Lawrence fire losses top $1 million in 1998 year report
Lawrence Douglas County Fire and Medical reports 1998 losses totalled 1,056,671 across 195 fires with more than a third from discarded smoking materials. The agency responded to 1,919 calls, 32 percent false alarms, and opened an Baldwin ambulance station cutting Baldwin response times. Chief Jim McSwain notes zero fire fatalities in 1998 and cites ongoing cross training and merger impacts.
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Lawrence quilters craft baby quilt for Hannah's House
Sarah's Fabrics owner Fayman leads her children’s quilting class in finishing a six Shoo Fly quilt for Hannah's House Lawrence. Four girls ages 11 to 13 cut and sewn the blocks and will bind and sign the piece next week. The project runs Wednesdays 2 30 to 5 30 as a community service for busy parents.
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Media taint cited in bid for individual voir dire
Kenneth J Morton representing Angela Bird filed a motion in Douglas County seeking permission to interview potential jurors individually. Prosecutors charged Bird with involuntary manslaughter after Hannah Taylor died from asphyxiation in a playpen incident. Trial set for June 28.
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Tobacco chief testifies in smoking death lawsuit
Kansas City Ap A jury weighed claims against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp in a case by the family of Charles Steele. The company chair acknowledged smoking is risky and supported funding over 300 million in health research since the 1950s while arguing efforts to make cigarettes safer.
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Douglas County children honored in Severe Weather Safety contest
Douglas County celebrated the fifth annual Severe Weather Safety Poster Contest with 950 entries from three grade groups. Winners included Katie Sigvaldson Baldwin Isaac Lucas Prairie Park Elementary and David Long St John’s School. Commissioners set June 16 for a Lecompton meeting with a public hearing on forming a fire district uniting Lecompton and Lecompton Township.
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