Rural residents push to withdraw from Horizon 2020 plan
Seven rural Douglas County residents urged commissioners to scrap Horizon 2020 arguing the plan is not citizen driven and that input from the public is being ignored. They criticized late added goals proposing broad areas of influence along county streets. Commissioners postponed emergency radios request and reviewed a five year bridge and highway plan with projects near Eudora and Lawrence.
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Clinton Township
Building 21
Fairgrounds
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Louie McElhaney
Emergency Preparedness Office
Eudora
Lawrence
Judge mulls suggestions for courts in Douglas County
A Douglas County judge heard testimony on making the Sev enth Judicial District more efficient. Judge Mike Malone weighed panel ideas to assign specialty areas to judges and to reorganize court duties, but he has not issued any firm decisions and will meet the 12 member Lawrence panel again before acting.
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Mike Malone
Seventh Judicial District
Malone
Lawrence-area
Jack Murphy
James W. Paddock
Jean Shepherd
Two Lawrence men face possible life terms in arkansas kidnapping
Chad Beers and Jonathan Kiem of Lawrence were convicted in Fort Smith Arkansas for kidnapping and transporting a stolen vehicle across state lines. Beers was convicted April 20 after a three day trial and Kiem pled guilty as the trial was set to begin. Prosecutors say they abducted an elderly Clarksville man on September 24, bound him, drove him to Oklahoma, and left him. The penalty for kidnapping can be life imprisonment. Beers was arrested in Corpus Christi after a three week manhunt spanning three states.
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Chad Beers
Jonathan Kiem
U.S. District Court
Fort Smith
Ark
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U.S
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Khem
Snyder
Kliem
Clarksville
Oklahoma
Checkers Foods
23Rd
Louisiana
Douglas County
Kansans Brace for Tax Hikes After 1995 Legislation
Legislative spending for fiscal 1995 exceeds projected revenue by about 103 million dollars, forcing reliance on reserves. Officials warn 1996 will bring higher costs as reserves shrink, with potential tax increases to cover the gap. Debate centers on prison space, school finance lawsuits, and industry tax breaks amid party conflicts.
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Finney
George Teagarden
D-Lacygne
State Supreme Court
Chronister
Snake meat sales violate health rules at Kansas rattlesnake roundup
KDHE spokesman Greg Crawford said snake meat at the Sharon Springs roundup likely came from an unapproved source. Snakes were slaughtered and sold Friday to Sunday at Wallace County Fairgrounds, with organizers saying KDHE guidelines were followed but no inspector attended. The Kansas Herpetological Society warned of potential violations and KDHE plans to notify organizers within weeks, with civil penalties possible for future violations.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Greg Crawford
KDHE
Sharon Springs
Crawford
Wallace County Fairgrounds
Paul Walker
Walker
Lawrence
Kansas Herpetological Society
Judy Whithers
Whithers
Testimony ends in day care center case against Tolefree
Illinois County trial records reveal Brian Tolefree charged with 20 counts of operating Tree House Day Care Center without a license after state officials revoked the facility over 42 violations. Judge Paddock will rule later. defense asserts ownership and operation belonged to a sister, not to him.
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Brian Tolefree
Lawrence
James W. Paddock
Tolefree
Tree House Day Care Center
Mount Hope Ct
Kansas
Lawrence seeks forward looking planning director amid growth
Developers praise Banks while advising a planning director must balance preservation and expansion for Lawrence. Billings says the new director faces growth issues and environmental scale. Durflinger of the Home Builders Assn. urges leveraging Lawrence's economic vitality. Stewart cautions against bias toward legal training and notes risk of interpretation by officials over developers.
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Billings
Lawrence
Ron Durflinger
Lawrence Home Builders Assn
Durflinger
Stewart
Banks
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