Overbrook Woman Acquitted In Baldwin City Parking Lot Case
An Overbrook woman, Starr Wayne Hart, 46, was acquitted by a Douglas County District Court jury of one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for pulling a gun in a Baldwin City parking lot on June 7, 2022. Hart testified she acted to protect herself and her 9-year-old daughter after a man followed and harassed them, and she denied aiming the gun at him. The defense cited fear for safety and trauma from the incident, while the state presented body camera video and witness testimony to argue Hart overreacted. The jury deliberated just over an hour before the not guilty verdict.
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Broken Arrow interim principal chosen to lead Sunflower Elementary
Broken Arrow Elementary Interim Principal Amanda Green will assume the head role at Sunflower Elementary starting July 1 pending board approval. The district notes Green’s long service in the Lawrence schools, her prior roles, and that Melissa Blevins has resigned to take a job elsewhere. Green will oversee Sunflower as the district reviews the coordinator position funded by relief funds.
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Melissa Blevins
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Cordley Elementary reports bullet found on school floor
Cordley Elementary School staff found a bullet on the floor Tuesday and alerted families via an email from Principal Rebecca Reaver. The email says staff spoke with nearby students and searched the area, finding nothing else of concern, and notes uncertainty about how the object arrived at the school. No mention of law enforcement contact was made.
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City budget talks weigh tax rate with 8% property rise eyed
City commissioners debate keeping the mill levy flat or lowering it while accounting for an 8 percent rise in property tax, 5 percent in sales tax, and the impact on the budget. they will review finalized valuation from the county on june 15 and consider wage increases of 2.5 percent cost of living plus 5 percent merit for 2024.
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Brad Finkelder
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Courtney Shipley
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Bart Littlejohn
Amber Sellers
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Eudora Bond Wins Narrow Margin Amid Schools Update
Eudora voters approved a bond, higher than the 2007 margin, to fund classroom growth and facility upgrades, including an auxiliary high school gym and West Resource Center remodeling. Baldwin City polls favored no by about 1,100 votes, delaying its planned high school field and technical education space renovation. Superintendent Moeckel praised community support. Baldwin City leaders vow to reassess next steps after official canvass.
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