Official sold on Oz plan near Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
DeSotoSkip Palmer, a 54 year old Oz Entertain ment Co. spokesman and former Disneyland executive, leads Kansas efforts for a $730 million Wonderful World of Oz theme park planned to begin this fall. The project would sit at the northeast corner of the 9 062 acre facility, with the state transferring land to Oz in exchange for cleanup commitments and about 250 million dollars in bonds to help finance the venture.
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DeSoto
Skip Palmer
Kansas
Oz Entertainment Co
Palmer
Disneyland
Kansas Point
Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Federal Reserve
Major Street Roadwork Delays Reported This Week
The city Public Works Department warns motorists of traffic delays on Princeton Boulevard Iowa Street Ninth Street and other corridors this week due to repaving sidewalk sewer water and drainage work. Bridges on Kansas River routes also resurfacing with lane closures and detours on US 24-40 near 118th Street. Some routes restrict turns and through traffic during construction.
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Public Works Department
Princeton Boulevard
McDonald Drive
Lawrence Avenue
Iowa Street
15Th
19Th
Ninth Street
Alabama
Indiana
Ninth
Mississippi
Vermont
Massachusetts
Kansas River
Downtown
North
Lawrence
23Rd Streets
Rockledge Road
Sixth Street
Trail Road
Kasold Drive
Monterey Way
Topeka
Kansas Turnpike
Lecompton Exchange
East Topeka
Croce Road
Kansas City
U.S
Blood donors in Lawrence rally for supplies and support
Kansas Blood Services staff and donors in Lawrence discuss the need for blood donations as summer approaches. The article notes 1,300 pints donated in early year, 1,200 used by Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and expansion after KBS merged with the Community Blood Center of Kansas City. Donors describe the process and motivations, including civic duty and personal experience, with collection hours listed for the Lawrence site.
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Sarah Mozykowski
Kansas Blood Services
Sixth
Gateway
Mozykowski
Cindy Nesvarba
Nesvarba
Nesvartha
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Cindy Schmiedeler
KBS
Mike O'Donnell
McLouth
Australia
United States
Kansas
Missouri
Community Blood Center of
Kansas City
Schmiedeler
O'Donnnell
Lawrence board weighs weighted grades for advanced courses
Lawrence school board considers whether weighting grades for advanced classes should raise a student’s GPA. Education professor Howard Ebmeier notes complexity and multiple methods, with Blue Valley using a different approach. The 7 p.m. meeting at District Service Center will also cover summer school bonds and India School property sale.
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Lawrence School Board
Howard Ebmeier
Kansas University
District Service Center
Clinton Pkwy
Lawrence
Ebmeier
Susan Barinski
Blue Valley
Midwest
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Free State
Alexis Bliss
Lawrence High School
Lawrence Free State
Douglas County
Sas
23Rd Street
Felicia Haynes
Fhaynes
Ljworld.com
Melissa Lacey
journal-Worto
Michael Dekker
Mdekker
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