeka travel
Motorists on the Lawrence to Topeka corridor face two construction zones. The Kansas Turnpike between mileposts 194 and 198 near the Lecompton exchange is resurfacing with one lane closed in both directions. An East Topeka interchange project includes a Croce Road bridge removal.
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Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
Lecompton Exchange
East Topeka
Croce Road
Roadwork Detour Near U S 24 40 East of Lawrence
motorists along U S 24 40 in Kansas will face a construction area east of Lawrence with a detour at 118th Street in Kansas City Kansas traffic advisories urge drivers to plan alternate routes to avoid delays due to ongoing roadwork and lane shifts in the area.
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U.S. 24-40
118Th Street
Kansas City
Kan
Santa Fe Wetlands thrive despite effort by KU biologist
Kansas University biologist Kelly Kindscher and doctoral student Alexandra Fraser report that the Santa Fe Wetlands near Lawrence meet the legal definition of wetlands after five years of planting and testing on a 17 acre site northeast of 35th and Haskell. They acknowledge the Santa Fe site cannot fully match the Baker Wetlands in ecological quality and stability, and discuss wetlands replacement policies tied to the South Lawrence Trafficway project and broader habitat protections.
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Kelly Kindscher
Santa Fe
Kansas University
Kindscher
Santa Fe Wetlands
South Lawrence
Lawrence
Fraser
Baker
Roger Boyd
Meissa Lacey
Journal-World Photo
Alexandra Fraser
35Th and
Haskell
Feedback on Wednesday early dismissal forum in Lawrence schools
The Lawrence school district will hold a 7 p.m. forum at West Junior High School to gather input on Wednesday 90 minute early dismissals for staff collaboration time. Board approved last June. some parents report child care issues while others support collaboration aims.
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Lawrence
West
Harvard
Marcia Bone
Bone
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Madekker
Ijworld.com
Ricwanp
Gwin/Journal-WorlD PHoto
June Keffer
South Park
EU Street
Sont
Stre
31St Street
23Rd Street
Stree
Baker Wetlands
Indian Nations Universit
Bagry Nichaois
Journal-World Grapino
Mdekker
Ljworld.com
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